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The Birth of Western Canada: A History of the Riel Rebellions
Canada and the Métis, 1869-1885
Canada. Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources
Changes Come to the Canadian Prairies
Focuses on the numbered treaties and their effect on First Nations and the Métis, and the causes and impacts of the North-West Resistance. Intended for Grade 10 Social Studies students.
Chapter from Horizons: Canada's Emerging Identity, 2nd Edition, by Michael Cranny.
Commission to Study Halfbreed Land Claims - 1901
Contesting the Colonial Order on the Canadian Prairies: Government Policy, Indigenous Resistance and the Administration of Treaty 6, 1870-1890
Duck Lake Agency - Ledger 1885-89, 1921-29
Historical note:
Harold Nelson Woodsworth served as an Indian Agent at a number of agencies in Saskatchewan.Edgar Dewdney and the Aftermath of the Rebellion
Fort Pitt Historic Park - Pamphlet.. - 1967.
Historical note:
[G. F. Shepherd, Notes 1937-1974]
File contains hand written and typed notes of historian George Shepherd, dated from 1937-1974. The notes include several pages on Aboriginal history in the North-West, that were scanned for this database. This includes a wide variety of material: from copy of a letter written by Louis Riel, to a list of the reserves in Saskatchewan in 1962 and their estimated landbase and populations.
Historical note:
Gentleman Joe McKay
Gentleman Joe McKay and Mistawasis on Horses
Gentleman Joe McKay & Mistawasis sitting
James Walsh Papers - Letter to Cora Walsh from J.M. Walsh - 31 May 1890.
Legal Ideology in the Aftermath of Rebellion: The Convicted First Nations Participants, 1885
Louis Riel Addressing Jury in Court House at Regina
Louis Riel: Justice Must Be Done
Argues for a posthumous pardon of the Metis leader.
Louis Riel on Trial
Historical note:
Louis Riel’s Insanity Reconsidered
[Louis Riel's Part in Metis History and His Legacy in Canadian Culture]
The Mission of Dr. Lavell / The Lavell Report - 1963.
Persistent Settlers: The Dispersal and Resettlement of the Red River Métis, 1870-1885
The Political Game and the Bounds of Personal Honour: Sir Fredrick Middleton and the Bremner Furs
Prince Albert Volunteers Memorial Plaque
The Queen vs. Louis Riel, Accused and Convicted of the Crime of High Treason: Report of Trial at Regina - Appeal to the Court of Queen's Bench Manitoba - Appeal to the Privy Council, England-Petition for Medical Examination of the Convict - List of Petitions for Commutation of Sentence
Of note: "The Prisoner's Address" by Louis Riel (begins on p. 147).
Rebellion, 1885 - Some Causes of Unrest Among Indians in the Early "80s."
La Reine vs. Louis Riel Accusé et Convaincu du Crime de Hauta Trahison: Rapport ...
Report of Interview Dr. L.H. Thomas and Mr. Gabriel Leveille
Historical note:
"Riel Rebellion"
The Riel Trial Revisited: Criminal Procedure and the Law in 1885*
[Saskatoon Public Schools -Treaty Education Resources]: Grade Four
"Scene of Fight" [Battle of Duck Lake]
Sentry Box in Prince Albert during Rebellion (some question as to info)
Steele Narrows: A Saskatchewan Historic Site
Historical note:
The Battle of Loon Lake concluded the Northwest Resistance on June 3 and was the last battle ever fought on Canadian soil.