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Batoche
The Battle at the Grand Coteau: July 13 and 14, 1851
Battle of Seven Oaks
The Battle of Seven Oaks: The Debate over Métis Independence
Examines the influence of the Battle of Seven Oaks on the creation of Métis nationhood.
Big Bear
The Campaign of 1885: A Contemporary Account
Letters written by Canadian Militia Colour Sergeant William Thomas Wrighton in April and May of 1885 describe his experience at the Battle of Batoche during the Northwest Resistance. Includes archival photos of the soldiers and battlegrounds taken by Captain J. Peters. Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 100.
Casualties of 1885 Battle Honoured
A Chapter From the North-West Rebellion
Chief One Arrows Spirit Returns Home to People
The Diary of Lieut. J.A.V. Preston, 1885
An Episode of the North-West Rebellion 1885
A Glimpse of 1885
Holding Down The Forts
Idyllic Northern Sites Honour Lives Sacrificed
The Illustrated War News, Nos. 1 to 18 Inclusive: Containing All the Illustrations Referring to the North-West Rebellion of 1885, from Its Outbreak to the Return and Disbanding of Troops
Includes text and images.
In Memory of Mary Rose (Pritchard) Sayers: The Last Witness
Lord Melgund and the North-West Campaign of 1885
Louis Riel (1844-1885)
Louis Riel: Changing Perceptions
Métis Played Key Role in War of 1812
Metis Settlement in the North-West Territories
Metis Veterans Ready for Battle
Contends that after World War II ended, Metis veterans have seen no federally funded compensation, unlike non-Aboriginal veterans, and are ready to deal with the issue at a political level.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.5.
Métis Veterans: Remembrances
North-West Rebellion 1885: Recollections, Reflections and Items from the Diary of Captain (now Lt. Col.) A. Hamlyn Todd who Commanded the Guards Company of Sharpshooters in that Expedition
The North-West Rebellion and Its Effects on Settlers and Settlement in the Canadian West
On the Causes of the Rising in the Red River Settlement, 1869-70
On the St. Paul Trail in the Sixties
Plains Aboriginal History Big Part of Canada
The Priest Who Shaped a Province
Focuses on the role played by Abbe Noël-Joseph Ritchot during the events surrounding the Red River Resistance and the subsequent formation of the province of Manitoba.
Public Memory of the Battle of Tourond's Coulee/Ka Nootinikayhk daan la Koolii Dii Tourond
Remembering Riel - Bob Beal and Rod MacLeod. - Article. - May 1985.
Riel Rebellion Period Newspapers
Riel's Handcuffs
Rifleman Forin in the Riel Rebellion
Shifting Riel-ity: The 1885 North-West Rebellion
Looks at Canadian government's military response to the potential uprising and how perceptions of the conflict have changed over time.
Originally appeared as Thunder on the Prairies in the February-March issues of Canada's History.