Louis Riel

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1885 - Aftermath

Web Sites » Organizations

Author/Creator

Kurt Boyer

Our Legacy

kã-ki-pe-isi-nakatamãkawiyahk

Looks at the aftermath of the defeated Métis at the Battle of Batoche and the fallout of the North-West Resistance for what would later become Canada.

1885 Canadian Pacific Railway Telegrams

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Jeremy Mohr

Saskatchewan History, vol. 68, no. 1, Spring, 2016, pp. 6-11

Brief article describes the Saskatchewan Archives acquisition of a ledger of telegraphs from the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) telegraph station at Clark’s Crossing, near Saskatoon, dated April 18 - June 26, 1885. Many telegraphs discuss the battles of the 1885 North-West Resistance, the capture of Louis Riel, and contain historically relevant names: Edgar Dewdney, Major General Middlton, Pasqua (Chief Paskwa), Pitikwahanapiwiyin (Chief Poundmaker), Mistahimaskwa (Chief Big Bear), Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald. Entire Issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 6.

1885 Resistance: Why Did it Happen?

Alternate Title

2010 - The Year of the Métis

Articles » General

Author/Creator

David Morin

Darren Prefontaine

Eagle Feather News, vol. 13, no. 1, January 2010, p. 11

Provides a brief description of the reasoning behind the 1885 Resistance, and a chronology of events. Article found by scrolling to page 11.

91st Battalion, Qu'Appelle, N.W.T. - [1885?].

Images » Photographs

Author/Creator

[O.B. Buell] (photographer)

Group photograph of the 91th Battalion of Winnipeg. Men in photograph not identified by rows; Lieut.Col. Thos. Scott, M.P., Commanding; Majors, D.H. McMillan and Stuart Mulvey; Adjutant, Capt. W.C. Copeland; Quartermaster, Capt. W.H. Bruce; Surgeon, Maurice M. Seymour; Asst.-Surgeon, Frank Keele; Inspector of Musketry, A.W. Laws; Capts. J.A. McD. Rowe, Thos. Wastie, Wm. Sheppard, S.J. Jackson, J.H. Kennedy, J.C. Waugh, R.W.A. Rolph, Jno. Crawford; Liets., F.I. Bamford, E.C. Smith, R.C. Brown, J.B. Rutherford, Major A. Cotes, Feo. A. Gilan, A. Monkman, A.P. Cameron; 2nd Lieuts., W.J.

Aboriginal Peoples and Postsecondary Education in Canada

E-Books

Author/Creator

Michael Mendelson

Focuses on demographics and statistical tables.

The Absent Protagonist: Louis Riel in Nineteenth-Century Canadian Literature

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Albert Braz

Canadian Literature, no. 167, First Nations Writing, Winter, 2000, pp. 45-61

Looks at the lack of acknowledgment of Riel being a Métis by English-speaking nor French-speaking writers. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to p. 45.

Adventurers in the New World: the Saga of the Coureurs de Bois

Book Reviews

Author/Creator

Patrick C. Douaud

Prairie Forum, vol. 29, no. 1, Spring, 2004, pp. 129-131

Book review of: Adventurers in the New World: The Saga of the Coureurs des Bois by Georges-Hébert Germain.

All of My Blood Is Red: Contemporary Métis Visual Culture and Identity

Theses

Author/Creator

Jessie Short

Social Sciences Thesis (M.A.)--Brock University, 2011. Focuses on works by Christi Belcourt, David Garneau, and Rosalie Flavell.

The Amnesty: Memoir on the Causes of the Troubles in the Northwest and the Negotiations That Brought about Their Amicable Settlement

Alternate Title

L’amnistie: mémoire sur les causes des troubles du Nord-Ouest et sur les négociations qui ont amené leur règlement amiable

Documents & Presentations

Author/Creator

Louis Riel

Translation of an article which appeared in Le Nouveau Monde, February 4, 1874.

Any Important Form: Louis Riel in Sculpture

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Frances W. Kaye

Prairie Forum, vol. 22, no. 1, Spring, 1997, pp. 103-133

Comments on two controversial 1967 sculptures of Louis Riel and the criticisms by various Métis organizations.

As Long as the Sun Shines and Water Flows: A Reader in Canadian Native Studies

Alternate Title

Nakoda Institute Occasional Paper ; no. 1

E-Books

Author/Creator

George F. G. Stanley

John L. Tobias

John S. Milloy

Robert J. Surtees

David T. McNab ... F. Laurie Barron ... [et al.]

At the Cultural and Religious Crossroads: Sara Riel and the Grey Nuns in the Canadian Northwest, 1848-1883

Theses

Author/Creator

Lesley Erickson

History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Calgary, 1997.

The Attitude of the Roman Catholic Clergy Towards the Rebellions in 1870 and 1885

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

A.N. Lalonde

Native Studies Review, vol. 1, no. 1, 1984, pp. 78-81

Discusses the change from tacit approval of Riel's actions in 1869-1870 to condemnation of the use of violence in 1884-1885. Author offers hypotheses about why the change occurred.

Batoche National Historic Site of Canada

Web Sites » Governmental

Author/Creator

Parks Canada

Describes the role of Batoche during the North West Resistance in the context of Métis history and community. Includes a virtual tour.

The Bill That Will Not Die

Alternate Title

Comment

Articles » General

Author/Creator

Paul Chartrand

Eagle Feather News, vol. 13, no. 12, December 2010, p. 6

Comments on Bill C-248, introduced to parliament by Member of Parliament Pat Martin, that would exonerate or pardon Riel. Article found by scrolling to page 6.

Book Review

Book Reviews

Author/Creator

Rob Nestor

Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 17, no. 2, 1997, pp. 370-372

Book review on: The Encyclopedia of Native American Biography: Six Hundred Life Stories of Important People from Powhatan to Wilma Mankiller by Bruce E. Johansen and Donald A. Grinde Jr..

Book Review

Book Reviews

Author/Creator

Ben K. Jukpor

Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 17, no. 2, 1997, pp. 360-363

Book review of: Louis 'David' Riel: 'Prophet of the New World.' by Thomas Flanagan.

Book Reviews

Author/Creator

Jean Friesen

K. Wilson

Scott Clark

Ken Hanly

George F. G. Stanley

et al.

Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 1, no. 1, 1981, pp. 217-257

Book reviews of 23 books: The Forces Which Shaped Them: A History of the Education of Minority Group Children in British Columbia by Mary Ashworth. Forty Years a Chief by George Barker. A History of Native Claims Processes in Canada, 1867-1979 by Richard C. Daniel. The Metaphysics of Modern Existence by Vine Deloria The Covenant Chain: Indian Ceremonial and Indian Trade Silver by N.

Book Reviews

Author/Creator

Various authors

Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 11, no. 2, 1991, pp. 351-395

Book reviews of 17 books: wanisinwak iskwesisak; awasisasinahikanis/Two Little Girls Lost in the Bush; A Cree Story for Children told by Nehiyaw/Glecia Bear, edited and translated by Freda Ahenakew and H. C. Wolfart. The Geography of the Canadian North by Robert Bone. The Queen's People: A Study of Hegemony, Coercion, and Accommodation Among the Okanagan of Canada by Peter Carstens. Being and Becoming Indian: Biographical Studies of North American Frontiers by James A.

Book Reviews

Author/Creator

D. N. Sprague. Gary M. Heathcote

Eileen M. McFadden

F. J. Shore

David T. McNab

Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 3, no. 2, 1983, pp. 397-410

Book reviews of 5 books: Riel and the Rebellion: 1885 Reconsidered by Thomas Flanagan. Eskimos and Explorers by Wendell H. Oswalt. Bibliography of Algonquian Linguistics by David C. Pentland and Christoph Wolfart. The Genealogy of the First Métis Nation: The Development and Dispersal of the Red River Settlement, 1820-1900 by D.M. Sprague and R.P. Frye. Hold High Your Heads, (History of the Métis Nation in Western Canada by A. H. de Tremaudan.

The Borderlands of the American and Canadian Wests: Essays on Regional History of the Forty-ninth Parallel

Book Reviews

Author/Creator

Phil Bellfy

Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 3, Summer, 2007, pp. 208-209

Book review of: The Borderlands of the American and Canadian Wests edited by Sterling Evans

Canada and the Métis, 1869-1885

Book Reviews

Author/Creator

Olive Patricia Dickason

Prairie Forum, vol. 15, no. 1, Spring, 1990, pp. 161-163

Book review of: Canada and the Métis, 1869-1885 by D. N. Sprague.

Canada and the Métis, 1869-1885

E-Books

Author/Creator

D. N. Sprague

Canada, - The Riel Rebellion - A Convoy of Northwest Police on the March.

Archival » Archival Items

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Collection of Dr. Peter Purdue, College of Education, University of Saskatchewan. Published in [?Unknown Source], 1885. No article associated with this image in the newspaper. Sketch by T.B. Eyres.

Canadian Illustrated News: Images in the News: 1869-1883

Archival » Archival Items

Material contained in the newspaper published in Montreal from 1869 until 1883; includes news from North American and Europe as well as some 4000 images.

The Canadian North-West: Its History and Its Troubles from the Early Day of the Fur-Trade to the Era of the Railway and the Settler: With Incidents of Travel in the Region, and the Narrative of Three Insurrections

E-Books

Author/Creator

Graeme Mercer Adam

The Cast[e]ing of Heroic Landscapes of Power: Constructing Canada's Pantheon on Parliament Hill

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Brian S. Osborne

Geraint B. Osborne

Material Culture Review, vol. 60, Fall, 2004, pp. 35-47

Looks at public monuments commemorating individuals and events on Parliament Hill.

'The Catholic Mahdi of the North West': Louis Riel and the Metis Resistance in Transatlantic and Imperial Context

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Geoff Read

Todd Webb

The Canadian Historical Review, vol. 93, no. 2, June 2012, pp. 171-195

Examines international coverage of conflict and how the story was reshaped to suit imperial contexts.

Changes Come to the Canadian Prairies

Alternate Title

Horizons: Canada's Emerging Identity

E-Books » Chapters

Author/Creator

[Michael Cranny]

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.

Chapter XXIV -- "Mr. Thomas McKay Tried For His Life"

E-Books

Author/Creator

John Hawkes

Chapter XIII, "Mr. Thomas McKay Tried For His Life". An account of Thomas McKay involvement in the Resistance and his interaction with Riel.

Chapter XXVII -- "How Tom Hourie Captured Riel"

E-Books

Author/Creator

John Hawkes

Chapter XXVII, "How Tom Hourie Captured Riel". Peter Hourie's account of the events that led to his son Tom's capturing of Riel.

Chapter XXVIX -- "The Quaint Indictment -- Seduced by the Devil"

E-Books

Author/Creator

John Hawkes

Chapter XXVIX, An account of the trial of Riel. Hawkes paraphases and quotes key figures from the trial.

Chapter XXX -- "Louis Riel's End"

Alternate Title

The Story of Saskatchewan and Its People

E-Books

Author/Creator

John Hawkes

Chapter XXX discusses the execution of Riel and the national reaction before and after. There are several quotations from Riel and his final letter to his mother appears in full. Extract from The Story of Saskatchewan and Its People by John Hawkes.

Chapter XXXI -- "Louis Riel After Death"

E-Books

Author/Creator

John Hawkes

A chapter opens with an account of the events immediately after the death of Riel. Also included is a "A Short Story of Batoche" by Louis Schmidt.

The Collected Writings of Louis Riel / Les Ecrits Complets de Louis Riel

Book Reviews

Author/Creator

F. Pannekoek

Prairie Forum, vol. 11, no. 1, Spring, 1986

Book review of: The Collected Writings of Louis Riel / Les Ecrits Complets de Louis Riel, general editor George F. G. Stanley; edited by Raymond Huel, Gilles Martel, Glen Campbell, Thomas Flanagan and Claude Rocan.

Comite / Riel-Ritchot de Saint-Norbert.

Documents & Presentations

Author/Creator

Comite / Riel-Ritchot de Saint-Norbert.

Comite / Riel-Ritchot de Saint-Norbert leaflet seeking funds to hold a celebration in St. Norbert, MB in [1985]relating to Manitoba entering Confederation in 1870, with Louis Riel and Father Noel-Joseph Ritchot being hailed as Fathers of Confederation because of their roles.

Copy of the Document Sent to French Representatives by French People, Red River Settlement, 29 November 1869

Archival » Archival Items

Native Studies Review, vol. 1, no. 2, 1985, pp. 97-98

Letter signed by 95 people states opposition to Louis Riel's proposal for establishment of a provisional government.

The Creation of Manitoba; or, A History of the Red River Troubles

E-Books

Author/Creator

Alexander Begg

Crisis at Red River

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

J. M. Bumstead

The Beaver, vol. 75, no. 3, June/July 1995, pp. 23-?

Recalls the efforts of Louis Riel which lead to the creation of Manitoba in the 1870s.

Deconstructing History: An Analysis of Rita Bouvier's Poem "Riel Is Dead and I Am Alive"

Alternate Title

Representing Aboriginality: Aboriginal Literature and Film from the Post-Settler Colonies

Documents & Presentations

Author/Creator

Kate Osborne

Concludes that Bouvier's poem causes the reader to reflect on Canadian colonial history and Canadian Métis history.

The Diaries of Louis Riel

E-Books

Author/Creator

Louis Riel

Dispossession vs. Accommodation in Plaintiff vs. Defendent Accounts of Métis Dispersal from Manitoba, 1870-1881

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

D. N. Sprague

Prairie Forum, vol. 16, no. 2, Fall, 1991, pp. 137-155

Reviews and disputes the statistical evidence that suggests the Métis of Assiniboia were dispossessed by the governments of Canada and Manitoba.

[Documents and Papers Relating to Louis Riel and the North West Resistance]

Alternate Title

[Louis Riel: Documents and Papers Relating to Louis Riel and His Part in the North West Rebellion (Includes Copies of Documents Found on His Person at the Time He Was Captured)]

Web Sites » Organizations

Author/Creator

Louis Riel

Digitized documents are mainly transcribed copies. In two parts.

Drang Nach Norden: The United States and the Riel Rebellion

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed

Author/Creator

Donald F. Warner

Mississippi Valley Historical Review, vol. 39, no. 4, March 1953, pp. 693-712

The annexation movement in the United States and its role in the events of 1869-70.

Early Printing in the Red River Settlement, 1859-1870, and It's Effect on the Riel Rebellion

E-Books

Author/Creator

Bruce Peel

Edgar Dewdney and the Aftermath of the Rebellion

Articles » General

Author/Creator

Jean Larmour

Saskatchewan History, vol. 23, no. 3, Autumn, 1970, pp. [105]-116

Describes North-West Territories Lieutenant-Governor's opinions and influence in the trials of participants in the North-West Resistance, the restoration of the Canadian government’s authority in the Territories, and the relationship between the state and Indigenous peoples. Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 105.