History
Book Reviews
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
Description
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.
"By a Union of Effort We Effect a Great Deal:" The English-Speaking Métis and the Anglican Mission at St. Andrew's Parish, Red River
Alternate Title
"By a Union of Effort We Effect a Great Deal:" The English-Speaking Metis and the Anglican Mission at St. Andrew's Parish, Red River
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Robert Coutts
Eccectica, vol. 2003, no. 2, Métis Issue, August 2003
Description
Author provides some information and history about the Anglophone Métis community in the areas in and around what is now Winnipeg, Manitoba.
The Campaign of 1885: A Contemporary Account
Articles » General
Author/Creator
George F. G. Stanley
William Thomas Wrighton
Saskatchewan History, vol. 13, no. 3, Autumn, 1960, pp. 100-107
Description
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.
Campsite at Cussed Creek
Images » Photographs
Description
Campsite at Cussed Creek near where "battle took place Yorkton Home Guard and Indians."
Historical note:
Writers were unable to find any information on a "Battle of Cussed Creek" between First Nations and the Yorkton Home Guard in 1885. The Yorkton Home Guard was a locally organized militia company which was compensated for services in 1885 by the Federal Government.Canada. Department of Indian and Northern Affairs. Park Canada
Alternate Title
Cypress Hills Massacre National Historic Site
Fort Battleford: A Structural History
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Parks Canada
Description
A Parks Canada file containing a pamphlet and two history reports. The pamphlet (scanned), entitled "Cypress Hills Massacre National Historic Site" tells the story of the Cypress Hills Massacre and includes a map of the site. Manuscript Report Number 252 Fort Battleford: A Structural History Volume II: Photographs, Diagrams, Maps by Walter Hidebrandt and Manuscript Report Number 164 Lanark Place, Abernethy, Saskatchewan Structural History by William Naftel, Personnel and Garrisons at Coteau-du-Lac by Karen Price, and The Human Osteology of the Fort Coteau-du-Lac Site by J.
Canadian History - Historic Sites and Monuments - Batoche
Archival » Archival Items
Description
File containing correspondence relating to the involvement of Indigenous people in celebrations at the historical site of Batoche, the development of a scholarship fund, a meeting between the Indigenous and Metis leaders with public officials about the Batoche celebration, and correspondence about the development of the historic site. File also includes historical notes about Batoche, including information about the Northwest Resistance, and record of Indigenous and Metis peoples killed in the 'North West Rebellion' (found in a tour guide entitled "Fish Creek - Batoche").
Caroline Vandale Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Caroline Vandale
Carol Pearlstone
Indian History Film Project
Description
Mrs. Vandale was born in Carlton in 1902. She shares what her father told her about the cause of the Riel Rebellion. She also talks about the Metis people in relation to the Depression, WWI, WWII, and the attitudes of police, teachers, government agencies, etc. towards the Metis people.
Case Study Report: Willow Bunch Healing Project
Alternate Title
Willow Bunch Métis Local #17 ; Project Number 1176-SK
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Flora Kallies
Description
Description and evaluation of project to increase knowledge of Métis contributions to the community and pride in Métis identity. Sources of information include project files, responses to Aboriginal Healing Foundation surveys, and key informant interviews with project team and community service providers.
Celebrating the Year of the Métis: Junior
Alternate Title
2010 Year of the Métis Junior
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Elementary Teachers’ Federation Of Ontario
Description
Assignment to explore the qualities of a hero, leader, & role model, and then research & create a short biography on one to three of those Métis individuals. Designed for primary, junior and intermediate students.
Changes Come to the Canadian Prairies
Alternate Title
Horizons: Canada's Emerging Identity
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
[Michael Cranny]
Description
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.
Changing Times
Alternate Title
Métis Development and the Canadian West ; 2
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Calvin Racette
Description
Overview of Métis history from the 1840s to 1875. Discusses the collapse of the buffalo hunting economy, the establishment of the community of St. Laurent, passing of laws to establish order, and the arrival of the North West Mounted Police.
Includes questions for students.
Chapter 8: The Métis
Documents & Presentations
Description
Highlights development of Métis identity and culture and the conflict between colonists and residents of the Red River which culminated in the Red River Resistances of 1869 and 1885. Student handout for use with Chapter from Grade 7 Social Studies textbook Voices and Visions: A Story of Canada by Daniel Francis; contributing authors Angus Scully and Jill Germain.
Chapter 9: The Métis Rise Up
Alternate Title
[Our Canada: Origins, Peoples, Perspectives]
Unit 3: After Confederation
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
[David Rees
Darrell Anderson Gerrits
Gratien Allaire]
Description
Focuses on the causes of the Métis Resistances and their implications for the province of Manitoba and Canada as a whole. Intended for use in Grade 7 Social Studies classes.
Chapter from Our Canada: Origins, Peoples, Perspectives by David Rees, Darrell Anderson Gerrits, and Gratien Allaire.
Chapter XXX -- "Louis Riel's End"
Alternate Title
The Story of Saskatchewan and Its People
E-Books
Author/Creator
John Hawkes
Description
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.
Charles Fosseneuve Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Charles Fosseneuve
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Description
A long time resident of Cumberland House talks about conditions in the area during the years that Jim Brady was living there.
Charlie Chief 1 Interviewer
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Charlie Chief
Alphonse Littlepoplar
Indian History Film Project
Description
Interview of Charlie Chief who discusses the a Grass Dance, Round Dance and Sioux Dance (including songs). Also included are songs. The discusses the difference between old and new ways. Alphonse Littlepoplar is the intterpreter