History
The Formal List of Rights
Images » Photographs
Description
Negative of a document entitled "The Formal List of Rights" ratified by the Provisional Governing Council of the Metis Nation under Louis Riel on 1 December 1869 in Fort Garry and on 4 December 1869 in Winnipeg. Language and land rights are their major concerns.
Forming Civilization at Red River: 19th-Century Missionary Education of Métis and First Nations Children
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jonathan Anuik
Prairie Forum, vol. 31, no. 1, Spring, 2006, pp. 1-15
Description
Examines the specific traits Anglican and Roman Catholic missionaries believed made for an educated and civilized person, why not everyone accepted the views, and why their education approach was not always successful.
Fort Pitt Historic Park - Pamphlet.. - 1967.
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Saskatchewan Department of Natural Resources
Description
A detailed history and guide to Fort Pitt Historic Park, located near present-day Lloydminster, Saskatchewan. Fort Pitt was an important scene of battle during the Northwest Resistance of 1885.
Historical note:
Fragmentation and Realignment: The Continuing Cycle of Métis and Non-Status Indian Political Organizations in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joe Sawchuk
Native Studies Review, vol. 10, no. 2, 1995, pp. 77-95
Description
Outlines four major change agents operating on Aboriginal political organizations on the prairies: external politics; internal politics; negotiation of ethno-Aboriginal identities; perceived effectiveness of the organizations.
Frank Sound Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Frank Sound
Rose Saddleback
Indian History Film Project
Description
This 62-year-old speaks of the history of Lesser Slave Lake Reserves; and gives details of the history of Swan River Reserve.
Fred Paulhus Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Fred Paulhus
Carol Pearlstone
Indian History Film Project
Description
Mr. Paulhus is of French descent, not Metis. He is married to a Metis and has lived most of his life in a Metis community in the Duck Lake/Batoche area. He gives his impression of the Riel Rebellion, the causes, the battles and views of Riel and Dumont.
[Fred Shore]
Alternate Title
At the Edge of Canada: Indigenous Research
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Fred Shore
Robert-Falcon Ouellette
Description
Interview with professor at the University of Manitoba regarding his thoughts on Native Studies, the Métis and other projects he is working on.
Duration: 28:14.
Free the North / Gabriel Dumont Armed - Photograph. - [197-].
Images » Photographs
Description
A poster of Gabriel Dumont with the slogan "Free the North," and the description "Gabriel Dumont Armed" upon it.
Historical note:
Original photograph from the Public Archives of Canada. Cited as a CUS Poster, 197-. [Possibly a political poster produced by the Canadian Union of Students].The French-Canadian Press and 1885
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
A.I. Silver
Native Studies Review, vol. 1, no. 1, 1984, pp. 2-15
Description
Argues that while the Quebeçois did not support the Métis rebellion per se, they also viewed the response as an effort by Ontarians to repress French-Catholics.
The French Half-Breeds of the Northwest
Alternate Title
Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, Showing the Operations, Expenditures and Condition of the Institution for the Year 1879
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
V. Havard
Description
Content and language reflect the attitudes of the times.
Forms part of Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution ... for the Year 1879.
See pages 309-328.
From New Peoples to New Nations: Aspects of Métis History and Identity From the Eighteenth to the Twenty-First Centuries
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Gabrielle Legault
BC Studies, no. 192, Nikkei History, Winter, 2016/2017, pp. 152-153
Description
Book review of: From New Peoples to New Nations by Gerhard J. Ens and Joe Sawchuk.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 152.
From "One Nation" in the Northeast to "New Nation" in the Northwest: A Look at the Emergence of the Metis
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Olive Patricia Dickason
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 6, no. 2, 1982, pp. 1-21
Description
Examines the historical rise of the Metis nation, including the "invisibility" of the Métis in eastern Canada.
From Riel to the Métis
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J. R. Miller
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 69, no. 1, 1988, pp. 1-20
Description
Discusses greater emphasis that is currently placed on social history of Métis communities and concludes that further investigations should consider the importance of class as well as comparisons of relevant experience of parallel peoples in other lands.
From the "Other Native" to the "Other Métis"
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Annette Chretien
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 28, no. 1, 2008, pp. 89-118
Description
Examines the socio-political development of Ontario Métis through an analysis of four major political organizations: Ontario Métis and Aboriginal Association (OMAA), Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO), Canadian Métis Council (CMC) and the Métis Women's Circle.
[G. F. Shepherd, Notes 1937-1974]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
G.F. Shepherd
Description
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:
Gabriel Dumont: Métis Legend
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies and Applied Research
Martin Shulman
Calvin Racette
Lorna Payne
Peter Myo
Description
Brief video discusses the life of the Metis leader and his role in the 1885 Resistance. Duration: 7:25.
Related Material: Transcript; Teacher's Guide.