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Colonel William Otter

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Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
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Head and shoulders image of Colonel William Dillon Otter. Caption: "Colonel Otter decided to march against the Cut Knife camp in defiance of Middleton's orders." From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.
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Comite / Riel-Ritchot de Saint-Norbert.

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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.
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Commission to Study Halfbreed Land Claims - 1901

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Note: The title and description of this document uses wording that was common to mainstream society of that time period in history. As such, it contains language that is no longer in common use and may offend some readers. This wording should not be construed to represent the views of the Indigenous Studies Portal or the University of Saskatchewan Library. This file contains a variety of documents pertaining to the Halfbreed Scrip Commission in the Saskatchewan District of the North West Territories following the Northwest Resistance. It also contains documents referring to the scrip issued to scouts who took part in suppressing the 1885 uprising.
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Copy of screened portrait of Fine Day

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Author/Creator
unknown
This photograph is a copy of screened portrait of Fine Day, leaders of the Indians at Cut Knife, from p. 14 of FIFTY YEARS ON THE SASKATCHEWAN (Canadian North-West Historical Society Publications, v.1, no. v, 1929 [LH 1311]
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Coulee at Fort Qu'Appelle, N.W.T.

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Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
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On back of photograph: "(North-West Rebellion - 1885) Coulee at Fort Qu'Appelle, N.W.T. 12th and 35th Regiments and Winnipeg Cavalry, York and Simcoe Batteries, en route through Touchwood Hills to Humboldt [Sask.]. [Lt.-Col. Wm. E. O'Brien on white horse commanding the York and Simcoe Battalions." From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.
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CPR Telegraph Ledger: The North-West Resistance

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Saskatchewan Archives
Online exhibition of communication between the military forces and the Canadian government during the conflict. Telegrams begin in days leading up to Battle of Fish Creek, after the initial Battle of Duck Lake, and after the Frog Lake Massacre.
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Cree Chiefs from Crooked Lake

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Image of four Aboriginal male chiefs and an non-Aboriginal man posing for the camera; [indoor scene]. Note with photo: "Cree Chiefs from Crooked Lake. Seated - Flying in a Circle, Big Child Star Blanket. Standing - O'Soup a Blackfoot, P. Hourie an interpreter. Taken at Brantford, Ontario, at unveiling of Brant memorial Oct. 13, 1886. O'Soup Chippewa Chief / P. Hourie Interpreter / Front: Flying in a Circle / Big Child Mistawasis / Star Blanket Ahtahkakoop / names according to two of Rev.
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Cree Council on Sweetgrass Reserve

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Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-west Rebellion
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Photograph of council held near Battleford. People; horses and terrain in foreground; buildings on extreme left and right of image. Caption "The Battleford-bound Cree held a council on the Sweetgrass reserve in late March 1885; the meeting was interrupted by two Metis messengers who wanted the Indians to capture the fort." From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-west Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.
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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.
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Crowfoot, Chief of the Blackfeet Indians

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Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
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Photograph. Caption: "In the aftermath of the Indian trials, Ottawa was worried about the reaction of the Blackfoot, in particular Chief Crowfoot." From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser. Crowfoot (ca. 1830 - 25 April 1890) or Isapo-Muxika (Blackfoot Issapóómahksika, "Crow-big-foot" was a chief of the Siksika First Nation. Though he was well respected for his bravery, Crowfoot refused to join the Northwest Rebellion of 1885, believing it to be a lost cause. In 1886, Prime Minister Sir John A.
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Cut Knife Historic Marker

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Unidentified man giving speech into microphone during the unveiling ceremony of the Cut Knife historic site marker.
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Cut Knife Plaque

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Close-up image of plaques at Cut Knife Hill. Plaque reads: "Cut Knife Battlefield. Named after Chief Cut Knife of the Sarcee in an historic battle with the Cree. On 2nd May, 1885, Lt. Col. W.D. Otter led 325 troops composed of North West Mounted Police, "B" Battery, "C" Company, Foot Guards, Queen's Own and Battleford Rifles, against the Cree and Assiniboine under Poundmaker and Fine Day. After an engagement of six hours, the troops retreated to Battleford."
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"D" for Disturbance - Mrs. C. Wetton. - Newspaper articles. - January-February 1965.

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C. Wetton
A series of 16 articles written by Mrs. C. Wetton of North Battleford relating to the daily reports of the House of Commons of the activities of Louis Riel and others. The articles relate to events beginning on 16 March 1885, and ending on 1 March 1886.

Historical note:

Mrs. C. Wetton was a staff correspondent for the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix at North Battleford for 37 years.
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A Day at Back to Batoche 2008 ... Priceless

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Author/Creator
John Lagimodiere
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 8, August 2008, p. 19
Looks at the annual Back to Batoche Days including the naming of Mr. Batoche, Mrs. Batoche, and Miss Teen Batoche. Article located by scrolling to page 19.
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Delima F. Parenteau Interview

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Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Delima F. Parenteau
Brenda Arnault
Indian History Film Project
Interview covers highlights of her life.
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Details of Batoche Area

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Negative of a map displaying details of the Batoche Area, where one of the major battles of the Northwest Resistance took place.
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Diary of Francis Dickens - Vernon LaChance. - May 1930.

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Author/Creator
Vernon LaChance
Francis Dickens
Diary of Inspector Francis Dickens of the Fort Pitt NWMP from 1885; entries from 4 March 1885 - 15 April 1885. Includes a historical introduction and commentary by Vernon LaChance.

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The Diary of Lieut. J.A.V. Preston, 1885

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Author/Creator
J. A. V. Preston
Saskatchewan History, vol. 8, no. 3, Autumn, 1955, pp. 95-107
Journal of the John Alexander Victor Preston, a Lieutenant in D Company of the Midland Battalion in the Canadian militia in 1885. Preston’s company arrived in Batoche on the 13th of May joining Middleton’s command and participating in extinguishing the Northwest Resistance. Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 95.
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Diary of Lieutenant R. Lyndhurst Wadmore, Infantry School Corps, April 8, 1885 to July 20, 1885, N.W. Campaign.

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R. Lyndhurst Wadmore
Original diary and various papers of R. Lyndhurst Wadmore, Lieutenant of the Royal Canadian Regiment during the Northwest Resistance, covering from 8 April to 20 July 1885. Included in diary pocket is a requisition for short boots that was signed by Wadmore on May 1885, lyrics of the Infantry School Corps fight song, and a Victoria Daily Times article from 23 June 1944 about the remaining members of the Northwest Field Force and their experiences.
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Dismantling the Patriarchal Altar From Within

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janice Cindy Gaudet
AlterNative, vol. 10, no. 1, 2014, pp. 58-66
Presents a woman's narrative in which she explores her history as a Métis woman.
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Don McLean Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Don McLean
Christine Welsh
Indian History Film Project
Consists of an interview with non-Indian employed at the Gabriel Dumont Institute in Regina. At the time of the interview he was writing a book on the history of the Metis nation.
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Dr. A.B. Stewart Papers - Correspondence. - 1912-1925.

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Dr. A.B. Stewart
This folder contains Dr. Stewart's correspondence with private citizens, a Saskatchewan Land Titles official, University of Saskatchewan President Walter Murray, and A.S. Morton relating to accumulating information about the Northwest Resistance. Also included is a list of members of the Saskatchewan Legislature from 1905-1924 and a list of members of the North West Territories Council from 1877-1905.

Historical note:

Dr. A.B. Stewart acted as coroner for the Royal North West Mounted Police and had a medical practice at Duck Lake, Saskatchewan in the late 1800s-early 1900s.
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Dr. A.B. Stewart Papers - Miscellaneous. - n.d..

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A.B. Stewart
Howard Angus Kennedy
Among another documents, this folder contains an undated handwritten note by Dr. Stewart about the death of Almighty Voice. Also includes an undated newspaper clipping written by Howard Angus Kennedy about cairns with inscriptions naming Poundmaker and Big Bear as rebels, entitled "More Strange Errors In Comedy Of The Cairns Related And Injustice To Rebelling Indians Is Exposed".

Historical note:

Dr. A.B. Stewart acted as coroner for the Royal North West Mounted Police and had a medical practice at Rosthern, Saskatchewan in the late 1800s-early 1900s.
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Dr. A.B. Stewart Papers - Napoleon Venne Correspondence. - 1923-1924.

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Napoleon Venne
Dr. A.B. Stewart
This folder contains correspondence relating to a pension increase request for Napoleon Venne, shot by Almighty Voice on 26 May 1897. Venne sought medical aid for his wound from Dr. A.B. Stewart, and Stewart wrote a letter of support in 1924 for Venne's request for a pension increase. Venne was turned down. Also includes a letter from William Bleasdell Cameron about the capture of Big Bear.

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Dr. Russell's Historical Notes

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A series of historical notes on points of special interest between Saskatoon and Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Includes information on Metis Southbranch settlements such as Batoche and Duck Lake, as well as information on the Carlton and associated trails.
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Dr. Russell's Water Transportation Prairie Provinces

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Author/Creator
Ralph C. Russell

A set of historical and bibliographical notes compiled by Dr. Russell on water transportation in what is today the prairie provinces. Includes information on the Northcote of 1885 Resistance fame. Also discusses the employment of Metis and First Nations men on riverboats, and gives prices at Gabriel's Crossing (Gabriel Dumont's ferry operation).

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Duck Lake Agency - Ledger 1885-89, 1921-29

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A book containing Indian Agent's ledgers from the Duck Lake agency for 1885-1889, and 1921-1929. The first half of this ledger is "Issues to Destitute Settlers" (Mrs. Gabriel Dumont and others connected to the 1885 Uprising are included); the second half is a calendar of outgoing correspondence.

Historical note:

Harold Nelson Woodsworth served as an Indian Agent at a number of agencies in Saskatchewan.
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