Batoche National Historic Site / Public Comment on the Plan Alternatives - Report. - August 1981.

Results from public meetings of persons interested in the development of Batoche, site of an important battle during the Northwest Resistance. Aspects of development that are favored include a visitor's centre, preservation of nearby buildings relevant to the Battle of Batoche, and preservation of the landscape as native vegetation.

Historical note:

The Battle of Batoche was the decisive Canadian victory over the Métis resistance that led to the surrender of Louis Riel on 15 May 1885 and the collapse of his Provisional Government of Saskatchewan`s resistance in the Northwest Resistance (the Cree, however, would continue to successfully engage Canadian authorities in the weeks that followed, at the Battle of Frenchman's Butte. Fought over the week of May 5 to May 12 at the ad hoc Métis capital of Batoche, the siege was noted as the first true demonstration of tactical excellence and professional conduct by the Canadian army in 1885.