1885 / Fur Trade - 1970-1985. - Folder 1.
1885 / Fur Trade - 1970-1985. - Folder 2.
1981 Elders' Conference 2/4
“Wounded Leaving for Saskatoon" [from Fish Creek, May 2, 1885], N.W. Rebellion
Aboriginal Constable
A photograph of an Aboriginal (Cree) man wearing a military style outfit and holding a rifle. He wears a gun belt with ammunition and a revolver on his right hip. The gun belt and revolver are probably George Mann Jr's property, and it is likely that he staged this photograph. A gun belt and revolver are artifacts held by a direct descendant of Mann Jr. Picture was possibly taken on Onion Lake or Saddle Lake reserve between 1900 and 1930. Mann was known to visit these areas well into the 1920s.
Aborigines Day Saskatoon. - 21 June 2003. - Slides.
Historical note:
First proclaimed by the Governor General of Canada on 13 June 1996, June 21st of every year has become a day in the Canadian calendar that presents Aboriginal peoples with a great opportunity to express great pride for their rich diverse cultures with their families, neighbours, friends and visitors.Almighty Voice Siege
Almighty Voice Siege Camp
Attacking a Canadian supply steamer on the Saskatchewan - Sketch and article. - 23 May 1885.
Batoche Historic Site: Public Comment on the Themes and Objectives
Report dealing with the National Historic Park at Batoche and discussing various proposed improvements and difficulties. Includes discussion of archeaology, classification, preservation, tourist facilities, ecology, historical representation and other issues encountered by the Park.
Battle Field / Duck Lake
Battle of Cut Knife Creek
Battle of Fish Creek
Battleford Indians at Special Ceremony
Big Bear at Stony Mountain Penitentiary
Bronze Plate on "North West Rebellion" Memorial, Battleford
Camp at Fish Creek
Camp 'B' Battery, Prince Albert
The Campaign of 1885: A Contemporary Account
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.
Campaigning in the North West Territories
Campsite at Cussed Creek
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
Canada. Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources
Chapter X -- "What Mr. Commissioner Graham Says of the Indian"
Chapter XIV -- "The Cypress Hills Slaughter"
Chapter XVI -- "An Indian Murder Case"
Chapter XVII -- "The Hudson's Bay Company"
Chapter XX -- "The Rebellion of 1885"
Chapter XXIII -- "Prince Albert And The Rebellion"
Chapter XXV -- "Duck Lake"
Chapter XXXIII -- "A Local Account of the Duck Lake Fight"
Charles Trottier
Chief Red Pheasant Aiding Escape of Indian Officials
Colonel Otter Attacking the rebels at Cut Knife Hill, North-West Territory - Sketch. - 1885.
Historical note:
On 2 May 1885 Lieutenant Colonel William Otter was defeated by Poundmaker's war chief Fine-Day at the Battle of Cut Knife near Battleford, SK. A flying column of Canadian militia and army regulars was defeated by Poundmaker despite their use of a Gatling gun.Colonel Otter's Brigade Approaching the South Saskatchewan
Colonel William Otter
Copy of Official Reports (116H) from Major General Middleton, C.B. (Commanding North-West Field Force), Concerning the Engagements at Fish Creek, on the 24th April, 1885, Poundmaker's Camp (Near Cree's Reserve) 2nd May, 1885, Batoche, 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th May, 1885
Coulee at Fort Qu'Appelle, N.W.T.
"Cypress Hills Massacre, 1934-1967"
Historical note:
Delima F. Parenteau Interview
The Diaries of Louis Riel
Diary of Lieut. R. S. Cassels, North-West Field Force
Typewritten transcription.
Diary of Lieutenant R. Lyndhurst Wadmore, Infantry School Corps, April 8, 1885 to July 20, 1885, N.W. Campaign.
Dr. A.B. Stewart Papers - Napoleon Venne Correspondence. - 1923-1924.
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