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Beardy Not Given Proper Recognition
Historical overview of Willow Cree Chief Kamiscowesit's (or Beardy's) role in the North West Resistance and the negotiations of Treaty 6. Alternate spellings include: Kamayistowesit, Kamdyistowesit.
The Cast[e]ing of Heroic Landscapes of Power: Constructing Canada's Pantheon on Parliament Hill
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.Cree Chiefs from Crooked Lake
Exoneration for Louis Riel: Mercy, Justice, or Political Expediency?
The Face Pullers: Ch. 1 Images - Big Bear 1825-88
The Face Pullers: Ch.1 Images - Chief Bobtail and Son
The Face Pullers: Ch. 1 Images - Lt. Gov. Edgar Dewdney, Piapot and Montreal Garrison Artillery
The Face Pullers: Ch. 1 Images - North-West Rebellion Participants from Both Sides
Photograph of a group of participants in the Northwest Resistance, from both sides. Left to Right: Constable Black, Louis Cochin, Inspector R.B.Deane, Alexis Andre, Beverly Robertson, Horse Child, Big Bear, Alexander Stewart, Poundmaker. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
The Face Pullers: Ch.1 Images - Poundmaker
Fine Day
General F.D. Middleton
The History of the North-West Rebellion of 1885
Images Used: Chapter 2 (A Dying Race):Portrait of Sotanah (Rainy Chief)
"Inspector Dickens Journal" Fort Pitt, 1885.
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Inspired Leadership for Difficult Times
Historical overview of First Nations treaty signatory, Ahtahkakoop, who as part of his strategy to ensure future generations’ success, adopted the white man’s religion, education and agricultural pursuits.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.34.
L' Insurrection du Nord-Ouest, 1885
Interior of Fort Pitt, Just [Before] the Rebellion of 1885
Letter from Middleton Demanding Poundmaker's Unconditional Surrender
Louis Riel Addressing Jury in Court House at Regina
Peacemaker Died for His Beliefs
Poundmaker and French Journalists
Poundmaker Surrendering
Rebellion, 1885 - The Daily Leader. - Regina. - Monday, 17 August 1885. - Newspaper.
The Rebellion of Half-breeds in Canada under Louis Riel - Newspaper clipping. - 9 May 1885.
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From The Graphic, an Illustrated Newspaper.Saskatchewan First Nations: Lives Past and Present
Saskatchewan Herald
Sioux Chief Whitecap
La Situation au Nord-Ouest
Story of the Northwest Resistance of 1885.