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Author/Creator
Don McLean
The Battle of Batoche
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Walter Hildebrandt
Prairie Forum, vol. 10, no. 1, Spring, 1985, pp. 17-63
Description
Examines the Métis strategy during the Battle of Batoche, and the significance of the Northcote incident and the Gatling gun on the outcome of the battle.
The Battle of Batoche: British Small Warfare and the Entrenched Métis
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Desmond Morton
Prairie Forum, vol. 10, no. 2, Fall, 1985, pp. 461-464
Description
Book review of: The Battle of Batoche: British Small Warfare and the Entrenched Métis by Walter Hildebrandt.
Battleford during the Rebellion of 1885
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Saskatchewan History, vol. 38, no. 3, Autumn, 1985, pp. 108-117
Description
Excerpts from the journal kept in the Sergeant Major’s office at the Battleford NWMP detachment in 1885. Entries selected from May 10 to May 24 and edited for publication.
Entire issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 108.
Competition and Warfare: Functional Versus Historical Explanations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Scott Hamilton
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 5, no. 1, 1985, pp. 93-113
Description
Suggests historical framework as an explanation for disharmony between the Sioux and Chippewa in the northern United States and Canada.
Contrasting Worlds
Alternate Title
Métis Development and the Canadian West ; 1
E-Books
Author/Creator
Calvin Racette
Description
Overview of Métis history from the 1600s to the early 1870s when many Métis migrated from Manitoba to Saskatchewan. Includes questions for students.
2nd edition.
Copy of the Document Sent to French Representatives by French People, Red River Settlement, 29 November 1869
Archival » Archival Items
Native Studies Review, vol. 1, no. 2, 1985, pp. 97-98
Description
Letter signed by 95 people states opposition to Louis Riel's proposal for establishment of a provisional government.
Ending an Era
Alternate Title
Métis Development in the Canadian West ; 5
E-Books
Author/Creator
Calvin Racette
The Invasion Within: The Contest of Cultures in Colonial North America
E-Books
Author/Creator
James Axtell
Louis Riel: A Bibliography
E-Books
Louis Riel: A Bibliography
E-Books
Author/Creator
Ved Parkash Arora
Description
Revised bibliography expands and updates published references including news papers, diaries, letters, photographs, and maps. Also includes citations for diaries and writings of Riel.
Meeting at St. Boniface--Desire of the French to Retain the Troops
Archival » Archival Items
Native Studies Review, vol. 1, no. 2, 1985, pp. 99-100
Description
Minutes of the meeting containing four motions expressing confidence in Donald Smith, Member of Parliament and requesting that troops continue to be stationed at St. Boniface.
"Ninstints" Village: A Case of Mistaken Identity
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Steven R. Acheson
BC Studies, no. 68, Winter, 1985, pp. 47-56
Description
Looks at the socio-political status and organization of this village at the onset of European contact in 1787.
The North-West Resistance of 1885
Alternate Title
[Métis Historical Booklet Series]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Joanne Pelletier
Note Taking Frame: 1885 Resistance
Alternate Title
Manitoba Enters Confederation
Canada: A Country of Change (1867 to Present)
Building a Nation (1867 to 1914)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Manitoba Education and Early Learning]
Description
Black line master designed for use with chapter Manitoba Enters Confederation in the Grade 6 Social Studies textbook Canada: A Country of Change (1867 to Present) by Graham Broad and Mathew Rankin.
The Provenance of Story in Rudy Wiebe's "Where is the Voice Coming From"
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Arnold E. Davidson
Studies in Short Fiction, vol. 22, no. 2, Spring , 1985, pp. 189-193
Description
Looks at two historical novels by one of Canada's most accomplished novelists, The Temptations of Big Bear and The Scorched-Wood People.
Remembering Riel - Bob Beal and Rod MacLeod. - Article. - May 1985.
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rod MacLeod
Bob Beal
Description
The cover story of the CBC Radio Guide for May 1985 deals with the legacy of Louis Riel, written by Bob Beal and Rod MacLeod. The story contains a brief analysis of the Northwest Resistance and the political effects on French and English Canada. Pps. 5-7.
Saskatchewan Guide to Historic Sites of the North West Rebellion
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Arlene Karpan
Robin Karpan
Description
A guide to Saskatchewan sites of historical interest related to the Northwest Resistance of 1885. It was released by the Northwest Advisory Committee and approved by the Government of Saskatchewan in the hope that it would "heighten public interest in the history of the events...and foster an expanding tourist industry." Includes many historical details of Resistance events in addition to as maps and pictures.
The Sixth Grandfather: Black Elk's Teachings Given to John G. Neihardt
E-Books
Author/Creator
John Gneisenau Neihardt
The Skirmish at Seven Oaks
Alternate Title
[Métis Historical Booklet Series]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Joanne Pelletier
Description
Discusses the Battle of Seven Oaks involving Cuthbert Grant, Governor Semple and Lord Selkirk.
Some Experiences of the Expedition of the North West Field Force as Copied from a Diary Kept in my Possession
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James M. Austin
Saskatchewan History, vol. 38, no. 1, Winter, 1985, pp. 26-35
Description
Transcriptions from the journal of James M. Austin who enlisted as a member of the North West Field Force to suppress the North West Resistance (1885). Describes the day-to-day perspectives of an ordinary soldier, and the drudgery and trauma of military life.
Entire issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 26.
Steele Narrows provincial historic park.
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sask. Parks and Renewable Resources
Description
A Steele Narrows provincial historic park pamphlet giving historical background of the 1885 Riel Rebellion and the significance of the battle at Steele Narrows.
Surveyors at War: A.O. Wheeler’s Diary of the North-West Rebellion
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
W.A. Waiser
Saskatchewan History, vol. 38, no. 2, Spring, 1985, pp. 41-52
Description
Wheeler’s anecdotal 1934 article in The Canadian Surveyor has served as the basis for describing surveyors' role in the 1885 Resistance, the discovery of his journal allows historians to examine how his perception of the North-West Resistance has changed over time.
Entire issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 41.