1885: Metis Rebellion or Government Conspiracy?
E-Books
Author/Creator
Don McLean
Speech given at the1885 and After Conference held in Saskatoon in 1985 looks at historical ideologies regarding Métis culture in a contemporary context.
Historical note:
Joan Beatty was the first Aboriginal woman elected to the Saskatchewan Legislature. Prior to this Beatty had a career in journalism and production, as well as management at SaskTel.Film about César Newashish, Attikamek of the Communauté Atikamekw De Manawan, who builds a canoe in the traditional or old way, using only birch bark, cedar splints, spruce roots and gum.
Duration: 96:00
Overview of Métis history from the 1840s to 1875. Discusses the collapse of the buffalo hunting economy, the establishment of the community of St. Laurent, passing of laws to establish order, and the arrival of the North West Mounted Police.
Includes questions for students.