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Dr. Russell's Carlton Trail
[Ewing Commission Report]
Purpose of the commission was to "make enquiry into the condition of the half-breed population of the Province of Alberta, keeping particularly in mind the health, education, relief and general welfare of such population". As a result of the recommendations contained in the report the Métis Betterment Act was enacted and Métis Settlements were established.
[G. F. Shepherd, Notes 1937-1974]
File contains hand written and typed notes of historian George Shepherd, dated from 1937-1974. The notes include several pages on Aboriginal history in the North-West, that were scanned for this database. This includes a wide variety of material: from copy of a letter written by Louis Riel, to a list of the reserves in Saskatchewan in 1962 and their estimated landbase and populations.
Historical note:
Historical Archives on the Métis Experience in Northeastern Alberta
Historical Métis Communities in Region One of the Métis Nation of Alberta, 1881-1916
Investigation into whether there was a Métis presence in the Wood Buffalo region uses descriptive narrative records from the Geological Survey of Canada and the Royal Northwest Mounted Police, census data, surnames of enumerated individuals in Fort Chipewyan, Fort McMurray, Lac La Biche, and North West Halfbreed Scrip applications.
Hivernant Métis Families, Brigades and Settlements in the Cypress Hills
Making History: Our Land, Our Culture, Our Future
Brief history of the eight Métis Settlements in Alberta.
Making History: Our Land, Our Culture, Our Future
Métis Scrip in Alberta
[Michif Language Resources: An Annotated Bibliography]
"The People Who Own Themselves": Recognition of Métis Identity in Canada: Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples
[A Philanthropic Plan to Redeem the Half-Breeds of Manitoba and the North-West Territories: An Application to the Department of Indian Affairs]
Report by Lieut. William F. Butler (69th Regt.) of His Journey from Fort Garry to Rocky Mountain House and Back, During the Winter of 1870-71. to Hon. Adams G. Archibald Lieut. Gov. Manitoba, 10th March, 1871.
Excerpt from The Great Lone Land, originally published in 1873.
Report of Interview Dr. L.H. Thomas and Mr. Gabriel Leveille
Historical note:
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Opening Remarks by Tom MacCagno, Mayor, Lac La Biche, Alberta
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Chief Gilbert Anderson, Michel Band
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Dr. Anne Anderson
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Gerald Thom, Vice-President, Metis Nation of Alberta
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Jim Penton, Metis Senator
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Joe Blyan, Buffalo Lake Metis Settlement
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Ken Noskiye on Behalf of the Metis Settlements General Council
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Larry Desmeules, Metis National Council and Sheila Genaille, President, Metis National Council of Women and Metis Women's Association of Alberta
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Michelle Lang, Executive Director, Lac La Biche Historical Society
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Round Table on Metis Issues - Presentation by Alice Wylie, Mawusow Seniors Club, Calgary, Alberta
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Round Table on Metis Issues - Presentation by Cheryl L'Hirondelle, Metis Women of Calgary
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Round Table on Metis Issues - Presentation by Gloria Contois, Local 87, Metis Nation of Alberta
Saskatchewan Guide to Historic Sites of the North West Rebellion
Some Métis Communities in Western Canada
Histories of the communities of Lac La Biche, Alberta, St. Laurent and Ste. Madeleine, Manitoba and Willow Bunch, Saskatchewan.