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The Amnesty: Memoir on the Causes of the Troubles in the Northwest and the Negotiations That Brought about Their Amicable Settlement
Translation of an article which appeared in Le Nouveau Monde, February 4, 1874.
Big Bear at Stony Mountain Penitentiary
The Birth of Western Canada: A History of the Riel Rebellions
Canada. Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources
Changes Come to the Canadian Prairies
Focuses on the numbered treaties and their effect on First Nations and the Métis, and the causes and impacts of the North-West Resistance. Intended for Grade 10 Social Studies students.
Chapter from Horizons: Canada's Emerging Identity, 2nd Edition, by Michael Cranny.
Chapter 9: The Métis Rise Up
Focuses on the causes of the Métis Resistances and their implications for the province of Manitoba and Canada as a whole. Intended for use in Grade 7 Social Studies classes.
Chapter from Our Canada: Origins, Peoples, Perspectives by David Rees, Darrell Anderson Gerrits, and Gratien Allaire.
Confederation Debates, 1865-1949: Intermediate/Senior Mini Unit: Manitoba Provincial Edition
After reading background information, brief biographies and primary materials, students engage in a debate between the pro- and anti-Confederation factions. Activities align with Manitoba curriculum guides for Grade 6 Social Studies and Grade 11 History of Canada.
Halfbreeds: Primary Source Material
How Did the Confederation of Manitoba Take Place?
For use with high school students. Excerpt from Shaping Canada: Our Histories from the Beginning to Present by Linda Connor, Brian Hull, and Connie Wyatt Anderson.
Legal Ideology in the Aftermath of Rebellion: The Convicted First Nations Participants, 1885
Louis Riel: Justice Must Be Done
Argues for a posthumous pardon of the Metis leader.
Louis Riel / Part One - W.O. Mitchell.
Louis Riel’s Insanity Reconsidered
[Louis Riel's Part in Metis History and His Legacy in Canadian Culture]
Louis Riel Trial (1885)
Website contains links to trial transcript, chronology, selected maps, biography, and letters and diary entries introduced as evidence.
Manitoba's Métis Settlement Scheme of 1870
Métis Claims to "Indian" Title in Manitoba, 1860-1870
Newsworld, Riel, and the Métis: Recognition and the Limits to Reconciliation
Paradoxes of Resistance and Resilience: The Pitfalls of Métis Renaissance Since the 1970s
Preliminary Investigation and Trial of Ambroise D. Lepine for the Murder of Thomas Scott, Being a Full Report ...
Procés des Personnes Impliquées dans l'insurrection du Nord-Ouest, 1885
Provisional Government of Assiniboia: Acknowledging the Contribution of Original North American Peoples to the Creation of Manitoba
The Queen vs. Louis Riel, Accused and Convicted of the Crime of High Treason: Report of Trial at Regina - Appeal to the Court of Queen's Bench Manitoba - Appeal to the Privy Council, England-Petition for Medical Examination of the Convict - List of Petitions for Commutation of Sentence
Of note: "The Prisoner's Address" by Louis Riel (begins on p. 147).
Rebellion, 1885 - To Gen. Middleton and the Soldiers of the North-west Expeditionary Forces - Proclamation. - 15 July 1885.
The Red River Jig Around the Convention of "Indian" Title: The Métis and Half-Breed Dos à Dos
La Reine vs. Louis Riel Accusé et Convaincu du Crime de Hauta Trahison: Rapport ...
Report of Interview Dr. L.H. Thomas and Mr. Gabriel Leveille
Historical note:
Riel Project / Bulletin / du Projet Riel - No.7. - May / Mai.1982.
Historical note:
The purpose of the Riel project is to publish a critical edition of all the writings of Louis Riel. The edition is to present a printed version faithful to what Riel himself wrote, being "critical" in the sense that errors will be noted, variants recorded, and annotations furnished. In English / French.