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Calendar of Selkirk Papers
Calender of the Bulger Papers, Public Archives of Canada, Vol. 2
Canadian History
Convention of Forty = La Grande Convention Debates: Comprising the Period from the Twenty-Fifth of January, 1870 to the Tenth of February, 1870
Copy of the Document Sent to French Representatives by French People, Red River Settlement, 29 November 1869
Letter signed by 95 people states opposition to Louis Riel's proposal for establishment of a provisional government.
Documents: Introduction
Introduction and two archival items on social and economic conditions of Aboriginal people. The first report is on the socio-economic conditions that contributed to the spread of tuberculosis, and the economic measures needed to be taken to improve the lives of the Swampy Cree Indians. The second report is an account of the socio-economic conditions of Aboriginal people and recommendations for improving their health status.
[Dr. Russell's A Report on the Sites of Various Forts]
A series of field notes on several historical fur trade forts (mainly from Manitoba and southern Saskatchewan), and the Thunder Bird Stone at Kamsack, SK. Included are Glasgow (Albany) House, Alexandria Fort, Carlton House (original), Marlboro House, Fort Hibernia, Fort Alexandria.
Dr. Russell's Water Transportation Prairie Provinces
A set of historical and bibliographical notes compiled by Dr. Russell on water transportation in what is today the prairie provinces. Includes information on the Northcote of 1885 Resistance fame. Also discusses the employment of Metis and First Nations men on riverboats, and gives prices at Gabriel's Crossing (Gabriel Dumont's ferry operation).
Early Days in the Hudson's Bay Coy
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"First Assembly of the First Legislature of Manitoba"
"Fleury, Patrice"
From the Diary of a Hudson's Bay Clerk in the Seventies (article).
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From the Diary of a Hudson's Bay Company's Clerk in the Seventies.
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"Gerry, Harriet E., Sinasia Remembers."
How Qu'Appelle Got Its Name
Indians-North America
James Walsh Papers - Journal of the proceedings of a detachment of Mounted Police under the command of Major J.N. Walsh, from the 1st to the 22nd, Oct. 1873.
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James Morrow Walsh, (22 May 1840 - 25 July 1905) was a North West Mounted Police (NWMP) officer and the first Commissioner of the Yukon Territory. Born in Prescott, Ontario, James Walsh was one of the original officers of the NWMP."John A. MacDonald, Confederation and the West"
[John Franklin Boyd]
Notes and sketches from a trip taken by John Franklin Boyd in July and August, 1885, from Minnedosa, Manitoba to visit Prince Albert and the places involved in the North-West Rebellion.
Journal of Robert Campbell
The Life of Ne-gua-nan-I-sew
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Louis Riel / Manitoban / 1844-1885 - Booklet. - 1971.
Manitoba Métis Federation Inc. Position Paper On Child Care and Family Services (15 May, 1982)
Reprint of 1982 Manitoba Metis Federation position paper, Manitoba Métis Federation Inc. Position Paper On Child Care and Family Services
Meeting at St. Boniface--Desire of the French to Retain the Troops
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.
Memorandum on the Subject of the Public Lands in the Province of Manitoba
Murphy Diary
New Nation [Newspaper]
"The New Nation was published weekly from January 7, 1870 to September 3, 1870. Formed by the merger of the Red River Pioneer with the Nor'Wester, it was an organ of the provisional government headed by Louis Riel. It reported in great detail the debates and discussions of the provisional government."
The North-West Rebellion
North-West Territories: Proclamation
[Notes of Indian Council at Treaty Rock, Beren's River, Lake Winnipeg, Man. 12. July 1890]
Reproduction of archival document which depict concerns over fisheries issues from a Aboriginal perspective. Includes introductory material by Frank Tough
Old Fort Hills and Sioux Indians Crossing the Plains to Fort Carlton / Summer 1879. - Part I.
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Old Time Recipes of Manitoba Indians - Booklet. - [1960s?].
Passing the Spring Out
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Rebellion, 1885 - Order book of the North-West Field Force.
Recovery of Saskatoon Artifacts Sent to Winnipeg
[Riel À M. Pierre Lavallée, Summer, 1883: Le Manitoba, 18 June, 1885[sic]]
In letter, Riel extols the virtues of the Métis. Text in French.
Sporting in Manitoba
Steamboating on the Saskatchewan River for the Hudson's Bay Company by O-ge-mas-es (Little Clerk)
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To the Great North-West with the Marquis of Lorne - V
True Bear Stories
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