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Chapter 8: The Métis
Highlights development of Métis identity and culture and the conflict between colonists and residents of the Red River which culminated in the Red River Resistances of 1869 and 1885. Student handout for use with Chapter from Grade 7 Social Studies textbook Voices and Visions: A Story of Canada by Daniel Francis; contributing authors Angus Scully and Jill Germain.
Chapter 8: The Métis [Notes]
For use with chapter from the Grade 7 Social Studies textbook Voices and Visions: A Story of Canada.
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
Louis Riel: Justice Must Be Done
Argues for a posthumous pardon of the Metis leader.
Métis Resistance Part 1
Part 2. Social Studies Grade 10. Power points look at the issues and events that were the impetus for the Red River and the North-West Resistance.
Note Taking Frame: 1885 Resistance
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.
Our Land
[Papers and Correspondence in Connection with Half-breed Claims and Other Matters Relating to the North-West Territories]
"The People Who Own Themselves": Recognition of Métis Identity in Canada: Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples
Request for the City of Saskatoon to send a Representative to Batoche
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Augustine Abraham, Presidente, l'Union nationale metisse St-Joseph du Manitoba
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by BillyJo De La Ronde, Labour Canada
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Brian Cook, Individual Presentation
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Claire Riddle, Vice-President, Winnipeg Region of the Manitoba Metis Federation
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Nelson Sanderson
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Sandra Delaronde, President, Metis Women of Manitoba
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Senator Head and Senator Guiboche, Metis Senate of Manitoba
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Stan Sinclair and Brian Sinclair, Moose Lake Metis Federation
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Sydney McKay, Manitoba Metis Federation, Freda Lundmark, Metis Women of Manitoba
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Tony Belcourt, Constitutional Advisor, Metis National Council
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Remarks by Senator Edward Head
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Remarks by Vital Morin
Social 7, Ch. 8 Study Guide
Includes key definitions, questions and answers. For use with Chapter 8: The Metis from the textbook Voices and Visions: A Story of Canada.