1885: Metis Rebellion or Government Conspiracy?
E-Books
Author/Creator
Don McLean
FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Contains historical documents, memos, reports, correspondence/letters, maps and submissions regarding validity of the 1909 surrender claim. Commissioners include: Roger J. Austine, Daniel J. Bellegarde, and Sheila G. Purdy. [These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]
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.