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Canada and the Métis, 1869-1885
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 8: The Métis [Notes]
For use with chapter from the Grade 7 Social Studies textbook Voices and Visions: A Story of Canada.
The Commission of 1885 to the North-West Territories
Contrasting Worlds
Overview of Métis history from the 1600s to the early 1870s when many Métis migrated from Manitoba to Saskatchewan. Includes questions for students.
2nd edition.
The Diary of Lieut. J.A.V. Preston, 1885
Ending an Era
Gabriel Dumont : The Métis Chief and His Lost World
In Memory of Mary Rose (Pritchard) Sayers: The Last Witness
J. Z. LaRocque: A Métis Historian’s Account of His Family’s Experiences during the North-West Rebellion of 1885
Discusses Joseph Zépherin LaRocque, born in Lebret, Saskatchewan, who was one of the very few Métis vernacular historians writing in the early 20th century.
Legal Ideology in the Aftermath of Rebellion: The Convicted First Nations Participants, 1885
The Life and Times of Louis Riel
Louis Riel: Justice Must Be Done
Argues for a posthumous pardon of the Metis leader.
Louis Riel: Patriot and Rebel
Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
The Metis
North-West Rebellion 1885: Recollections, Reflections and Items from the Diary of Captain (now Lt. Col.) A. Hamlyn Todd who Commanded the Guards Company of Sharpshooters in that Expedition
[Papers and Correspondence in Connection with Half-breed Claims and Other Matters Relating to the North-West Territories]
Rebellion, 1885 - Some Causes of Unrest Among Indians in the Early "80s."
"Riel Rebellion"
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.
Staying in Place: Plains Metis Borderland Communities, 1885-1930
Steele Narrows: A Saskatchewan Historic Site
Historical note:
The Battle of Loon Lake concluded the Northwest Resistance on June 3 and was the last battle ever fought on Canadian soil.