Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 9, September 2008, p. 2,14
Description
Looks at a dance theatre piece, staged at Batoche National Park, based on the romance of Gabriel and Madeleine Dumont.
Article located by scrolling to page 2 and 14.
Chapter XXX discusses the execution of Riel and the national reaction before and after. There are several quotations from Riel and his final letter to his mother appears in full.
Extract from The Story of Saskatchewan and Its People by John Hawkes.
File contains the reminiscences of Patrice Fleury who was born in Red River in 1842. He describes Metis Buffalo hunts and the debates in the community leading up to the Riel Rebellion of 1885.
Introduction to the book, kā-kī-pē-isi-nakatamākawiyahk – Our Legacy which grew out of a desire to make materials relating to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples, found in Saskatchewan’s archival and libraries, more accessible.
Saskatchewan History, vol. 60, no. 2, Fall, 2008, pp. 2-15
Description
Cites and discusses the political discourse of Throne Speeches made in what is now Saskatchewan, their evolution over 130 years, and implications thereof. The “status of Indians in the North-West” is a notable element of these speeches and is frequently included.
Entire Issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 2.
A compilation of essays by : Deborah Lee, Liam Haggarty, Brendan Edwards, Tamara Starblanket, Camie Augustus, Kurt Boyer, Anna Flamino, Merle Massie, Yvonne Vizina, Patricia Deiter, Meagan Gough, and Alan Long.
This essay examines reasons for unrest among the Aboriginal population of the old Northwest in the years leading up to the disturbances of 1885. The writer worked for the Indian Department of the Dominion Government during this time. Item found within folder 1 of file Rebellion, 1885.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 28, no. 2, 2008, pp. 434-435
Description
Book review of: The Western Métis edited by Patrick C. Douad. Consists of articles originally published between 1978 and 2007 in .
Scroll to page 434 to read review.