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Assignment: “The 1885 Rebellion”
At the Cultural and Religious Crossroads: Sara Riel and the Grey Nuns in the Canadian Northwest, 1848-1883
Beyond the Battlefield: Gabriel Dumont and Métis Leadership (1837-1885)
Big Bear
Book Review
Book Review
A Brief History of the Military Career of Lieutenant R. Lyndhurst Wadmore, Infantry School Corps, April 8, 1885 to July 20, 1885, N.W. Campaign.
Historical note:
Robinson Lyndhurst Wadmore, who was born in England in 1855, entered the Canadian forces as a lieutenant in 1883 and served with the Royal Canadian Regiment during the Northwest Resistance of 1885. Wadmore became a colonel in 1910. He died in Victoria, BC, in 1955.The Diaries of Louis Riel
The Enigma of Louis David Riel
Experiences of Starting and Conducting a Store in Saskatchewan in the Early ‘80s.
Fine Day on horseback
The First Shot Rang Out
Website for virtual exhibit centred on the Battle of Duck Lake, the first armed engagement of the North West Resistance. Includes links to 110 images, the story of the battle from the differing perspectives of the museum, the Métis, civilians and military, and First Nations and brief biographies of Gabriel Dumont, Louis Riel, Hillyard Mitchell, L.N.F. Crozier, and Acheson Gosford Irvine.
Forty Years in the North-West
Historical note:
W.J. Carter was a carpenter in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan (NWT).Gabriel Dumont
Gabriel Dumont
Gabriel Dumont: Métis Legend
Brief video discusses the life of the Metis leader and his role in the 1885 Resistance. Duration: 7:25.
Related Material: Transcript; Teacher's Guide.
George Gwynne Mann Family Fonds
The Gibbet of Regina
Head and shoulders portrait of Chief Poundmaker
Henry Dufresne and Charles Trottier
Historical note:
This photograph is part of a collection of images used by Reg Taylor of the Saskatoon Star Phoenix in an article he wrote which featured William Bleasdell Cameron, a survivor of the so-called Frog Lake Massacre, 2 April 1885. The article appeared in the Star Phoenix October 23, 1947.Keeping It Riel
The Late P.G. Laurie / Late Editor and Proprieter of The Battleford Herald. - [190-?].
Historical note:
Patrick Gammie Laurie (b. 1833 - d. 1903) arrived in Fort Garry, MB in 1869 and took charge of the "Nor'Wester" newspaper, which reported on the Red River Resistance. In 1878 he left for Battleford, SK where he established the Herald. He remained there until his death in 1903. During the Rebellion of 1885 he alternated between military duties and the publication of his paper.Lawrence Clarke: Architect of Revolt
The Life and Times of Louis Riel
Life of W. J. Carter - 30 July 1923.
Living in the Shadow of Greatness: Louis Schmidt, Riel's Secretary
Louis Riel
Louis Riel
Louis Riel
Louis Riel, 1844-1885: A Biography
Louis Riel: A Bibliography
Louis Riel: One Life, One Vision
Louis Riel / Part One - W.O. Mitchell.
Louis Riel: Patriot and Rebel
Louis Riel: Patriot or Rebel?
Louis Riel’s Insanity Reconsidered
Louis Riel - The Rediscovered Hero
Louis Riel Trial (1885)
Website contains links to trial transcript, chronology, selected maps, biography, and letters and diary entries introduced as evidence.
Louis Schmidt: Patriarch of St. Louis
Mann Children in 1885
The Many Worlds of Louis Riel: A Political Odyssey from Red River to Montreal and Back 1840-1875
Métis Elders and Veterans
Métis Rose: A Portrait Elder Rose Fleury
The Mission of Dr. Lavell / The Lavell Report - 1963.
The Nor'westers Newspaper Series
This file contains the cover of the book The Nor’Westers, published by the North West Centennial Advisory Committee in 1985. The committee co-ordinated the provincial programs and events were conducted during 1985 to commemorate the anniversary of the Northwest Resistance. The book is comprised of 52 biographical sketches and portraits of men and women involved in the North West Rebellion.