Batoche Project
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Christel Baber
Description
Discusses the 1885 Resistance from the Métis perspective.
Discusses the 1885 Resistance from the Métis perspective.
The battle was a confrontation between the Hudson's Bay Company and the North West Company during the Pemmican War which was precipitated by a proclamation that no pemmican could be exported from the Red River Colony. The North West contingent was led by Cuthbert Grant and included a large number of Métis.
Looks at the Battle of Seven Oaks and provides biographies of the Métis participants.
Examines the influence of the Battle of Seven Oaks on the creation of Métis nationhood.
Historical note:
Fort Battleford, built in 1876 and in use until 1924, was the sixth Northwest Mounted Police fort to be established in the Northwest Territories of Canada, and played a central role in the events of the Northwest Resistance of 1885.Historical note:
English Honors Thesis (BA) -- University of California, 2020.
Most references published in English.
Bibliography from Louis Riel c. Canada: les années rebelles.