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American Indian Digital History Project
Includes links to several publications: The Indian Historian; The American Indian Magazine: A Journal of Race Progress; Honga: The Leader; The Indian Voice; Woonspe Wankantu: Santee Normal Training School, and Akwesasne Notes.
Annette, The Métis Spy: A Heroine of the N.W. Rebellion
Artifacts Found During the Francois-Finlay Post Excavation in 1964
Historical note:
Blackfeet at Earnscliffe
Calgary Stampede parade
Chief Martin Morigeau Interview
Chief Martin Morigeau Interview #2
Detailed Report upon All Claims to Land and Right to Participate in the North-West Half-Breed Grant by Settlers along the South Saskatchewan ... Settlements Commonly Known as St. Louis de Langevin, St. Laurent or Batoche and Duck Lake
Dr. Alice Kehoe at Francois-Finlay Post Excavation
Historical note:
The Francois-Finlay Post was the first "pedlar" post on the Saskatchewan River was a combined effort of François Le Blanc, a veteran of the La Vérendrye family's 1740's expeditions, and James Finlay, a Scottish-born businessman. Located just about 150 kilometres east of Prince Albert, below Finlay's Falls near present-day Nipawin, Saskatchewan, the stockaded post was the focus of 20th century archeological excavations.Epitome of Parliamentary Documents in Connection with North-West Rebellion, 1885
Includes some discussion of Riel's trial and sentencing.
Eskimo Telephone Operator
Excavating Post Walls at Francois Post (near Nipawin)
Historical note:
The post was built in 1763 the first "pedlar" post on the Saskatchewan River was a combined effort of François Le Blanc, a veteran of the La Vérendrye family's 1740's expeditions, and James Finlay, a Scottish-born businessman. The site is now underwater due to the nearby dam project.Excavation of Francois-Finlay Post
Historical note:
The Francois-Finlay Post was the first "pedlar" post on the Saskatchewan River was a combined effort of François Le Blanc, a veteran of the La Vérendrye family's 1740's expeditions, and James Finlay, a Scottish-born businessman. The site is currently under Tobin Lake, which was created by the construction of the Francois-Finlay dam.The Execution of Louis Riel: Speech of the Hon. John S. D. Thompson, Minister of Justice
Speech made in the House of Commons.
The Face Pullers: Ch.1 images - Blackfoot Chiefs en Route to Ottawa
The Face Pullers: Ch.1 images - "Indian Sun Dance, Making a Brave"
The Face Pullers: Ch. 1 Images - Participants at Sun Dance
Black and white photograph of two young Indigenous men on horseback. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
The Face Pullers: Ch. 2 Images - Portrait of Isapo-Muxika
The Face Pullers: Ch. 2 Images - Portrait of Piapot
Portrait of Cree Chief Piapot holding a rifle and wearing hat and scarf. Historical note:(Piapot (c.1816 - 1908) Chief of First Nations people in southern Saskatchewan in the late 1800s. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.