Saskatchewan History, vol. 8, no. 3, Autumn, 1955, pp. 95-107
Description
Journal of the John Alexander Victor Preston, a Lieutenant in D Company of the Midland Battalion in the Canadian militia in 1885. Preston’s company arrived in Batoche on the 13th of May joining Middleton’s command and participating in extinguishing the Northwest Resistance.
Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 95.
Saskatchewan History, vol. 17, no. 2, Spring, 1964, pp. 60-76
Description
Describes the arrival of Christian missionaries in the Red River Settlement in the early 1820s and then their expansion into the North-West Territories in the 1840s and 50s.
Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 60.
This letter, written by deputy sheriff of Prince Albert following his seven-week detainment by members of the Métis resistance, provides a prisoner of war’s perspective on the battles at Duck Lake, Fish Creek and Batoche.
Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 24.
Saskatchewan History, vol. 24, no. 2, Spring, 1971, pp. 63-72
Description
Describes the people and events surrounding the Frog Lake Massacre (1885); includes extensive information regarding the genealogy of several Métis families and their connections through the North West Company and the Hudson’s Bay Company.
Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 63.
Saskatchewan History, vol. 7, no. 2, Spring, 1954, pp. 56-59
Description
Describes the founding and operations of Last Mountain House, an outpost of Fort Qu’Appelle, notes the trading relationships with the Métis, Cree, Saulteaux, and Assiniboine peoples.
Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 56.
Saskatchewan History, vol. 3, no. 3, Autumn, 1950, pp. 104-110
Description
Considers Riel’s life and speculates on the role his mental health played in his choices and role as a leader of the Métis people.
Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 104.
Saskatchewan History, vol. 7, no. 1, Winter, 1954, pp. 1-16
Description
Describes the movement of Métis from the Red River Settlement following the Red River Resistance to western Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.
Translation of a portion of Le Métis Canadien.
Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 1.
Saskatchewan History, vol. 9, no. 1, Winter, 1956, pp. 1-15
Description
Traces the migration of many Métis to the United States following the Northwest Resistance and their economic marginalization on both sides of the boarder; examines questions of Indian title, treaty-making and the scrip program.
Chapter from Métis Settlement in the North-West Territories.
Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 1.