Grenadiers Relieving the 90th Battalion at Fish Creek, N.W. Rebellion, 1885
Guardhouse, N.W.M.P. Post at Regina, Sask., Where Louis Riel was Confined
"He shot Capt French"
Head and shoulders portrait of Chief Poundmaker
A History of Riel's Second Rebellion and How It Was Quelled
The History of the North-West Rebellion of 1885
House at Batoche used as a Barracks by the Metis in 1885
The Illustrated War News, Nos. 1 to 18 Inclusive: Containing All the Illustrations Referring to the North-West Rebellion of 1885, from Its Outbreak to the Return and Disbanding of Troops
Includes text and images.
Indignation of French-Canadians Over the Execution of Louis Riel / A Mob Burning an Effigy of Sir John Macdonald on the Pedestal of the Queen's Statue, Victoria Square, Montreal, Nov. 16, 1885. - Sketch. - 28 November 1885.
"Inspector Dickens Journal" Fort Pitt, 1885.
Historical note:
L' Insurrection du Nord-Ouest, 1885
[John Franklin Boyd]
Notes and sketches from a trip taken by John Franklin Boyd in July and August, 1885, from Minnedosa, Manitoba to visit Prince Albert and the places involved in the North-West Rebellion.
Judge Hugh Richardson and Peter Hourie
Land of the Red and White: 1875-1975
Letter from Middleton Demanding Poundmaker's Unconditional Surrender
Letter from Thomas Quinn to George G. Mann
Lieut.-Col. Boulton - Sketch. - 1885.
Historical note:
Charles Arkoll Boulton (b. 17 April 1841 - d. 15 May 1899) is noted for his role in the Red River and North-West Resistances.Lieut.- Col. W.M. DeRay [Williams] - Sketch. - [1885?].
Lieutenant Colonel Bowen Van Straubenzie - Sketch. - [1885?].
Historical note:
Lieutenant Colonel Bowen Van Straubenzie was involved in the Battle of Batoche.Lieutenant Colonel J.F. Turnbull - Sketch. - [1885?].
Louis Riel Addressing Jury in Court House at Regina
Louis Riel on Trial
Historical note:
Louis Riel Trial (1885)
Website contains links to trial transcript, chronology, selected maps, biography, and letters and diary entries introduced as evidence.
Lt. Arthur Howard behind Gatling gun, 1885
Mann Children in 1885
Map of the North-West Territories - Newspaper clipping. - [1885?].
Historical note:
First printed in The Illustrated War News, 1885.Men in front of Humboldt Telegraph Station
Metis casualty
Metis prisoners in courtyard
Metis Rifle Pits Sketch Grayscale
Metis Timeline Game
Students participate in game involving the events leading up to and following the Red River Resistance, with special attention to Louis Riel.
Michel Dumais - Portrait
Historical note:
Michel Dumais, prominent South Branch Metis. Dumais was one of the delegates sent to retrieve Riel from Montana in 1884 along with Gabriel Dumont and James Isbister. He was farm instructor at the One Arrow Cree Reserve until 1885. After fighting in the Resistance he fled to Montana alongside Gabriel Dumont.Military Operations Map, 1885
Militia at Winnipeg Station, North-West Rebellion, 1885
Militia Camp, North-West Rebellion, 1885
Murphy Diary
Newspaper Artists Impression of Riel and His Followers
North West Field Force During the North West Rebellion; Camping for the Night
North West Field Force During the North West Rebellion; Forage for Militia
North West Field Force During the North West Rebellion; Ox-cart
North West Rebellion - Prince Albert - Poem.
Northcote after Batoche, N.W. Rebellion, 1885
“Northwest" arriving at Battleford with General Middleton, May 1885
Officers of Governor-General's Body Guard at Humboldt during North-West Rebellion, 1885
Old house west of Duck Lake from which the Metis fired, North-West Rebellion, 1885
The Old Settlers of the Red River
"On the Big Bear Trail," N.W. Rebellion, 1885
One of Two Cree Women Who Surrendered at Battleford
Open History Seminar: Canadian History
Collection of primary and secondary sources suitable for use at secondary and post-secondary levels. Can be used to supplement Canadian History: Pre-Confederation and Canadian History: Post-Confederation.