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Battle of Seven Oaks: 1816
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.
Bridge Between Nations: A History of First Nations in the Fraser River Basin
Canada. Department of Indian and Northern Affairs. Park Canada
Chapter 8: The Métis [Notes]
For use with chapter from the Grade 7 Social Studies textbook Voices and Visions: A Story of Canada.
Chapter 8: The Métis [Student Quiz]
For use with chapter from the Grade 7 Social Studies textbook Voices and Visions: A Story of Canada
Compact, Contract, Covenant: Canada's Treaty-Making Tradition
Correspondence Relating to Disturbances at Red River, 1869-70
Fort Carlton - Newspaper clipping. - 16 May 1955.
Forty Years in the North-West
Historical note:
W.J. Carter was a carpenter in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan (NWT).A General Statement and Report Relative to the Disturbances in the Indian Territories of British North America for Inquiring into the Offences Committed in the Said Indian Territories ...
Introductory Timeline of Settler Colonialism in Saskatchewan
Life and Times of the Great Sioux Nation
[Louis Riel's Part in Metis History and His Legacy in Canadian Culture]
The Metis and the Spirit of Resistance
The Métis of the South Saskatchewan: [Vol. 1 Draft Manuscript]
Native Americans: History and Its Consequences in Modern American Society
Northwest Changes
Power point looks at how the conflict between the Hudson's Bay Company and the Northwest Company influenced events in the Red River Settlement which ultimately led to the Battle of Seven Oaks.
Notes on the Historical Source Material in the Ayer Collection on the North American Indian Presented by Edward E. Ayer to the Newberry Library, Chicago.
Historical note:
"In 1911 Edward E. Ayer, a Chicago businessman, presented to The Newberry Library his collection of historical source material relating chiefly to the discovery, exploration and colonization of North America and to the native races of North America, the Hawaiian Islands and the Philippine Islands. It contains at present about 49,000 volumes, bound pamphlets, manuscripts, documents and other accessioned pieces."Our Land
Rebellion, 1885 - Some Causes of Unrest Among Indians in the Early "80s."
Rebellion, 1885 - State of the Infantry Brigade / Camp Fort Pitt
Historical note:
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Historical Background by Deputy Chief Francois Vincent, Council of the Huron-Wendat Nation
Seven Oaks: An Account of the Affair of Seven Oaks; and a Report of Proceedings of the Gathering for the Unveiling of the “Seven Oaks Monument,” June 19th, 1891
Authors present two different viewpoints on the Battle. Bryce regards it as a massacre, while Bell adopts a more neutral stance.
Social 7, Ch. 8 Study Guide
Includes key definitions, questions and answers. For use with Chapter 8: The Metis from the textbook Voices and Visions: A Story of Canada.