1885: Rebellion or Resistance?
Explains why the Metis prefer to use the word resistance to describe the conflicts labelled as the Red River Rebellion and North West Rebellion by the Canadian government and press.
Explains why the Metis prefer to use the word resistance to describe the conflicts labelled as the Red River Rebellion and North West Rebellion by the Canadian government and press.
Educational resource tells the story of Thomas George Prince.
Unit lloks at how the Seven Years' War restructured the balance of power between Europeans and Indigenous peoples in North America. Designed for Grade 8 students.
Translation of an article which appeared in Le Nouveau Monde, February 4, 1874.
Report dealing with the National Historic Park at Batoche and discussing various proposed improvements and difficulties. Includes discussion of archeaology, classification, preservation, tourist facilities, ecology, historical representation and other issues encountered by the Park.
Booklet focuses on the Battle of Batoche, the final confrontation in the North-West Resistance.
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.
Most references published in English.
Bibliography from Louis Riel c. Canada: les années rebelles.
Historical note:
The Rocky Mountain Rangers, under Captain Stewart, and the Moose Mountain Scouts, under Captain White, were also put in commission for service during the 1885 Resistance.For use with chapter from the Grade 7 Social Studies textbook Voices and Visions: A Story of Canada.
For use with chapter from the Grade 7 Social Studies textbook Voices and Visions: A Story of Canada.
For use with chapter from the Grade 7 Social Studies textbook Voices and Visions: A Story of Canada
Historical note:
On 2 May 1885 Lieutenant Colonel William Otter was defeated by Poundmaker's war chief Fine-Day at the Battle of Cut Knife near Battleford, SK. A flying column of Canadian militia and army regulars was defeated by Poundmaker despite their use of a Gatling gun.Suitable for Grades 4 and 5.