Article relating to the Northwest Resistance battlefield of Batoche, SK as a national historic site, with a photograph of St. Antoine de Padoue Church.
A detailed history and guide to Fort Pitt Historic Park, located near present-day Lloydminster, Saskatchewan. Fort Pitt was an important scene of battle during the Northwest Resistance of 1885.
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND)
Description
Federal government review of Aboriginal life in the prairie provinces, covering areas such as pre-contact, explorers and traders, introduction of the horse, colonization, treaties, missionaries, the Northwest Resistance and education.
Prairie Forum, vol. 10, no. 1, Spring, 1985, pp. 1-15
Description
Examines the impact of Bishop Provencher on the Native Peoples of Red River, and comments on problems related to marriage practices, native cultural traditions, and attempts at agricultural and industrial practices.
Program from the Batoche National Historic Site, using maps and photographs to enhance the visitor's understanding of the Battle of Batoche during the Northwest Resistance.
A guide to Saskatchewan sites of historical interest related to the Northwest Resistance of 1885. It was released by the Northwest Advisory Committee and approved by the Government of Saskatchewan in the hope that it would "heighten public interest in the history of the events...and foster an expanding tourist industry." Includes many historical details of Resistance events in addition to as maps and pictures.
Government of Saskatchewan promotional pamphlet hailing 1985 as Saskatchewan Heritage Year. Part of the reason for this is the centennial of the Northwest Resistance, and the pamphlet encourages the public to visit historic sites related to it.
A Steele Narrows provincial historic park pamphlet giving historical background of the 1885 Riel Rebellion and the significance of the battle at Steele Narrows.
A brochure produced by Commemorate '85 Inc. (non-profit organization) that outlines events commemorating the Resistance of 1885 and short history of the resistance.