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An Act further to amend The Indian Act, Chapter Forty-Three of the Revised Statutes. [Assented to 22nd May, 1888].
Annotated Bibliography: Métis in Ontario
Antoine Lonesinger 6 Interview
Are the Métis Treaty People?
Changes Come to the Canadian Prairies
Focuses on the numbered treaties and their effect on First Nations and the Métis, and the causes and impacts of the North-West Resistance. Intended for Grade 10 Social Studies students.
Chapter from Horizons: Canada's Emerging Identity, 2nd Edition, by Michael Cranny.
Chapter 9: The Métis Rise Up
Focuses on the causes of the Métis Resistances and their implications for the province of Manitoba and Canada as a whole. Intended for use in Grade 7 Social Studies classes.
Chapter from Our Canada: Origins, Peoples, Perspectives by David Rees, Darrell Anderson Gerrits, and Gratien Allaire.
Confederation Debates, 1865-1949: Intermediate/Senior Mini Unit: Manitoba Provincial Edition
After reading background information, brief biographies and primary materials, students engage in a debate between the pro- and anti-Confederation factions. Activities align with Manitoba curriculum guides for Grade 6 Social Studies and Grade 11 History of Canada.
[Daniels in Context]
Les Desjarlais: Aboriginal Ethnogenesis and Diaspora in a Canadien Family
Emergence and Evolution of the Métis Nation
Chronicles the Métis people's struggles for recognition, land and self-government.
Fragmentation and Realignment: The Continuing Cycle of Métis and Non-Status Indian Political Organizations in Canada
From New Peoples to New Nations: Aspects of Métis History and Identity from the Eighteenth to Twenty-First Centuries
History of the North-West [vol. 2]
How Did the Confederation of Manitoba Take Place?
For use with high school students. Excerpt from Shaping Canada: Our Histories from the Beginning to Present by Linda Connor, Brian Hull, and Connie Wyatt Anderson.
Isadore Ledoux Interview
Land Claims [Part One]
Mark Wolfleg Sr. Interview 2
Métis Perspective on the Split in Jurisdiction
Métis Scrip in Alberta
A Métis Treaty Through the Lens of International Law
Natives and Settlers Now and Then: Historical Issues and Current Perspectives on Treaties and Land Claims in Canada
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.
Political Responses
Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples: Issue 25 - Evidence - October 23, 2012
Racially "Indian", Legally "White": The Canadian State's Struggles to Categorize the Métis, 1850-1900
Reconsidering Confederation: Canada's Founding Debates, 1864 - 1999
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Chapter Two: Compact, Contract, Covenant: The Evolution of First Nations Treaty-Making by J.R. Miller.
Chapter Six: Resisting Canada’s Will: Manitoba’s Entry into Confederation by Robert Wardhaugh and Barry Ferguson.
Chapter Eleven: “A More Accurate Face on Canada to the World”: The Creation of Nunavut by P. Whitney Lackenbauer and Andr&ecaute Légaré.