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1885: Métis Rebellion or Government Conspiracy?
The 1885 North-West Campaign Diary of Lieutenant R. Lyndhurst Wadmore, Infantry School Corps
91st Battalion, Qu'Appelle, N.W.T. - [1885?].
The Amnesty: Memoir on the Causes of the Troubles in the Northwest and the Negotiations That Brought about Their Amicable Settlement
Translation of an article which appeared in Le Nouveau Monde, February 4, 1874.
Antoine Lonesinger 6 Interview
As Long as the Sun Shines and Water Flows: A Reader in Canadian Native Studies
Batoche Dinner - Royal Regiment of Canada - Toronto, ON
Battleford during the Rebellion of 1885
The Bill That Will Not Die
Book Review
Book Reviews
Broken Treaties: United States and Canadian Relations with the Lakotas and the Plains Cree, 1868-1885
Canada. Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources
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 8: The Métis
Highlights development of Métis identity and culture and the conflict between colonists and residents of the Red River which culminated in the Red River Resistances of 1869 and 1885. Student handout for use with Chapter from Grade 7 Social Studies textbook Voices and Visions: A Story of Canada by Daniel Francis; contributing authors Angus Scully and Jill Germain.
Chapter 8: The Métis [Notes]
For use with chapter from the Grade 7 Social Studies textbook Voices and Visions: A Story of Canada.
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.
Commission to Study Halfbreed Land Claims - 1901
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.
Contesting the Colonial Order on the Canadian Prairies: Government Policy, Indigenous Resistance and the Administration of Treaty 6, 1870-1890
Cool Things in the Collection: Sessional Journal of the Legislative Assemby of Assiniboia, 1870
Correspondence and Papers Connected with Recent Occurrences in the North-West Territories
Cut Knife Hill Historic Marker Ceremony
"D" for Disturbance - Mrs. C. Wetton. - Newspaper articles. - January-February 1965.
Historical note:
Mrs. C. Wetton was a staff correspondent for the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix at North Battleford for 37 years."Department of Northern Affairs & Natural Resources"
Diefenbaker at Batoche cemetery
Duck Lake Agency - Ledger 1885-89, 1921-29
Historical note:
Harold Nelson Woodsworth served as an Indian Agent at a number of agencies in Saskatchewan.Emergence and Evolution of the Métis Nation
Chronicles the Métis people's struggles for recognition, land and self-government.
Ending an Era
Epitome of Parliamentary Documents in Connection with North-West Rebellion, 1885
Includes some discussion of Riel's trial and sentencing.
“Eskimo” Immigrants and Colonial Soldiers: Icelandic Immigrants and the North-West Resistance, 1885.
The Execution of Louis Riel: Speech of the Hon. John S. D. Thompson, Minister of Justice
Speech made in the House of Commons.
Experiences Conducting a Store in the '80's.
Facts for the People: The Northwest Rebellion, the Question of the Half-Breeds and the Government's Treatment of Them
Fifty HIstorical Vignettes: Views of the Common People
Fort Battleford National Historic Park. - Pamphlet. - 1956.
Historical note:
Fort Battleford, built in 1876 and in use until 1924, was the sixth Northwest Mounted Police fort to be established in the Northwest Territories of Canada, and played a central role in the events of the Northwest Resistance of 1885.Fort Battleford National Historic Park. - Pamphlet. - 1965.
Historical note:
The Gibbet of Regina: The Truth about Riel: Sir John A. Macdonald and His Cabinet before Public Opinion by One Who Knows
Halfbreeds: Primary Source Material
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.
In Memory of Mary Rose (Pritchard) Sayers: The Last Witness
The Indian Missionary Record (Vol. XVIII, No. 2, February, 1955)
The Indian Residential School System of Canada: The Search for Truth, the Need for Reconciliation
Indian Studies 221.3: Introduction to Métis History
Indians of the Prairie Provinces / (An Historical Review)
Indigenous Peoples within Canada: A Concise History: Student Resources
To accompany 5th edition of book written by Olive Patricia Dickason, William Newbigging and Cary Miller. Contains links to: chapter outlines; learning objectives; key terms, figures, or sites; study questions; essay questions; additional resources; and flashcards.