1988 Report of the Auditor General of Canada [to the House of Commons]: Chapter 14: Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
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Author/Creator
[Kenneth M. Dye]
Looks at the lack of acknowledgment of Riel being a Métis by English-speaking nor French-speaking writers.
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.