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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
Art K. Davis Interview
As Long as the Sun Shines and Water Flows: A Reader in Canadian Native Studies
Battleford during the Rebellion of 1885
Bill Wilson Interview
Canada and the Métis, 1869-1885
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 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.
The Commission of 1885 to the North-West Territories
Don McLean Interview
Don Nielson Interview 1
Don Nielson Interview 2
Epitome of Parliamentary Documents in Connection with North-West Rebellion, 1885
Includes some discussion of Riel's trial and sentencing.
The Execution of Louis Riel: Speech of the Hon. John S. D. Thompson, Minister of Justice
Speech made in the House of Commons.
First Nations, Métis, Inuit and Non-Aboriginal Federal Offenders: A Comparative Profile
Fort Carlton / A Saskatchewan Historic Site - Pamphlet. - 1967.
Historical note:
Fort Carlton was a Hudson's Bay Company fur trade post from 1810 until 1885. As a Company post it primarily dealt in provisions, namely pemmican and buffalo robes although other furs were traded as well.George Gwynne Mann Family Fonds
George Pritchard Interview #2
Gus MacDonald Interview
Halfbreeds: Primary Source Material
History of the North-West [vol. 2]
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.
Interdependence and Colonization: Metis Auxiliaries and the North-West Mounted Police, 1874-1895
Isadore Ledoux Interview
James E. Carriere Interview
James (Jim) Brady
Jean I. Goodwill Interview
Joseph Boyden and John Ralston Saul. Part Two
Keith F. Wright Interview
Lawrence Joseph Pritchard Interview #1
Lawrence Joseph Pritchard Interview #2
Laws and Societies in the Canadian West, 1670-1940
Legal Ideology in the Aftermath of Rebellion: The Convicted First Nations Participants, 1885
Leonard Frank Pambrun Interview
Louis Riel: Justice Must Be Done
Argues for a posthumous pardon of the Metis leader.
Mark Wolfleg Sr. Interview 2
Mederic McDougall Interview
Métis Claims to "Indian" Title in Manitoba, 1860-1870
Métis Veterans Launch Class Action Lawsuit
Mrs. Ada Ladue and Mrs. Beatrice Nightraveller Interview
Parade at Regina
Rebellion, 1885 - Some Causes of Unrest Among Indians in the Early "80s."
Rebellion, 1885 - State of the Infantry Brigade / Camp Fort Pitt
Historical note:
Reconsidering Confederation: Canada's Founding Debates, 1864 - 1999
See:
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.