Epitome of Parliamentary Documents in Connection with North-West Rebellion, 1885
E-Books
Description
Includes some discussion of Riel's trial and sentencing.
Includes some discussion of Riel's trial and sentencing.
Speech made in the House of Commons.
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.Historical note:
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.Historical note:
Provides information about the government, culture and history of Nunavut, copies of many government documents and a Living Dictionary which finds words in Inuktitut, English, and French.
Designed to assist researchers and archivists by cross-referencing field offices to names of bands and the duration of their responsibility.