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The Birth of Western Canada: A History of the Riel Rebellions
Canada and the Métis, 1869-1885
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.
Don McLean Interview
Edgar Dewdney and the Aftermath of the Rebellion
Emergence and Evolution of the Métis Nation
Chronicles the Métis people's struggles for recognition, land and self-government.
Fred Horse Interview 2
From New Peoples to New Nations: Aspects of Métis History and Identity from the Eighteenth to the Twenty-first Centuries
Giraud, M., "Western Metis After the Insurrection."
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
Louis Riel Trial (1885)
Website contains links to trial transcript, chronology, selected maps, biography, and letters and diary entries introduced as evidence.
Malcolm Norris Speech at Batoche
Marie Osecap 2 Interview
Métis Claims to "Indian" Title in Manitoba, 1860-1870
Métis Law in Canada, 2010
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.