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Louis Riel (1844-1885)
Louis Riel Addressing Jury in Court House at Regina
Louis Riel on Trial
Historical note:
Manitoba Metis Federation
Maurice Boyer Interview
May Tea? : The Construction of Metis identity in 20th Century Penetanguishene and Ontario
Student Research Project (MA) -- Nipissing University, 2010.
Memorandum on the Subject of the Public Lands in the Province of Manitoba
Métis
Metis casualty
Métis Law in Canada, 2010
Metis prisoners in courtyard
Metis Rifle Pits Sketch Grayscale
Métis Self and Identity: The Search to Contribute a Verse
Integrated Studies Project (M.A.)--Athabasca University, 2010.
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Métis Veterans: Remembrances
Michel Dumais - Portrait
Historical note:
Michel Dumais, prominent South Branch Metis. Dumais was one of the delegates sent to retrieve Riel from Montana in 1884 along with Gabriel Dumont and James Isbister. He was farm instructor at the One Arrow Cree Reserve until 1885. After fighting in the Resistance he fled to Montana alongside Gabriel Dumont.The Old Settlers of the Red River
[Papers and Correspondence in Connection with Half-breed Claims and Other Matters Relating to the North-West Territories]
Pritchard Articles
Pritchard Articles 2
Provisional Government of Assiniboia: Acknowledging the Contribution of Original North American Peoples to the Creation of Manitoba
"Rebel Positions Fish Creek"
Rebellion, 1885 - Order book of the North-West Field Force.
The Rebellion in Canada
Recalling Traditional Métis Christmas and New Year's Celebrations
Red River's Anglophone Community: The Conflicting Views of John Christian Schultz and Alexander Begg
Discusses how the two men's writings illustrate the two views points about the best option for Red River settlement's future: those who were in favour of annexation by Canada and those who felt that it would not be in the settlement's best interests since terms and conditions of it's future would be dictated by eastern Canadians.
Report by Lieut. William F. Butler (69th Regt.) of His Journey from Fort Garry to Rocky Mountain House and Back, During the Winter of 1870-71. to Hon. Adams G. Archibald Lieut. Gov. Manitoba, 10th March, 1871.
Excerpt from The Great Lone Land, originally published in 1873.
Researching Your Métis Ancestors in Ontario: Standards and Sources
[Riel À M. Pierre Lavallée, Summer, 1883: Le Manitoba, 18 June, 1885[sic]]
In letter, Riel extols the virtues of the Métis. Text in French.
Riel Rebellion of 1885 - Causes
Riel Rebellion Period Newspapers
Ron J. Camponi Interview
Rose Bertha Fleury #1 Interview
The Saskatchewan rebellion - Newspaper clipping and sketch. - 18 April 1885.
"Scene of Fight" [Battle of Duck Lake]
Sentry Box in Prince Albert during Rebellion (some question as to info)
"The Settlers' Grand Difficulty": Haying in the Economy of the Red River Settlement
La Situation au Nord-Ouest
Story of the Northwest Resistance of 1885.
The Snow
A Son of the Fur Trade: The Memoirs of Johnny Grant
Spy Mission: The Trouble at Red River
Role playing game which involves John A. Macdonald asking students to become spies and send information back to the government. Suitable for Grades 5-11.