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An Absolutely Uncritical Look at What Has Been Written About the Métis.
Speech given at the1885 and After Conference held in Saskatoon in 1985 looks at historical ideologies regarding Métis culture in a contemporary context.
Actor Donald Sutherland Featured in Five-Hour 'Riel Commission' - Press release. - 16 April 1985.
Aspects of Canadian Metis History
Batoche National Historic Site / Development of the Management Plan for Batoche / Parks Canada's response to Public Comment on the Plan Alternatives.- Report. - June 1982.
Batoche Project
Discusses the 1885 Resistance from the Métis perspective.
The Buffalo Hunt
Changing Times
Overview of Métis history from the 1840s to 1875. Discusses the collapse of the buffalo hunting economy, the establishment of the community of St. Laurent, passing of laws to establish order, and the arrival of the North West Mounted Police.
Includes questions for students.
Conflicting Plans
2nd edition.
Contrasting Worlds
Overview of Métis history from the 1600s to the early 1870s when many Métis migrated from Manitoba to Saskatchewan. Includes questions for students.
2nd edition.
Copy of the Document Sent to French Representatives by French People, Red River Settlement, 29 November 1869
Letter signed by 95 people states opposition to Louis Riel's proposal for establishment of a provisional government.
The Crutwell AMNSIS Local #66 recieve Ball Diamond Funds
Ending an Era
Ethnogenesis: Settlement and Growth of a "New People"
From "One Nation" in the Northeast to "New Nation" in the Northwest: A Look at the Emergence of the Metis
Gabriel Dumont
Gabriel Dumont: Métis Legend
Brief video discusses the life of the Metis leader and his role in the 1885 Resistance. Duration: 7:25.
Related Material: Transcript; Teacher's Guide.
Glimpses into the Laws and Governance of the Historic Métis Nation
Heirs of an Ambivalent Empire : French-Indigenous Relations And the Rise of the Métis in the Hudson Bay Watershed
Island Métis K-12 Resources Project: A Living Document of Métis Resources and History for Students and Teachers
Lists illustrated bboks, novels, videos, DVDs & film, short story/creative writing, and non-fiction for primary, intermediate, secondary grades.
Jean Baptiste Cadotte's First Family: Genealogical Summary
Cadotte (sometimes spelt Cadot) was a prominent figure in the Lake Superior fur trade and married two Ojibwe women, Athanasie and Catherine. These articles focus on the children of Athanasie, also known as Equawaice, part of the Bullhead Catfish clan.
Compilation of three articles which appeared in Michigan's Habitant Heritage in 2020-2021.
Jean Baptiste Cadotte's Second Family: Genealogical Summary
Cadotte (sometimes spelt Cadot) was a prominent figure in the Lake Superior fur trade and married two Ojibwe women, Athanasie and Catherine. These articles focus on the children of Catherine, whom he married in the custom of the country.
Compilation of four articles which appeared in Michigan's Habitant Heritage in 2015-2016.
Related: Jean Baptiste Cadotte's First Family.
Louis Riel
Louis Riel: A Bibliography
Louis Riel: A Bibliography
Many Tender Ties
Meeting at St. Boniface--Desire of the French to Retain the Troops
Minutes of the meeting containing four motions expressing confidence in Donald Smith, Member of Parliament and requesting that troops continue to be stationed at St. Boniface.
Métis Culture & Traditions: Métis Foundational Knowledge Theme
Metis Heritage Days at Batoche
Metis History Book Produced in PA by Author John Dorion
Métis in Alberta: Foundational Knowledge Theme
Métis Nation Governance: Métis Foundational Knowledge Theme
Métis Participation in the Treaty-Making Process in Ontario: A Reconnaissance
Métis Rising: Living Our Present Through the Power of Our Past
Mixed Bloods of Moose Factory, 1730 -1981: A Socio-Economic Study
Mrs. Lucinda Froman Interview
Msgr. Provencher and the Native People of Red River, 1818-1853
“My ancestors would be proud of us”: Métis Women and 2SLGBTQQIA+ People’s Housing Histories, Experiences, Struggles, and Perspectives
Sources of information include survey, conversational interviews, document analysis and literature reviews.
National Indian and Metis Friendship Centres Meeting in Prince Albert
The North-West Resistance of 1885
The One-and-A-Half Men
Paulet Paul: Métis or “House Indian” Folk-Hero?
Persistent Settlers: The Dispersal and Resettlement of the Red River Métis, 1870-1885
Red River Insurgence, 1869-70
The Red River Rebellion and J. S. Dennis, “Lieutenant and Conservator of the Peace”
Reflections on Fur Trade Social History and Metis History in Canada
Remembering Riel - Bob Beal and Rod MacLeod. - Article. - May 1985.
Riel Project / Bulletin / du Projet Riel - No.8. - October / Octobre.1982.
Historical note:
The purpose of the Riel project is to publish a critical edition of all the writings of Louis Riel. The edition is to present a printed version faithful to what Riel himself wrote, being "critical" in the sense that errors will be noted, variants recorded, and annotations furnished. In English / French.