Chapter XXX discusses the execution of Riel and the national reaction before and after. There are several quotations from Riel and his final letter to his mother appears in full.
Extract from The Story of Saskatchewan and Its People by John Hawkes.
File contains the reminiscences of Patrice Fleury who was born in Red River in 1842. He describes Metis Buffalo hunts and the debates in the community leading up to the Riel Rebellion of 1885.
Prairie Forum, vol. 28, no. 1, Spring, 2003, pp. 27-43
Description
Examines the relationship between Chief Big Bear and Henry Ross Halpin, a Hudson's Bay Company clerk during the 1885 Riel Resistance, and how Halpin came to Big Bear's defense after he was charged with treason.
This essay examines reasons for unrest among the Aboriginal population of the old Northwest in the years leading up to the disturbances of 1885. The writer worked for the Indian Department of the Dominion Government during this time. Item found within folder 1 of file Rebellion, 1885.
Canadian Literature, no. 177, Summer, 2003, pp. 34-54
Description
Argues that literary narratives provide readers with a sense of nation, unlike legal documents, citing Wiebe's book as providing such identity Métis peoples of the prairies.
Entire issue on one pdf. Scroll down to page 34 to access article.