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.
A book published by the Prince Albert Herald in 1935 which is a compilation of first hand stories of 1885. These stories had previously appeared in the Herald newspaper between March 19 and April 26, 1935. The stories are mainly from the point of view of non-Aboriginal settlers, however, there are some Metis stories.
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.
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