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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.
Annette, The Métis Spy: A Heroine of the N.W. Rebellion
Aspects of Canadian Metis History
Buffalo
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.
Constitutional Entrenchment of Aboriginal Self-Government
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
Detailed Report upon All Claims to Land and Right to Participate in the North-West Half-Breed Grant by Settlers along the South Saskatchewan ... Settlements Commonly Known as St. Louis de Langevin, St. Laurent or Batoche and Duck Lake
Ending an Era
The Fiddle and the Sash: A History of the Métis of the Northwest Territories
"The Free People - Otipemisiwak": Batoche, Saskatchewan 1870-1930
The French Presence in the West, 1734-1874
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.
The Gibbet of Regina
The Gibbet of Regina: The Truth about Riel: Sir John A. Macdonald and His Cabinet before Public Opinion by One Who Knows
Histoire de Saint-Boniface, Tome I, À l'Ombre des Cathédrales: des Origines de la Colonie Jusqu'en 1870
Louis Riel
Louis Riel
Louis Riel: A Bibliography
Louis Riel: A Bibliography
Louis Riel and the Insanity Plea that Never Came
Louis Riel: Changing Perceptions
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 Lands in Manitoba
Métis Lands in Manitoba
Métis Participation in the Treaty-Making Process in Ontario: A Reconnaissance
Msgr. Provencher and the Native People of Red River, 1818-1853
National Indian and Metis Friendship Centres Meeting in Prince Albert
The North-West Resistance of 1885
The Origin of Blue-Eyed Blond Indians
Paulet Paul: Métis or “House Indian” Folk-Hero?
Persistent Settlers: The Dispersal and Resettlement of the Red River Métis, 1870-1885
Procés des Personnes Impliquées dans l'insurrection du Nord-Ouest, 1885
The Queen vs. Louis Riel, Accused and Convicted of the Crime of High Treason: Report of Trial at Regina - Appeal to the Court of Queen's Bench Manitoba - Appeal to the Privy Council, England-Petition for Medical Examination of the Convict - List of Petitions for Commutation of Sentence
Of note: "The Prisoner's Address" by Louis Riel (begins on p. 147).