At Devil Lake
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Narcisse-Omer Cote (1859-1944) a civil servant for the Government of Canada, entered the department of the interior in 1879. In 1885, he was appointed secretary to the Royal Commission investigating and adjudicating Metis claims. In 1900 he became a Commissioner of the North-West Half-Breed Commission. The Commission was to enumerate and issue scrip to the Metis who qualified in the district of Saskatchewan and a small part of Manitoba. Their work lasted from May 16 to December 6 1900.At Snake Plains
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At Snake Plains (Men Posing in front of tent)
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At Snake Plains (picnic)
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Narcisse-Omer Cote (1859-1944) a civil servant for the Government of Canada, entered the department of the interior in 1879. In 1885, he was appointed secretary to the Royal Commission investigating and adjudicating Metis claims. In 1900 he became a Commissioner of the North-West Half-Breed Commission. The Commission was to enumerate and issue scrip to the Metis who qualified in the district of Saskatchewan and a small part of Manitoba. Their work lasted from May 16 to December 6 1900."A Being of a New World:" The Ambiguity of Mixed Blood in Pauline Johnson's "My Mother"
Case Study Report: Willow Bunch Healing Project
Commissioners and Women in Mess Tent at Duck Lake
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Commissioners' Mess Tent at Duck Lake
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Contours of a People: Metis Family, Mobility, and History
Contours of a People: Métis Family, Mobility, and History
Dismantling the Patriarchal Altar From Within
Encounter [Marie-Anne Lagimodière]
Forgotten Métis
Forgotten: The Métis Residential School Experience
Forgotten: The Métis Residential School Experience: Workshop Guide
From Rupert's Land to Canada: Essays in Honour of John E. Foster
Grade 8: Investigating Historical Significanace: A Métis Timeline
Half-Breed Commission at Duck Lake
Half-Breed Commission at Duck Lake
Half-Breed Commission at Duck lake
Half-Breed Commission at Fort Pitt
Half-Breed Commission at Sturgeon River
Half-Breed Commission on Trail to Green Lake
"Hero of the Half-Breed Rebellion": Gabriel Dumont and Late Victorian Military Masculinity
How the Fiddle Flows
Discusses how the fiddle and music relate to Metis history and culture. Narrated by Tantoo Cardinal. Duration: 48:03.
[The Identities of Marie Rose Delorme Smith: Portrait of a Métis Woman, 1861-1960]
The Influence of the Hudson's Bay Company in the Exploration and Settlement of the Red River Valley of the North
Jacob Johnston
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Kaa-tipeyimishoyaahk - 'We Are Those Who Own Ourselves': A Political History of Métis Self-Determination in the North-West, 1830-1870
Louis Riel, Justice, and Métis Self-Identification: Literary Politics for Survival in the Evolution of Canadian Nationhood
English Thesis (PhD) -- University of London, 2014.
Louis Riel, Justice and Métis Self-Identification: Literary Politics for Survival in the Evolution of Canadian Nationhood
Macdougall, Brenda, Discusses the Community of Ile a la Crosse (01)
Métis Dictionary of Biography: Volume B
Métis in Canada: History, Identity, Law and Politics
Métis in Canada: History, Identity, Law & Politics
"Métis": Race, Recognition, and the Struggle for Indigenous Peoplehood
Métis Remembrances of Education: Bridging History With Memory
Métis Rights and Land Claims: An Annotated Bibliography
Metis say Proof of Being is a Link to Riel: Identity Issue could be Settles by Courts
Metis Veterans Ready for Battle
Contends that after World War II ended, Metis veterans have seen no federally funded compensation, unlike non-Aboriginal veterans, and are ready to deal with the issue at a political level.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.5.
Metis Women's Traditional Art Series
Four videos discuss history and techniques of finger weaving, embroidery, rug-making, and beadwork.
The Mystery of the Bell
Documentary looks into the disappearance and re-appearance of the 'The Bell of Batoche' which was proported to have been seized by soldiers during the North-West Resistance. Duration: 45:09.
Related Material: Teacher Resource Guide.