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Alfred Boyer Interview
The Amnesty: Memoir on the Causes of the Troubles in the Northwest and the Negotiations That Brought about Their Amicable Settlement
Translation of an article which appeared in Le Nouveau Monde, February 4, 1874.
Antoine Lonesinger 6 Interview
As Long as the Sun Shines and Water Flows: A Reader in Canadian Native Studies
Attacking the State: The Levying War Charge in Canadian Treason Law
Batoche Cairn Dedication Ceremony, mid 1920s
Battleford and Medicine Hat - Newspaper clipping - 9 May 1885.
Battleford during the Rebellion of 1885
Battleford Hangings
The Battleford Post - Pamphlet. - 1949.
Historical note:
Fort Battleford, built in 1876 and in use until 1924, was the sixth Northwest Mounted Police fort to be established in the Northwest Territories of Canada, and played a central role in the events of the Northwest Resistance of 1885.Battleford Remembers Stockade Days
"Beatty, Reginald Bird-Diary & Correspondence"
Big Bear
Big Bear at Stony Mountain Penitentiary
The Bill That Will Not Die
The Birth of Western Canada: A History of the Riel Rebellions
Book Reviews
Canada and the Métis, 1869-1885
Canada. Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources
Canada, - The Riel Rebellion - A Convoy of Northwest Police on the March.
Changes Come to the Canadian Prairies
Focuses on the numbered treaties and their effect on First Nations and the Métis, and the causes and impacts of the North-West Resistance. Intended for Grade 10 Social Studies students.
Chapter from Horizons: Canada's Emerging Identity, 2nd Edition, by Michael Cranny.
Chapter 9: The Métis Rise Up
Focuses on the causes of the Métis Resistances and their implications for the province of Manitoba and Canada as a whole. Intended for use in Grade 7 Social Studies classes.
Chapter from Our Canada: Origins, Peoples, Perspectives by David Rees, Darrell Anderson Gerrits, and Gratien Allaire.
Chapter XXI -- "Rebellion"
Chapter XXVIX -- "The Quaint Indictment -- Seduced by the Devil"
Commission to Study Halfbreed Land Claims - 1901
Confederation Debates, 1865-1949: Intermediate/Senior Mini Unit: Manitoba Provincial Edition
After reading background information, brief biographies and primary materials, students engage in a debate between the pro- and anti-Confederation factions. Activities align with Manitoba curriculum guides for Grade 6 Social Studies and Grade 11 History of Canada.
Contesting the Colonial Order on the Canadian Prairies: Government Policy, Indigenous Resistance and the Administration of Treaty 6, 1870-1890
A Convoy of Northwest Police on the March - Sketch. - 1885.
Cut Knife Plaque
Deconstructing History: An Analysis of Rita Bouvier's Poem "Riel Is Dead and I Am Alive"
Diary of Francis Dickens - Vernon LaChance. - May 1930.
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Don McLean Interview
Dr. A.B. Stewart Papers - Napoleon Venne Correspondence. - 1923-1924.
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Duck Lake Agency - Ledger 1885-89, 1921-29
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Harold Nelson Woodsworth served as an Indian Agent at a number of agencies in Saskatchewan.The Early West
Edgar Dewdney and the Aftermath of the Rebellion
Emergence and Evolution of the Métis Nation
Chronicles the Métis people's struggles for recognition, land and self-government.
Emily Norris Roehl Interview
Epitome of Parliamentary Documents in Connection with North-West Rebellion, 1885
Includes some discussion of Riel's trial and sentencing.
The Execution of Louis Riel: Speech of the Hon. John S. D. Thompson, Minister of Justice
Speech made in the House of Commons.
Exoneration for Louis Riel: Mercy, Justice, or Political Expediency?
The Face Pullers: Ch. 1 Images - Big Bear 1825-88
Final Trial Statement & Subsequent Renounciation of Louis Riel: Final Statement of Louis Riel at His Trial in Regina
Fort Battleford National Historic Park
Fort Battleford National Historic Park. - Pamphlet. - 1956.
Historical note:
Fort Battleford, built in 1876 and in use until 1924, was the sixth Northwest Mounted Police fort to be established in the Northwest Territories of Canada, and played a central role in the events of the Northwest Resistance of 1885.Fort Battleford National Historic Park. - Pamphlet. - 1965.
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Fort Carlton / A Saskatchewan Historic Site - Pamphlet. - 1967.
Historical note:
Fort Carlton was a Hudson's Bay Company fur trade post from 1810 until 1885. As a Company post it primarily dealt in provisions, namely pemmican and buffalo robes although other furs were traded as well.