1885: Metis Rebellion or Government Conspiracy?
E-Books
Author/Creator
Don McLean
Compilation of primary documents.
Argues that the legislation that allows bands to determine their own criteria for membership has, in some cases, resulted in exclusion of individuals who would belong if kinship laws were applied.
Exhaustive list (856 pages).
Written as a court transcript, the author shows the use of a traditional narrative for academic discourse.
Primarily newspaper articles.
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.