A brief biographical sketch of the attorney who defended Poundmaker, Big Bear and One Arrow. Also included is an examination of how the lawyer handled his defence of those Indian chiefs.
Interview with professor at the University of Manitoba regarding his thoughts on Native Studies, the Métis and other projects he is working on.
Duration: 28:14.
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.
Interview with author of book, Louis Riel and the Creation of Modern Canada: Mythic Discourse and the Post-colonial State which examines Riel's religious background and the relationship to Canada's search for a national identity.
Duration: 35:33.
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.
Entire issue on one pdf. Scroll down to page 34 to access article.