Lt. Arthur Howard behind Gatling gun, 1885
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Image of Lt. Arthur Howard posing with a Gatling gun, used in the Northwest Resistance.
Historical note:
First printed in The Illustrated War News, 1885.Designed for Grades 4-9.
For use with Grades 4-9.
Designed for Grades 4-9.
Designed for Grades 10-12.
Historical note:
Michel Dumais, prominent South Branch Metis. Dumais was one of the delegates sent to retrieve Riel from Montana in 1884 along with Gabriel Dumont and James Isbister. He was farm instructor at the One Arrow Cree Reserve until 1885. After fighting in the Resistance he fled to Montana alongside Gabriel Dumont.Designed for Grade 4.
Created for Grade 4.
Using interviews from the Jasper Indigenous Forum (JIF) the authors examines the struggle for Indigenous representations into how their culture is presented.
Guests discusses a variety of topics related to Métis culture . Interviews are approximately 30 minutes long.
Historical note:
Robinson Lyndhurst Wadmore, who was born in England in 1855, entered the Canadian forces as a lieutenant in 1883 and served with the Royal Canadian Regiment during the Northwest Resistance of 1885. Wadmore became a colonel in 1910. He died in Victoria, BC, in 1915.Historical note:
Robinson Lyndhurst Wadmore, who was born in England in 1855, entered the Canadian forces as a lieutenant in 1883 and served with the Royal Canadian Regiment during the Northwest Resistance of 1885. Wadmore became a colonel in 1910. He died in Victoria, BC, in 1915.