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An Absolutely Uncritical Look at What Has Been Written About the Métis.
Speech given at the1885 and After Conference held in Saskatoon in 1985 looks at historical ideologies regarding Métis culture in a contemporary context.
Actor Donald Sutherland Featured in Five-Hour 'Riel Commission' - Press release. - 16 April 1985.
Alberta Metis Nation; Constitutional Process
Aspects of Canadian Metis History
Batoche and the Northwest Revisited: A Century of Search and Development - Program. - 2-4 May 1985.
The Battle of Batoche
The Battle of Batoche: British Small Warfare and the Entrenched Métis
Battleford during the Rebellion of 1885
Book Reviews
Buffalo
The Buffalo Hunt
Changing Times
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.
Chapter XVI -- "An Indian Murder Case"
Chapter XX -- "The Rebellion of 1885"
Chapter XXI -- "Rebellion"
Chapter XXII -- "The Battleford Column"
Chapter XXIII -- "Prince Albert And The Rebellion"
Chapter XXIV -- "Mr. Thomas McKay Tried For His Life"
Chapter XXV -- "Duck Lake"
Chapter XXVI -- "How Big Tom Hourie Swam the Saskatchewan In Running Ice with Dispatches"
Chapter XXVII -- "How Tom Hourie Captured Riel"
Chapter XXVIX -- "The Quaint Indictment -- Seduced by the Devil"
Chapter XXX -- "Louis Riel's End"
Chapter XXXI -- "Louis Riel After Death"
Chapter XXXII -- "Jack Henderson"
Chapter XXXIII -- "A Local Account of the Duck Lake Fight"
Conflicting Plans
2nd edition.
Constitutional Entrenchment of Aboriginal Self-Government
Contrasting Worlds
Overview of Métis history from the 1600s to the early 1870s when many Métis migrated from Manitoba to Saskatchewan. Includes questions for students.
2nd edition.
Copy of the Document Sent to French Representatives by French People, Red River Settlement, 29 November 1869
Letter signed by 95 people states opposition to Louis Riel's proposal for establishment of a provisional government.
The Crutwell AMNSIS Local #66 recieve Ball Diamond Funds
The Dissolution of a Métis Community: Pointe à Grouette, 1860-1885
Ending an Era
The Enigma of Louis David Riel
Executive Summary, January, 1992
The Fiddle and the Sash: A History of the Métis of the Northwest Territories
"Fleury, Patrice"
"The Free People - Otipemisiwak": Batoche, Saskatchewan 1870-1930
The French Element In The Red River Settlement
The French Presence in the West, 1734-1874
Fur, Freight and Furore: The Longmores and the Saskatchewan
Gabriel Dumont
Gabriel Dumont: Métis Legend
Brief video discusses the life of the Metis leader and his role in the 1885 Resistance. Duration: 7:25.
Related Material: Transcript; Teacher's Guide.