1885: Metis Rebellion or Government Conspiracy?
E-Books
Author/Creator
Don McLean
Ethnic Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Berkeley, 2013.
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.
Letter signed by 95 people states opposition to Louis Riel's proposal for establishment of a provisional government.
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.
Comments on an informative meeting that looked at Aboriginal resistance over the past 150 years and a short history of the Indian Act.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.16.