From Saskatoon to Moose Jaw with the Prisoner Riel

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William Henry Trounce
Saskatchewan History, vol. 34, no. 2, 1981, pp. 75-75
Description
Selections from an archival letter written by William Henry Trounce to his mother in England in May of 1875. Mr. Trounce was part of a party that escorted Louis Riel to prison in Moose Jaw following the North West Resistance. Intro by D.H. Bocking. entire issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 74.
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From Seven Oaks to Batoche: Métis Resistance in History and Narrative

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wolfgang Klooss
TransCanadiana, vol. 8, Canadian Sites of Resistance: Solidarity-Struggle=Change(?), 2016, pp. [25]-51
Description
Highlights some of the most important facts in the history of Métis resistance consulting both historiographic accounts and literary texts. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 25.
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From the Klondike to Berlin: The Yukon in the First World War

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Gates
Northern Review, no. 43, The North and the First World War, April 2017, pp. 9-30
Description
Discusses the participation of the Yukon in the war including those who enlisted, those committed to efforts at home, women volunteers who fund raised and personal stories of participation by such folks as Joe Boyle, Robert Service, George Black, Martha Black and others.
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From the Reservation to Smithsonian via Alcatraz

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
George P. Horse Capture
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 18, no. 4, 1994, pp. 135-149
Description
Describes how there is sunshine everywhere, pride, perseverance, and a reawakening of an ancient culture which, the author contends, all came about due to the occupation of Alcatraz Island.
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Frontenac and the Iroquois, 1672-1682

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
W. J. Eccles
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 36, no. 1, March 1955, pp. 1-16
Description
Criticizes the French governor's handling of the situation in New France.
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Fugitive Indigeneity: Reclaiming the Terrain of Decolonial Struggle Through Indigenous Art

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jarrett Martineau
Eric Ritskes
Decolonization, vol. 3, no. 1, Indigenous Art, Aesthetics and Decolonial Struggle, 2014, pp. i-xii
Description
Introduction to a special themed issue on the connections and relationships between art, activism, resurgence, and resistance and how Indigenous artistic creation is connected to history, land, and community.
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Fur Loft Building

Images » Photographs
Description
The fur loft building at Lower Fort Garry. Fort Garry National Historic Park, Man.
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The Fur Trade and Eighteenth-Century Imperialism

Alternate Title
The Fur Trade and 18th Century Imperialism
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
W. J. Eccles
William and Mary Quarterly, vol. 40, no. 3, July 1983, pp. 341-662
Description
Discusses economics of the fur trade and missionary activity.
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The Future of the Indian Question (January 1891)

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nelson A. Miles
The North American Review, vol. 258, no. 4, Special Heritage Issue: The Indian Question, 1823-1973, Winter, 1973, pp. 75-78
Description
Contends that frontier problems are largely caused by civilian mismanagement. Originally published in North American Review, January 1891.
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The Future of the Red Man

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Simon Pokagon
[Forum], no. [23], August 1897, pp. 698-708
Description
Chief Simon Pokagon discusses the colonization of North America and the ensuing wars.
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Gabriel Dumont: Métis Legend

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies and Applied Research
Martin Shulman
Calvin Racette
Lorna Payne
Peter Myo
Description

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.

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Gender and Sexuality in the North American Borderlands, 1492-1848

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ann M. Little
History Compass, vol. 7, no. 6, November 2009, pp. 1606-1615
Description
Studies reveal that gender and sexuality were paramount to all colonial North American borderland encounters among and between Native Americans and Europeans.
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Gender Status Decline, Resistance, and Accommodation among Female Neophytes in the Missions of California: A San Gabriel Case Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Edward D. Castillo
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 18, no. 1, 1994, pp. 67-93
Description
Focuses on the Kumivit, or Gabrielino, Indians and documents the resistance and responses of women to the new colonial order. The time period covered for this topic includes Toypurina’s revolt and Bartolomea’s bitter recollections of the destruction of her culture.
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Gene Boy Came Home

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Alanis Obomsawin
Eugene Benedict
Description
Aboriginal veteran Eugene Benedict's account of his time in Vietnam, his rejection when he returned, and his journey back to his Odanak home. This film deals with scenes of violence. Viewer discretion is advised. Duration: 24:31.
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Gentleman Joe McKay & Mistawasis sitting

Images » Photographs
Description
A photographic studio portrait of "Gentleman" Joe McKay and Chief Mistawasis studying a book while sitting. Likely taken sometime after the 1885 uprising.
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George Clutesi #2 and Hayes

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George Clutesi
Mrs. Annie Hayes
Imbert Orchard
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where George Clutesi discusses his philosophy of education.
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George First Rider 8

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
Dila Provost
Albert Yellowhorn
Indian History Film Project
Description
A discussion of Treaty 7: promises made and broken; and the traditional relationship of the Indian to his surroundings.
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George First Rider Personal History

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
John Hellson
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with George First Rider where he talks about his childhood and lack of schooling, his development of horsemanship, his membership in holy societies and his alcoholism.
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George Gwynne Mann Family Fonds

Archival » Archival Items
Description
George Gwynne Mann was a farm instructor and Indian agent for the government of Canada in Onion Lake, North-West Territories from 1879 to 1900. Mann and his family fled Onion Lake to Fort Pitt after the so-called Frog Lake "massacre," and were later taken as hostages from Fort Pitt and held for two months by Plains Cree warriors. The file contains hand written manuscripts and photocopied documents that detail Mann family's involvement in the 1885 rebellion, and describe aspects of Aboriginal ceremony and culture.
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