Rhoda Strong Lowry: The Swamp Queen of Scuffletown

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eneida Sanderson Pugh
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 26, no. 1, 2002, pp. 67-81
Description
Examines the life of Rhoda Strong Lowry, a Native American women operating on the fringes of the U.S. Civil War, who directed her energies to the protection of her husband, family and community.
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Riel Country

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Martin Duckworth
Description
Film highlights play put on by high school Aboriginal students from Winnipeg's North End and Francophone students from Saint-Boniface. Discussion follows. Accompanying material: Riel Country: [Study Guide]. Duration: 49:05.
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Riel Finally Departs

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Manitoba Pageant, vol. 8, no. 3, April 1963, p. [?]
Description
Excerpt by Charles R. Tuttle from the book History of Manitoba describing how Riel was persuaded to leave the province.
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Riel House National Historic Site of Canada

Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
Parks Canada
Description
On-line tour of the Métis leader's family home. Provides links to history of the Métis, biography of Louis Riel and visitor information.
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"Riel Rebellion"

E-Books
Author/Creator
Jules Sioui
Vernon LaChance
Neil Brodie
Description
This file contains five booklets related to the history of the 1885 Riel Rebellion. Diary of Francis Dickens by Vernon LaChance (1930), Four Months Under Arms by H. S. Nelson (nd), Twelve Days With The Indians by Neil Brodie (1932), War-Peace in Canada: The Invader Responsible for the Death of the Patriot Louis Riel by Jules Sioui (1943), and Saskatchewan Guide to Historic Sites of the North West Rebellion (1985).
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The Riel Rebellion - A Battery Going to the Front

Archival » Archival Items
Haper's Weekly
Description
Collection of Dr. Peter Purdue, College of Education, University of Saskatchewan. Published in Harper's Weekly, May 9, 1885 [Page] 297. No article associated with this image in the newspaper. Drawn by T. De Thulstrup from sketches in the Toronto "War News."
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The Riel Rebellion and Canadian-American Relations

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alvin C. Glueck
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 36, no. 3, September 1955, pp. 199-221
Description
Looks at American efforts to use Métis unrest to annex the British Northwest.
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Riel Rebellion Period Newspapers

Articles » General
Description
A series of 1885 newspapers with articles covering the Saskatchewan Uprising. Includes The Penny Illustrated Paper and Illustrated Times of May 16, 1885, the Montreal Daily Herald and the Daily Commercial Gazette of July 8, 1885. Papers cover the battles of Batoche and Cut Knife Hill.
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Riel Rebellion troops in the Touchwood Hills

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Oliver B. Buell
Description
Riel Rebellion troops (Canadian militia?) in the Touchwood Hills, east of Humboldt, en route to Long Lake, N.W.T. Man on white horse is General Middleton, according to Aboriginal archivist Wes Fineday. (See RDB). There were several successive HBC fur trade ports in Touchwood Hills. Note telegraph poles.
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Riel's Handcuffs

Articles » General
Canada's History, vol. 96, no. 6, December-January 2016/2017, p. 17
Description
Very brief article contains photo of the handcuffs used to restrain Métis leader Louis Riel prior to his hanging in Regina, SK on November 16, 1885.
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The Riel Trial Revisited: Criminal Procedure and the Law in 1885*

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas Flanagan
Neil Watson
Saskatchewan History, vol. 34, no. 2, 1981, pp. 57-73
Description
Author examines some of the factors surrounding Riel’s trial for treason concluding that in spite of perceptions of injustice, the trial was fair and in line with the standards of the time Entire issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 57
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Rifleman Forin in the Riel Rebellion

Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Andrew Forin
Saskatchewan History, vol. 21, no. 3, Autumn, 1968, pp. [100]-111
Description
Diary of a rifleman serving in the Queens Own Rifles of Canada (QOR) during the North-West Resistance in 1885. Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 100.
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Rivals For Fur

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Arthur Ray
The Beaver, vol. 70, no. 2, April/May 1990, pp. 30-?
Description
Discusses the impact of the First World War on the fur industry and how Montreal became the dominant fur auction center.
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A River Tale: Protecting a Tawahka Way of Life

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kendra McSweeney
Zoe Pearson
Sara Santiago
Ana Gabriela Dominguez
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 35, no. 4, The Interconnectedness of Languages, Rivers, and Forests, December 2011, p. [?]
Description
A tribal matriarch discusses the turbulent river history, and the impending hydroelectric development, Patuca III.
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Robert Goodvoice 1

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Robert Goodvoice
Indian History Film Project
Description
Robert Goodvoice tells a story of the Sioux Indians' first contact with Europeans and prophecies regarding the Europeans. He gives accounts of the 1851 Treaty made at Fort Laramie between the Sioux and the American Government and of the 1862 Minnesota Massacre. He also tells of the establishment of the Wahpaton (Round Plain) Reserve in Saskatchewan, and its chiefs.
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Robert Goodvoice 3

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Robert Goodvoice
Indian History Film Project
Description
He gives an account of the Sioux participation in the War of 1812 on the side of the British, and the Sioux interpretation of the reward promised them by the British Crown; tells the history and whereabouts of the King George III medals given to the Sioux for their loyalty to the British Crown during the War of 1812; tells the story of two Sioux chiefs who were kidnapped in Manitoba and returned to the United States, presumably for their part in the 1862 Sioux uprising (Minnesota Massacre); tells of the dispersal of the Sioux in their flight from the U.S.
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Robert Goodvoice 7

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Robert Goodvoice
Indian History Film Project
Description
He tells a story of a woman who was taken prisoner and carried off to live in an enemy camp; her treachery against her brothers and husband when they came to rescue her; how she was killed by her own mother because of her treachery; her mother's atonement after the killing.
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Robert Goodvoice 8

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Robert Goodvoice
Indian History Film Project
Description
He gives an account of the 1862 Minnesota Massacre and, in its aftermath, the movement of a group of Sioux (Dakota) to Prince Albert, Saskatchewan under the leadership of Tarasota (?). He also gives an account of the 1885 Riel Rebellion and its effect on the Sioux (Dakota) living in the Prince Albert, Saskatchewan district.
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Robert Houle: Painting the Untold

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rhiannon Throop
Description
Discusses how Robert Houle communicates with his Aboriginal heritage by relaying personal and cultural histories in his work.
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Robert J. Deverell Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Robert J. Deverell
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Description
Discusses Jim Brady's philosophy, politics and interests in comparison with Malcolm Norris.
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Rocks at Whiskey Trench

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Alanis Obomsawin
Description
Personal stories from the 1990 Oka crisis including the Kahnawake evacuation of women, children and elderly over the Mercier Bridge. Duration: 105:45.
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The Role of Native American Dissatisfaction in Their Involvement in the Civil War

Alternate Title
Research Center Working Paper Series ; no. 16
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Courtney Steele
Description
"This paper focuses on Native American agency and their desire to attain the political and legal rights that would give them power to enforce treaty provisions, placing Native Americans at the center of the decision-making".
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Rose Bertha Fleury #1 Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Rose Bertha Fleury
Brenda Arnault
Indian History Film Project
Description
Interview includes a general account of Rose Bertha Fleury's life.
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