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Lawrence Clarke: Architect of Revolt

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Martin Shulman
Don McLean
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 3, no. 1, 1983, pp. 57-68
Study of the Hudson's Bay Company's Chief Factor at Fort Carlton and his role in the Métis uprising in 1885.
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Lawrence Cook

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Lawrence Cook
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Lawrence Cook knew Jim Brady in 1949/50. He talks about the CCF government policies and how the people reacted to them, the Legion, and the various Co-op efforts that were tried in Cumberland. He is the only informant to talk about efforts by Brady to organize a Metis Association in Cumberland in 1949.
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Lawrence Joseph Pritchard Interview #1

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Lawrence Joseph Pritchard
Judy M. Thibodeau
Indian History Film Project
Interview is a general account of his life. He also briefly describes some of the activities of the Metis Society of Saskatchewan.
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Lawrence Joseph Pritchard Interview #2

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Lawrence Joseph Pritchard
Judy M. Thibodeau
Indian History Film Project
Interview is a general account of his life.
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Leaving Ste. Madeleine: A Michif Account

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Olivia N. Sammons
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 33, no. 2, 2013, pp. 149-164
Provides a first hand account of one family's forced relocation from a small Métis community in southwestern Manitoba. Text in both Michif and English.
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Legislative Assembly of Assiniboia: Activity and Resources

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Manitoba Metis Federation
Manitoba Government
[Louis Riel Institute?]

Website contains links to game in which students make choices about what the Red River Settlement's people should do leading up to the creation of Manitoba; teacher resources; and other resources arranged by theme.

Related Material: From the Past Into the Future: Legislative Assembly of Assiniboia: Teacher’s Guide.

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Legislative Assembly of Assiniboia Debates: Comprising the period from the ninth of March, 1870 to the twenty-fourth of June, 1870

Alternate Title
Reconstituted Debates of the Legislative Assembly of Assiniboia, 1870
Documents & Presentations

Synthesized from three sources: the journal of Thomas Bunn, the New Nation newspaper, and the Report of the Law Committee, written by Curtis James Bird. The Assembly was formed after the Convention of Forty.

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Leonard Frank Pambrun Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Leonard Frank Pambrun
Brenda Arnault
Indian History Film Project
Interview is a general account of his life. He describes his role in local Metis organization.
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Linda Youens Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Linda Youens
Carol Pearlstone
Indian History Film Project
Ms. Youens is a Metis, born in North Battleford, Saskatchewan. She was brought up in a series of foster homes and is now active in both the Women's Movement and with native groups. She talks about how the Metis are treated by outside groups, her childhood, and attitudes towards women among native societies.
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Liora Salter Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Liora Salter
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Liora Salter is a left wing activist who worked in Green Lake with the Neestow Project in the mid-sixties.
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Lloyd Chief Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Lloyd Chief
Mary Mountain
Iris Baker
Group of White Teachers
Indian History Film Project
An interview with the grandson of Misihew and great-grandson of Seekaskootch, Mr. Lloyd Chief. During the interview, Mr. Chief discusses a variety of subjects including: leadership qualities; intertribal wars of the Cree and Blackfoot; the power of dreams; the significance of the Northern Lights; and the powers of Cannibals.
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"La Loche"

E-Books
Author/Creator
Ray Marnoch
File contains the historical booklet, "I Wasn't Put on this Earth for Nothin': Stories from La Loche, Saskatchewan. It was a "Celebrate Saskatchewan, 1905-1980" brochure, compiled by Ray Marnoch.
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Lord Melgund and the North-West Campaign of 1885

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Gilbert John Murray Kynynmond Elliot
Carman Miller
Saskatchewan History, vol. 22, no. 3, Autumn, 1969, pp. [81]-108
Melgund was Major-General Middleton’s Chief of Staff during the North-West Resistance; his diary contains a detailed description of the campaign’s logistics and daily manoeuvers written from the vantage of the Commanding Officer’s camp. Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 81.
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Lord Selkirk's Work in Canada

E-Books
Author/Creator
Chester Martin
p. 240
Oxford Historical and Literary Studies Issued Under the Direction of Professors C. H. Firth & Walter Raleigh
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Louis Agnes Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Louis Agnes
Rose Saddleback
Indian History Film Project
Tells of the history of the Alexis and Paul bands and the establishment of their reserves.
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Louis Garneau Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Louis Garneau
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Louis Garneau was a cousin of Jim Brady and spent much of his youth with Jim. He speaks of working in the north during the 20s and 30s and of his recollections of Jim's family and political interests.
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Louis Riel

Alternate Title
[Métis Historical Booklet Series]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Joanne Pelletier
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Louis Riel

Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
Library and Archives Canada
Chronology of significant dates with links to documents in Library and Archives Canada collection.
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Louis Riel

Alternate Title
Historical Booklet (Canadian Historical Association) ; no. 50
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Thomas Flanagan
Historical Booklet (Canadian Historical Association)
Brief biography of the Métis leader.
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Louis Riel (1844-1885)

Alternate Title
2010 - The Year of the Métis
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Darren Prefontaine
Eagle Feather News, vol. 13, no. 11, November 2010, p. 13
Brief profile of Louis Riel, a prominent historic figure. Article found by scrolling to page 13.
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Louis Riel: A Bibliography

E-Books
Author/Creator
Ved Parkash Arora
Revised bibliography expands and updates published references including news papers, diaries, letters, photographs, and maps. Also includes citations for diaries and writings of Riel.
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Louis Riel and Sitting Bull's Sioux: Three Lost Letter's

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David G. McCrady
Prairie Forum, vol. 32, no. 2, Fall, 2007, pp. 223-234
Explains Riel's strategy to position himself as leader of the Montana Métis by eliminating the Sioux, led by Sitting Bull, from the Canadian-American borderlands.
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Louis Riel and the Fenian Raid of 1871

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
A. H. de Trémaudan
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 4, no. 2, June 1923, pp. 132-144
Uses papers written by Riel to analyze his perspective on the potential attack,
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Louis Riel and the Insanity Plea that Never Came

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
R. Patterson
A. Lee
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 147, no. 1, July 1, 1992, pp. 84-87
Brief overview of Riel's place in history and discussion of his symptoms of mental illness.
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Louis Riel and the Métis People

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Educational Resources Branch Instructional Resources Unit, Manitoba Education
Citizenship and Youth
Bibliography of resources for use in the classroom.
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Louis Riel: Changing Perceptions

Alternate Title
News in Review
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
CBC-TV News in Review, April 1992, pp. 60-82
Classroom lesson plan to accompany segment on DVD Best of News in Review: Native Studies.
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Louis Riel Day Festivities

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Linda Holoboff
79 images (11 scanned here) of the Louis Riel Day festivities in Saskatoon on July 9, 1978. They show people eating, racing canoes, running, firing guns and enjoying live music.
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