Louis Riel: Justice Must Be Done
Argues for a posthumous pardon of the Metis leader.
Argues for a posthumous pardon of the Metis leader.
Historical note:
Letter written to his mother on November 15, 1885, the day before his execution.
Website contains links to trial transcript, chronology, selected maps, biography, and letters and diary entries introduced as evidence.
Brief history of the eight Métis Settlements in Alberta.
Special issue of Canadian Issues containing articles which focus on the Métis and the formation of Manitoba.
These communities were ones where the Métis lived on unused Municipal or Crown land or road allowances. They were characterized by poor housing and lack of collection of taxes and provision of government services. Information compiled from A Study of the Population of Indian Ancestry Living in Manitoba, under the direction of Jean H. Lagasse.
Collection of primary documents dealing with the conflict that
Student Research Project (MA) -- Nipissing University, 2010.
Minutes of the meeting containing four motions expressing confidence in Donald Smith, Member of Parliament and requesting that troops continue to be stationed at St. Boniface.