Prince Albert River Lots
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Lloyd Rodwell
Saskatchewan History, vol. 19, no. 3, Autumn, 1966, pp. 100-110
Description
Describes the process of surveying and assigning of patents for the river lots in the Prince Albert Settlement; discusses the sale of the land to settlers and land speculators.
Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 100.
Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples: Issue 25 - Evidence - October 23, 2012
Alternate Title
Introduction to Métis Scrip
Presentation to the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Frank Tough
Description
Explains the background and operation of the Scrip system which as put in place by the federal government as a way of extinguishing the Métis' Indian title and dealing with the land grant provided by the Manitoba Act, 1870.
"41st Parliament, 1st Session (June 2, 2011 - September 13, 2013)"
Prologue to the Red River Resistance: Pre-liminal Politics and the Triumph of Riel
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gerhard J. Ens
Journal of the Canadian Historical Association, vol. 5, no. 1, 1994, pp. 111-123
Description
Examines the leadership power struggle between William Dease, who stressed Metis rights and Louis Riel, who emphasized French and Catholic rights.
A Psycho-Medical History of Louis Riel
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Daniel Clark
Description
Written by the medical doctor who examined Riel three times to determine his sanity while he was imprisoned after the 1885 Resistance and awaiting trial.
Originally published in the American Journal of Insanity, July 1887.
Public Comment on the Themes and Objectives for Batoche [National Historic Park] - Report. - August 1980.
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Parks Canada
Description
This report summarizes the comments which interested parties shared with Parks Canada as to the future planning and development of Batoche National Historic Park. Themes suggested were featuring the past, present and future of Batoche; life before contact and the Canadian Pacific Railway. Objectives suggested were unbiased interpretation of events at Batoche, and the return of artifacts such as the church bell.
Race, Personality and History: A Review of Marcel Giraud's 'The Métis in the Canadian West'
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frank Tough
Native Studies Review, vol. 5, no. 2, 1989, pp. 55-93
Description
Analysis of the English translation of, Marcel Giraud's The Métis in the Canadian West which criticizes method and interpretation used by the author.
A Re-Examination of Race, Class and Society in Red River
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brian Gallagher
Native Studies Review, vol. 4, no. 1 & 2, 1988, pp. 25-65
Description
Argues that the decline of marriages between European officers of the Hudson's Bay Company and Métis women before 1870 was caused by the creation of a capitalistic labour market and not racism as regarded largely due to Sylvia Van Kirk's book, Many Tender Ties.
"Rebel Positions Fish Creek"
Images » Photographs
Description
A photograph of Metis positions on the Fish Creek battleground, likely taken shortly after the battle by a Canadian Army photographer. Presumably the Metis soldiers were positioned in the wooded area of the coulee visible ahead in the photograph. This may be the opening scene of the battle where Middleton's Scouts were met by an opening fusilade from the Metis ranks. The farmhouse visible on the right is possibly Tourond's house, for whose family the place takes its Metis name of "Tourond's Coulee."
Rebellion, 1885 - Order book of the North-West Field Force.
Archival » Archival Items
Description
Order book of the North-West Field Force, with Winnipeg being the first entry. Entries made from (all NWT / SK) Troy (Qu'Appelle), Fort Qu'Appelle and area, Humboldt, Clark's Crossing, Fish Creek, Gabriel's Crossing, Birch Hills, Batoche, Lepine, Prince Albert, while on board the steamer "North West," Battleford, Fort Pitt, while on board the steamer "Marquis"; (all NWT / MB) Cedar Lake, while on board the steamer "Princess," ending at Selkirk, MB. Entries made by Colonel Houghton, Lord Melgund, General Middleton's Chief of Staff, and a third unidentified officer.
Rebellion, 1885 - Some Causes of Unrest Among Indians in the Early "80s."
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
H.L. Loucks
Description
This essay examines reasons for unrest among the Aboriginal population of the old Northwest in the years leading up to the disturbances of 1885. The writer worked for the Indian Department of the Dominion Government during this time. Item found within folder 1 of file Rebellion, 1885.
The Rebellion in Canada
Archival » Archival Items
The Graphic, June 27, 1885, p. 5
Description
Collection of Dr. Peter Purdue, College of Education, University of Saskatchewan.
Images include: A Canadian Field Gun in Action; The Rebel Indian Chief Poundmaker Who Recently Surrendered; and The Rebel Indian Chief Big Bear, Still Uncaptured.
Published in The Graphic, [?1885].
No article associated with this image in the newspaper.
Recalling Traditional Métis Christmas and New Year's Celebrations
Alternate Title
2010 - The Year of the Métis
Articles » General
Eagle Feather News, vol. 13, no. 12, December 2010, p. 17
Description
Looks at food, activities, and traditions historically a part of two wintertime celebrations.
Article found by scrolling to page 17.
Recollecting: Lives of Aboriginal Women of the Canadian Northwest and Borderlands
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Karine R. Duhamel
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 92, no. 4, December 2011, pp. 722-743
Description
Book review of: Recollecting: Lives of Aboriginal Women of the Canadian Northwest and Borderlands edited by Sarah Carter, Patricia McCormack.
Book review found by scrolling to page 728.
Reconciliation and the Métis of Canada
Alternate Title
Reconciliation and the Métis Conference
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Nicholas Vrooman
Kerry Sloan
Nathalie Kermoal
Description
Presenters discuss Little Shell Tribe of the Chippewa of Montana's struggle for federal recognition, British Columbia Métis' perspectives on harvesting rights, and Canative Housing Corporation located in Edmonton, Alberta.
Duration: 1:31:39.
Reconsidering Confederation: Canada's Founding Debates, 1864 - 1999
Alternate Title
Compact, Contract, Covenant: The Evolution of First Nations Treaty-Making
Resisting Canada’s Will: Manitoba’s Entry into Confederation
“A More Accurate Face on Canada to the World”: The Creation of Nunavut
E-Books
Author/Creator
J. R. Miller
Daniel Heidt
Marcel Martel
Colin M. Coates
Martin Pâquet
... [et al.]
Description
See:
Chapter Two: Compact, Contract, Covenant: The Evolution of First Nations Treaty-Making by J.R. Miller.
Chapter Six: Resisting Canada’s Will: Manitoba’s Entry into Confederation by Robert Wardhaugh and Barry Ferguson.
Chapter Eleven: “A More Accurate Face on Canada to the World”: The Creation of Nunavut by P. Whitney Lackenbauer and Andr&ecaute Légaré.
Red River Cart at Calgary
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
E. Roper
Description
Photograph of a painting. Images depicts Indigenous man in European dress with family in Red River Cart passing by man and woman in traditional dress. The caption on back reads: "'Savage' and 'Civilised' Indians meeting."
Historical note: