History
Cumberland House: Two Hundred Years of History
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mary Helen Richards
Saskatchewan History, vol. 27, no. 3, Autumn, 1974, pp. 108-114
Description
Recounts the founding and history of the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) fur trading post; discusses the post’s relationship with surrounding Indigenous communities.
Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 108.
[Daniels in Context]
Alternate Title
Daniels: In and Beyond the Law
Harry Daniels and the Daniels Case: A Son's Perspective on the Man, His Legacy and Vision for a United Métis Nation
Threading the Constitutional Needle with Sinew of Métisland and Métis
[What Brought It On - and Did We Get What We Wanted?]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Tony Belcourt
Elmer Ghostkeeper
Gabriel Daniels
Maria Campbell
Description
Speakers discuss struggles for Métis rights and recognition which led to Daniels case and the Supreme Court's ruling that Métis and non-Status individuals fall within the definition of "Indian" in section 91(24) of the Constitution Act,1867; Maria Campbell reminisces about leader Harry Daniels, who initiated the court action.
Duration: 1:59:52.
Presentations are part of the conference "Daniels: In and Beyond the Law" held at University of Alberta, Jan. 26-27, 2017.
David James Harding Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
David James Harding
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Description
Discusses Malcolm Norris and his political views, his involvement with the Neestow Project, his visions for the future, his family, his frustrations and short-comings.
Declaration of Metis and Indian Rights
Alternate Title
Declaration of Rights: Native Council of Canada--1979
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Council of Canada
Description
Outlines the major objectives of the Metis and non-status indigenous people in Canada. Appendices include: Metis National Anthem, Metis petitions for special rights 1845, List of Rights from Metis Provisional Government 1870, Constitutional and Legislative Recognition of Rights of Metis and Non-Status Indians, Metis Petitions, and the Principles of the Metis Movement.
Decolonizing Métis Pedagogies in Post-Secondary Settings
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Adam Gaudry
Robert L. A. Hancock
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 35, no. 1, Indigenous Pedagogies Resurgence and Restoration, 2012, pp. 7-22, 222
Description
Discusses the discourses of history for Indigenous education and how reconceptualizing Métis history is important to transforming educational institutions.
Dennis and Jean Fisher Donate Large Collection of Métis-Related Artefacts to Gabriel Dumont Institute
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Darren R. Prefontaine
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 9, October 2011, p. 18, 19
Description
Looks at a collection of Métis artifacts collected by a Saskatoon couple, with a keen interest in history, relating to the 1885 Resistance and Métis and First Nations people.
Article located by scrolling to page 18 and 19.
“Destined to Raise Her Caste”: Sarah Ballenden and the Foss-Pelly Scandal
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sylvia Van Kirk
Transactions of the Historical and Scientific Society of Manitoba, no. 31, Series 3, 1974-1975, p. [?]
Description
Gives background information on events which led to the attack on a Métis woman for alleged immoral behaviour in 1850.
The Diary of Lieut. J.A.V. Preston, 1885
Articles » General
Author/Creator
J. A. V. Preston
Saskatchewan History, vol. 8, no. 3, Autumn, 1955, pp. 95-107
Description
Journal of the John Alexander Victor Preston, a Lieutenant in D Company of the Midland Battalion in the Canadian militia in 1885. Preston’s company arrived in Batoche on the 13th of May joining Middleton’s command and participating in extinguishing the Northwest Resistance.
Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 95.
Digital Archives Database
Alternate Title
Métis Digital Archive
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
[Métis Research Lab
University of Ottawa?]
Description
Contains links to thousands of Métis historical documents, personal accounts, genealogical information and Hudson's Bay Company, Census, and Church missionary records.
Digital Archives Database Project
Alternate Title
[Métis] Digital Archives Database Project
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
[Adrienne Fleming
Paul Gareau
Katie Pollock
Joseph Arbour
Tim Foran]
Description
Contains three basic datasets: Sacramental Records from the Great Lakes, Red River, and Great Plains, Censuses, 1827-1870, and western north American fur trade documents, 1793-1858. Much, but not all, of the information relates to the Métis.
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Director, Journal Of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain, "The Mixed or 'Half-Breed' Races of North-Western Canada", by A. P. Reid, 1875.
Documents & Presentations
Description
Note: The title and description of this document uses wording that was common to mainstream society of that time period in history. As such, it contains language that is no longer in common use and may offend some readers. This wording should not be construed to represent the views of the Indigenous Studies Portal or the University of Saskatchewan Library.
A typed transcript of an old document, "The Mixed or 'Half-Breed' Races of North-Western Canada", by A. P. Reid, Director of the Journal Of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, 4 (1875): 45-52.
The Dispersal of the Métis
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[David Morin]
Description
Briefly explains reasons for the out-migration from Manitoba after the Red River Resistance and the 1885 Resistance, including disappearance of the bison-hunting economy, failure of agriculture, influx of settlers, racism, changes to legislation, and flaws in the Scrip system.
Dispossession vs. Accommodation in Plaintiff vs. Defendent Accounts of Métis Dispersal from Manitoba, 1870-1881
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
D. N. Sprague
Prairie Forum, vol. 16, no. 2, Fall, 1991, pp. 137-155
Description
Reviews and disputes the statistical evidence that suggests the Métis of Assiniboia were dispossessed by the governments of Canada and Manitoba.
Divided Loyalties
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Sasges
The Beaver, vol. 83, no. 3, June/July 2003, pp. 14-[?]
Description
Describes the Battle of Grand Coteau between the Métis and the Sioux in 1851 and explores the reasons for the migration of some Métis to the United States.
Documenting Historic Métis in Ontario
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gwen Reimer
Jean-Philippe Chartrand
Ethnohistory, vol. 51, no. 3, Summer, 2004, pp. 567-607
Description
Identifies sources and methods for documenting Métis during the fur trade period in Ontario in order to investigate legal and historical questions related to contemporary rights of Métis in that province.
Don McLean Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Don McLean
Christine Welsh
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with non-Indian employed at the Gabriel Dumont Institute in Regina. At the time of the interview he was writing a book on the history of the Metis nation.
Don Nielson Interview 1
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Don Nielson
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Description
Don Nielson was one of the original organizers of the Metis Association of Saskatchewan in 1964. He talks about the differences between Metis groups in the north and south and Norris's fight against government funding.
Don Nielson Interview 2
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Don Nielson
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Description
One of the original organizers of the Metis Association of Saskatchewan in 1964 discusses problems within native organizations between north and south, status and non-status, Liberal and CCF.
Dr. Russell's Carlton Trail
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ralph Russell
Description
Various historical notes on the Carlton Trail composed by Dr. Ralph Russell. Includes discussion of the trail itself, posts along it, and prominent persons connected with it (such as John Palliser and Gabriel Dumont).
Dr. Russell's Historical Notes
Documents & Presentations
Description
A series of historical notes on points of special interest between Saskatoon and Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Includes information on Metis Southbranch settlements such as Batoche and Duck Lake, as well as information on the Carlton and associated trails.
Dr. Russell's Water Transportation Prairie Provinces
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Ralph C. Russell
Description
A set of historical and bibliographical notes compiled by Dr. Russell on water transportation in what is today the prairie provinces. Includes information on the Northcote of 1885 Resistance fame. Also discusses the employment of Metis and First Nations men on riverboats, and gives prices at Gabriel's Crossing (Gabriel Dumont's ferry operation).
Duck Lake Agency - Ledger 1885-89, 1921-29
Documents & Presentations
Description
A book containing Indian Agent's ledgers from the Duck Lake agency for 1885-1889, and 1921-1929. The first half of this ledger is "Issues to Destitute Settlers" (Mrs. Gabriel Dumont and others connected to the 1885 Uprising are included); the second half is a calendar of outgoing correspondence.
Historical note:
Harold Nelson Woodsworth served as an Indian Agent at a number of agencies in Saskatchewan.The Early Missions of the Swan River District, 1821-1869
Articles » General
Author/Creator
J. F. Klaus
Saskatchewan History, vol. 17, no. 2, Spring, 1964, pp. 60-76
Description
Describes the arrival of Christian missionaries in the Red River Settlement in the early 1820s and then their expansion into the North-West Territories in the 1840s and 50s.
Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 60.
Edgar Dewdney and the Aftermath of the Rebellion
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jean Larmour
Saskatchewan History, vol. 23, no. 3, Autumn, 1970, pp. [105]-116
Description
Describes North-West Territories Lieutenant-Governor's opinions and influence in the trials of participants in the North-West Resistance, the restoration of the Canadian government’s authority in the Territories, and the relationship between the state and Indigenous peoples.
Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 105.
Education for Reconciliation: Métis Professional Learning
Alternate Title
[Métis Learner Series]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Métis Nation British Columbia
Description
Meant to educate people about who the Métis are, where they come from, and where they live today in British Columbia. First part focuses on identity and its importance; second part focuses on contemporary life.