Resistance: 1869 & 1885

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James Brady #5

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
James (Jim) Brady
Art Davis
Indian History Film Project
A general account of the life of Jim Brady and his account of the Riel Rebellion of 1885.
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James Isbister (Portrait)

Images » Photographs
A photographic portrait of James Isbister, founder of Isbister's Settlement (1862) and prominent English Metis, and Prince Albert, citizen. Isbister was the sole English Metis delegate sent to fetch Riel from Montana. No date given.
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James (Jim) Brady

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Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
James (Jim) Brady
Art Davis
Indian History Film Project
An interview with Jim Brady about his life and his memories of the Frog Lake Massacre.
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James Mann Family Geneology

Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Frank Nash
The James Mann Family genealogy was researched and compiled by family member Frank Nash in December 1996. Only the research he compiled on the family of George Gwynne Mann was scanned for this database. Included in this research is G. G. Mann's account of his family's two month captivity in Wandering Spirit's camp from April to June 1885 (see historical note).
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James Walsh Papers - Letter to Cora Walsh from J.M. Walsh - 31 May 1890.

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Author/Creator
James Morrow Walsh
This folder contains a typescript of a letter from Walsh to his daughter Cora written in 1890, in which he describes his meetings with Sitting Bull and other aboriginal peoples in the late 1870s; and Walsh's account of how he 'succeeded in undoing' what Louis Riel had done to form a federation of the Indians and half-breeds of the prairies in 1877-1879.
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James Walsh Papers - The Riel Rebellion

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
James Morrow Walsh
This file contains James Walsh's account of how he 'succeeded in undoing' what Louis Riel had done to form a federation of the Indians and Metis of the Canadian prairies in 1877-1879.

Historical note:

James Morrow Walsh (22 May 1840 - 25 July 1905) was a North West Mounted Police (NWMP) officer and the first Commissioner of the Yukon Territory. Born in Prescott, Ontario, James Walsh was one of the original officers of the NWMP.
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Jimmy and Charlie Chief Interview

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Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Jimmy Chief
Charlie Chief
Alphonse LittlePopular
Indian History Film Project
Interview of the grandsons of Little Bear who discuss lifestyle. They tell stories about Cree raids on Blackfoot;the hanging of Little Bear and murder of a storekeeper's son by a medicine man. Interpreter by Alphonse Littlepoplar.
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Joe McKay

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Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
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Caption: 'Gentleman' Joe McKay, mixed-blood interpreter for the mounted police, fired the first shot in what would become known as the Duck Lake battle From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.
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[John Franklin Boyd]

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Author/Creator
John Franklin Boyd

Notes and sketches from a trip taken by John Franklin Boyd in July and August, 1885, from Minnedosa, Manitoba to visit Prince Albert and the places involved in the North-West Rebellion.

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Joseph Jobin

Alternate Title
Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
Images » Photographs
Photograph of the Bresaylor school teacher and Riel's agent in the Battleford area, was identified as president of the Cut Knife Hill camp during the rebellion trials. From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.
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Judge Hugh Richardson and Peter Hourie

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Photograph. Caption: "Judge Hugh Richardson (right) shaking hands with Peter Hourie, the court interpreter for the Indian trials." From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser. The Indian trials took place in Regina, North West Territories, after the trial of Louis Riel.
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Land Scrip as Neoliberal Aboriginal Governance: The Métis 'Trail of Tears'

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mac Cassia
Contends "that through the extreme and unique case presented by Métis resistance, the colonial Canadian state was (of desperation) forced to take extreme and unique measures." Social Sciences Bachelor's Diploma Thesis (B.A.)--University of the Fraser Valley, 2015.
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Landmarks at Batoche

Images » Photographs
A series of 27 photographs of landmarks at Batoche including church and plaque; 9 scanned here.
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The Last Buffalo Hunter

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Heather Devine
Prairie Forum, vol. 21, no. 2, Fall, 1996, pp. 274-276
Book review of: The Last Buffalo Hunter by Mary Weekes.
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The Late P.G. Laurie / Late Editor and Proprieter of The Battleford Herald. - [190-?].

Articles » General
Typescript of biography of P.G. Laurie, publisher of the Saskatchewan Herald newspaper, the oldest newspaper in Saskatchewan established in 1878. Source unknown.

Historical note:

Patrick Gammie Laurie (b. 1833 - d. 1903) arrived in Fort Garry, MB in 1869 and took charge of the "Nor'Wester" newspaper, which reported on the Red River Resistance. In 1878 he left for Battleford, SK where he established the Herald. He remained there until his death in 1903. During the Rebellion of 1885 he alternated between military duties and the publication of his paper.
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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 Joseph Pritchard Interview #1

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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

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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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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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Leonard Frank Pambrun Interview

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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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Letter from Middleton Demanding Poundmaker's Unconditional Surrender

Alternate Title
Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
Images » Photographs
Image showing General F.D. Middleton's letter to Poundmaker demanding unconditional surrender after Louis Riel's surrender on 17 May 1885. From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.
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Letter from Thomas Quinn to George G. Mann

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Author/Creator
Thomas T. Quinn
A photocopy of a letter sent by Indian agent Thomas Quinn of Frog Lake to farm instructor George G. Mann of Onion Lake on 31 March 1885. It reads: "Dear Mann - Messenger [that] hand you this letter is sent by me to tell some of your Indians to come here to have a talk and try and keep all quiet here. If any wish to come give them grub enough to come with to here. All quiet here and no danger. I will be down on the 2nd. Faithfully T. T. Quinn."
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Lieut. Col. A.G. Irvine

Alternate Title
Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
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Photograph of the Commissioner of the North West Mounted Police from 1880 to 1886. From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser. On the formation of the North-West Mounted Police in May 1875, Acheson Gosford Irvine (1837-1916) was appointed Assistant Commissioner and became Commissioner in November 1880. He was also in command of the police during the Northwest Rebellion of 1885.
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Lieut.-Col. Boulton - Sketch. - 1885.

Documents & Presentations
Portrait sketch of Lieut.-Col. Charles A. Boulton.

Historical note:

Charles Arkoll Boulton (b. 17 April 1841 - d. 15 May 1899) is noted for his role in the Red River and North-West Resistances.
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Lieut.-Col. E.W. Hubbell, Inspector of Surveys - Portrait

Images » Photographs
Image of E.W. Hubbell, Inspector of Surveyor and veteran of the Northwest Resistance. On back of photo: "Served in Riel Rebellion with Ontario Midland. From childhood I knew him. He lived in Prince Albert and surveyed the area in the 90s. On his mother's side, a Molson from Montreal."

Historical note:

Ernest Wilson Hubbell was born at Brockville, Ontario on 5 November 1862. He died on 19 February 1943 at his home in Ottawa.
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Lieut.-Colonel Sam B. Steele

Alternate Title
Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
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Portrait of Samuel Benfield Steele wearing a military uniform and holding a sword. Caption: "Sam Steele from the mounted police and a small force surprised the retreating Indians at Loon Lake." From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser. During the North-West Rebellion Samuel Benfield Steele (1849-1919) was dispatched with a small force. Missing the Battle of Batoche the Mounties were sent to move against the last rebel force led by Big Bear.
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Life of W. J. Carter - 30 July 1923.

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Author/Creator
W.J. Carter
Typescript of W.J. Carter's autobiographical account of his life and experiences in Western Canada during the period 1879 to 1910s. The most interesting part is Carter's account of the impact of the Northwest Resistance of 1885 on the Prince Albert community. Carter, a carpenter by trade, was hired by William McKenzie in August 1889 to build stations on the railway between Regina and Prince Albert.
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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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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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Lost in the Snow - A Canadian Sketch

Archival » Archival Items
Harper's Weekly
Collection of Dr. Peter Purdue, College of Education, University of Saskatchewan. Published in Harper's Weekly, March 16, 1878 (page 216). No article associated with this image in the newspaper. Drawn by Howard Pyle.
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Louis Riel

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Charles W. Mathers
A.S. Morton
Sepia portrait of Louis Riel.
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Louis Riel

Images » Photographs
Negative of an artist's representation of Louis Riel, with beard.
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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 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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