Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Kurt Boyer
Our Legacy
kã-ki-pe-isi-nakatamãkawiyahk
Description
Looks at the aftermath of the defeated Métis at the Battle of Batoche and the fallout of the North-West Resistance for what would later become Canada.
Beyond the Battlefield: Gabriel Dumont and Métis Leadership (1837-1885)
Theses
Author/Creator
Krystl Dawn Raven
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2017.
Cemetery Project Highlights Métis Community of Batoche
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Karon Shmon
Eagle Feather News, vol. 15, no. 8, August 2012, p. 11
Description
Comments on a guide book which lists people interred in marked and unmarked graves in the Saint Antoine-de-Padoue Cemetery, Batoche National Historic Site.
Article located by scrolling to page 11.
Col. Frost laying a wreath at Gabriel Dumont Cairn, Batoche
Images » Photographs
Description
Colonel Frost and another member of the Royal Regiment lay a wreath at a monument to Gabriel Dumont in the Batoche Cemetery in 1962.
Ending an Era
Alternate Title
Métis Development in the Canadian West ; 5
E-Books
Author/Creator
Calvin Racette
The Fish Lake Fight - Rebels Under Dumont Firing on Middleton's Advance
Archival » Archival Items
[Montreal Star?]
Description
Collection of Dr. Peter Purdue, College of Education, University of Saskatchewan.
Published in [Montreal Star?], [?1885].
No article associated with this image in the newspaper.
Facsimiles of sketches furnished to the Montreal "Star" by a member of the expedition.
From Seven Oaks to Batoche: Métis Resistance in History and Narrative
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wolfgang Klooss
TransCanadiana, vol. 8, Canadian Sites of Resistance: Solidarity-Struggle=Change(?), 2016, pp. [25]-51
Description
Highlights some of the most important facts in the history of Métis resistance consulting both historiographic accounts and literary texts.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 25.
Gabriel Dumont
Alternate Title
[Métis Historical Booklet Series]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Joanne Pelletier
Gabriel Dumont (1837-1906) Man of Action
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Darren R. Préfontaine
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 5, May 2011, p. 14
Description
Brief profile of Métis military leader, Gabriel Dumont.
Article found by scrolling to pages 14 and 15.
Gabriel Dumont: Métis Legend
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies and Applied Research
Martin Shulman
Calvin Racette
Lorna Payne
Peter Myo
Description
Brief video discusses the life of the Metis leader and his role in the 1885 Resistance. Duration: 7:25.
Related Material: Transcript; Teacher's Guide.
Gabriel Dumont's Account of the North West Rebellion, 1885
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
George F. G. Stanley
Gabriel Dumont
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 30, no. 3, September 1949, pp. 249-269
Description
Brief introduction and transcription of Dumont's oral narrative of events.
Gabriel Dumont : The Métis Chief and His Lost World
Alternate Title
Encore Editions
E-Books
Author/Creator
George Woodcock
p. 257
"Gabriel Dumont with rifle."
Images » Photographs
Description
A portrait of Metis Gabriel Dumont posing with his rifle. He wears a fringed buck skin coat and a wide brimmed hat.
GDI Launches New Books at This Year's Back to Batoche
Alternate Title
Gabriel Dumont Institute Launches New Books at This Year's Back to Batoche
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Darren Préfontaine
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 8, August 2011, p. 12
Description
Introduces two books addressing Métis heroism during the 1885 Resistance.
Article located by scrolling to page 12.
A Glimpse of 1885
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Harold Aubrey Edward Ross
Saskatchewan History, vol. 21, no. 1, Winter , 1968, pp. 24-29
Description
This letter, written by deputy sheriff of Prince Albert following his seven-week detainment by members of the Métis resistance, provides a prisoner of war’s perspective on the battles at Duck Lake, Fish Creek and Batoche. Entire issue on one PDF file, scroll to page 24.
Head and shoulders shot of Gabriel Dumont
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Duffin & Co.
Description
A head and shoulders portrait of Gabriel Dumont, ca 1875.
"Hero of the Half-Breed Rebellion": Gabriel Dumont and Late Victorian Military Masculinity
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Matthew Barrett
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 48, no. 3, Fall, 2014, pp. 79-107
Description
Looks at how Métis General Gabriel Dumont is portrayed in modern interpretations of the 1885 North-West Rebellion.
A historical guide displaying Gabriel Dumont's Lefacheaux .38 Revolver
Images » Photographs
Description
A guide at Fort Battleford Museum points to Batoche on a map to show where Gabriel Dumont's Lefacheaux .38 pin fire revolver was used in 1885.
L' Insurrection du Nord-Ouest, 1885
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Léon Ledieu]
Joseph Boyden and John Ralston Saul. Part Five
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Joseph Boyden
John Ralston Saul
Description
Joseph Boyden and John Ralston Saul discuss their books from the Extraordinary Canadians series.
"October 12, 2010, Toronto Reference Library."
Duration: 6:38.
Joseph Boyden and John Ralston Saul. Part Four
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Joseph Boyden
John Ralston Saul
Description
Joseph Boyden and John Ralston Saul discuss their books from the Extraordinary Canadians series.
"October 12, 2010, Toronto Reference Library."
Duration: 9:57.
Joseph Boyden and John Ralston Saul. Part One
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Joseph Boyden
John Ralston Saul
Description
Joseph Boyden and John Ralston Saul discuss their books from the Extraordinary Canadians series.
"October 12, 2010, Toronto Reference Library."
Duration: 9:31.
Joseph Boyden and John Ralston Saul. Part Six
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Joseph Boyden
John Ralston Saul
Description
Joseph Boyden and John Ralston Saul discuss their books from the Extraordinary Canadians series.
"October 12, 2010, Toronto Reference Library."
Duration: 4:55.
Joseph Boyden and John Ralston Saul. Part Two
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Joseph Boyden
John Ralston Saul
Description
Joseph Boyden and John Ralston Saul discuss their books from the Extraordinary Canadians series.
"October 12, 2010, Toronto Reference Library."
Duration: 9:57.
Joseph Boyden: Author of Three Day Road & Riel/Dumont Bio
Alternate Title
Canada: Like You've Never Heard it Before
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Joseph Boyden
Description
Author discusses the connections between his biography of Louis Riel and Gabriel Dumont and his novel, Three Day Road.
Duration: 56:29.
Land Scrip as Neoliberal Aboriginal Governance: The Métis 'Trail of Tears'
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mac Cassia
Description
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.
[Louis Riel's Part in Metis History and His Legacy in Canadian Culture]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Ivana Nad'ová]
Description
Overview of the history of the Métis people from events proceeding the Manitoba Act to the trial and execution of Louis Riel.
Bachelor's Diploma Thesis towards undergraduate degree in English Language and Literature (B.A.)--Masaryk University, 2006.
New Resources Available From the Gabriel Dumon Institute
Articles » General
Author/Creator
David Morin
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 7, July 2011, p. 19
Description
Reports the publication of a children's story about a Métis grandmother and her granddaughter and a book about iconic Métis figure Gabriel Dumont.
Article located by scrolling to page 19.
The Northwest Resistance
Archival » Collections (primary materials)
Author/Creator
University of Saskatchewan Library
University of Saskatchewan Archives
Description
Database of material at University of Saskatchewan Archives and University of Saskatchewan Library (Special Collections) relating to the Northwest Resistance of 1885. Includes some digitized images linked to descriptions in database, biographies of key participants and a chronology of events.
Pride and Poverty: The Rise and Fall of the Metis in Western Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
Don McLean
Sam Steele and the Northwest Rebellion: The Trail of 1885
Alternate Title
Amazing Stories
E-Books
Author/Creator
Wayne F. Brown
Sessional Papers No. 43
Archival » Archival Items
Description
These papers include: Louis Riel's correspondence and the minutes of the Métis Provisional Government.
In two parts.
Skinning the Narrative: The Story of Fish Creek
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Margaret L. Clarke
Prairie Forum, vol. 27, no. 2, Fall, 2002, pp. 255-262
Description
Suggests that unique details are missing from the history of the 1885 Battle of Fish Creek.
Tales from Big Spirit by David A. Robertson and Wai Tien (HighWater Press, 2014-18)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
David Dowling
Description
Questions and answers for seven of the graphic novels in the series: The Ballad of Nancy April: Shawnadithit; The Rebel: Gabriel Dumont; The Scout: Tommy Prince; The Peacemaker: Thanadelthur; The Poet: Pauline Johnson; The Land of Os: John Ramsay; The Chief: Mistahimaskwa. Books are recommended for grades 4-6 social studies classes.
A Tour of the Rebellion Battlefields
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Everett Baker
Saskatchewan History, vol. 3, no. 1, Winter, 1950, pp. 30-33
Description
Describes the author’s experience visiting locations associated with the Northwest Resistance such as Fort Carlton, Clark's Crossing, Fish Creek, Batoche and Duck Lake, and speaking to local people about the different sites and events. Entire issue on one PDF file, scroll to page 30.
The Virtual Museum of Métis History and Culture: Learning Resources
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies and Applied Research
Description
Provides access to a variety of Gabriel Dumont Institute's general educational resources, including items on the traditional Métis lifestyle.
Was Chief One Arrow Really a Rebel, Asks Stonechild
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Blair Stonechild
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 10, October 2007, p. 3
Description
Article submitted by an Eagle Feather News reader commenting on the September 2007 cover story.
Article located by scrolling to page 3.