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.
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: 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.
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.
"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.
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.
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.