Socials 10: Northwest Rebellion
"North-West Rebellion, 1885, culmination of the discontent of the MÉTIS, Indians and white settlers which had not abated since the RED RIVER REBELLION of 1869-70. The Plains Indians - CREE,BLACKFOOT, BLOOD, PEIGAN, Saulteaux - had been reduced to near starvation by the virtual disappearance of the buffalo." ...(Read More)
Source Citation: Beal, Bob and Rod MacLeod. "The North-West Rebellion." Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Dominion. 2011.
Websites
Taking the West: The North-West Rebellion
From the CBC, this website supports the documentary seriesCanada a People's History.
The Northwest Resistance 1885
This database of materials is from the University of Saskatchewan library. It provides an extensive bibliography and contains a chronolgy of events, images, and backgrounders on key individuals.
CBC Archives
View a CBC special report commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Batlle of Batoche.
The McCord Museum
Learn about the North-West Rebellion through the McCord Museum's photo collection.
Cede, Yield and Surrender: A History of Indian Treaties in Canada
From Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, this 15 minute documentary provides background on the negotiations and terms of various treaties in Canada.
Taking the West: The North-West Rebellion
From the CBC, this website supports the documentary seriesCanada a People's History.
The Northwest Resistance 1885
This database of materials is from the University of Saskatchewan library. It provides an extensive bibliography and contains a chronolgy of events, images, and backgrounders on key individuals.
CBC Archives
View a CBC special report commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Batlle of Batoche.
The McCord Museum
Learn about the North-West Rebellion through the McCord Museum's photo collection.
Cede, Yield and Surrender: A History of Indian Treaties in Canada
From Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, this 15 minute documentary provides background on the negotiations and terms of various treaties in Canada.