Overview of the Rebellion

Revolt of the Metis by Jon Guttman

Canada, A People's History

This site has many interesting facts about the rebellion and about the events leading up to it. Here are some links.

Government and Eastern Canadian Perspective on the Northwest Rebellion

Building a Nation

Here are some of the episodes which deal with problems in the west from the First Nations perspective.

Whiskey Trade

Buffalo Slaughter

Treaties Signal End

A Slow Death

Here are some of the episodes which deal with problems in the west from the Metis and settler perspective.

Anger in the West

Return from Exile

First Nations links

Muskeg Lake Cree nation has some interesting stories from the rebellion http://www.muskeglake.com/rebellion.htm

Native Rights on the Prairies

Treaty map index http://www.kstrom.net/isk/maps/cantreat.html

Cultural Sites

The Blackfoot Tipi and the Luxton Museum of the Plains Indian

Through the Eyes of the Cree: The Art of Allen Sapp http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/allensapp/

The Plains Cree by Mandelbaum http://www.schoolnet.ca/aboriginal/Plains_Cree/index-e.html

Collection of Information based on the History Television series "The Chiefs" concerning Poundmaker, Big Bear, information about the rebellion, cree culture, and contemporary information about the Cree http://www.historytelevision.ca/chiefs/htmlen/cree/default.asp

Present Day First Nations sites on the Web

First Nations Bands of Saskatchewan http://www.sicc.sk.ca/bands/index.html

Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Center http://www.sicc.sk.ca/

First Nations University of Canada http://www.sifc.edu/

Aboriginal Canada Portal (Including Metis National Council) http://www.aboriginalcanada.gc.ca/abdt/interface/interface2.nsf/engdoc/0.html

Government Documents

Edgar Dewdney was Lieutenant-Governor of the North West Territories during rebellion. This website consists of summaries of numerous documents sent from Dewdney to different people available in the Glenbow Archives, Calgary. Look in the period around 1885, and especially in the telegrams between him and Sir John A. Macdonald http://www.glenbow.org/archhtm/dewdney.htm

Other Interesting Sites

Saskatchewan Historic Sites http://interactive.usask.ca/ski/tourism/historic_sites/index.html

The Trial of Louis Riel (including biography) http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/riel/riel.html