One of the really interesting things
about reading primary sources about an event is the
differences you sometimes find in what people say
really happened. Below are some first hand accounts
of how the Duck Lake fight began. There are really
some interesting differences between the Metis, NWMP
and native stories of how the fight started.
More First Nations Perspectives on
the rebellion
Stonechild -
The Indian View of the Uprising. This is the second
part of a document that discusses the rebellion
from a native perspective. Blair Stonechild is
a professor at the First Nations University of
Canada, located in Regina.
Battleford hangings - from the Saskatchwan Indian http://www.sicc.sk.ca/saskindian/a72jul05.htm
Poundmaker's Surrender -
when news of Riel's defeat reached Poundmaker,
he sent a message to
Middleton requesting peace terms. it is interesting
to contrast the white vs native stories of this
event. The linked document has two versions, one
from Major Boulton of Middleton's column, and
one from the online magazine "Saskatchewan Indian".
Poundmaker's Trial
The author
examines the four main points in the case against Poundmaker,
and comes to the conclusion that his sentence was far
too harsh.
Journal: The Week, September 10, 1885, pp. 645-646. http://library.usask.ca/northwest/db/html_docs/wk09_10a.html
Metis Perspectives
Riverlots vs Square Sections
Historical Researcher Perspectives
Many times researchers will examine historical
events and make an interpretation of why they occurred
the way they did. Here is one interpretation
about
why so little was done about the Metis petitions
Klancher writes about Macdonald and the CPR and
how the rebellion was used as an excuse to complete
the CPR
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