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- Riel and the rebellion : 1885 reconsidered / by Flanagan, Thomas,1944-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-215) and index.- Subjects: Riel, Louis David, 1844-1885; Riel Rebellion, 1885;
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- Louis Riel and Gabriel Dumont / by Boyden, Joseph,1966-author.;
Includes bibliographical references.- Subjects: Biographies.; Riel, Louis, 1844-1885.; Dumont, Gabriel, 1838-1906.; Métis;
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- The North-West is our mother : the story of Louis Riel's people, the Métis Nation / by Teillet, Jean,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.There is a missing chapter in the narrative of Canada's Indigenous peoples--the story of the Métis Nation, a new Indigenous people descended from both First Nations and Europeans. Their story begins in the last decade of the eighteenth century in the Canadian North-West. Within twenty years the Métis proclaimed themselves a nation and won their first battle. Within forty years they were famous throughout North America for their military skills, their nomadic life and their buffalo hunts. The Métis Nation didn't just drift slowly into the Canadian consciousness in the early 1800s; it burst onto the scene fully formed. The Métis were flamboyant, defiant, loud and definitely not noble savages. They were nomads with a very different way of being in the world-always on the move, very much in the moment, passionate and fierce. They were romantics and visionaries with big dreams. They battled continuously-for recognition, for their lands and for their rights and freedoms. In 1870 and 1885, led by the iconic Louis Riel, they fought back when Canada took their lands. These acts of resistance became defining moments in Canadian history, with implications that reverberate to this day: Western alienation, Indigenous rights and the French/English divide. After being defeated at the Battle of Batoche in 1885, the Métis lived in hiding for twenty years. But early in the twentieth century, they determined to hide no more and began a long, successful fight back into the Canadian consciousness. The Métis people are now recognized in Canada as a distinct Indigenous nation. Writte by the great-grandniece of Louis Riel, this popular and engaging history of "forgotten people" tells the story up to the present era of national reconciliation with Indigenous peoples.- Subjects: Riel, Louis, 1844-1885.; Métis.; Métis; Métis; Indigenous peoples;
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- Louis Riel Day : the fur trade project / by Delaronde, Deborah L.,1958-; Dawson, Sheldon.;
"When a young boy is assigned a project about the fur trade by his teacher, he doesn<U+2019>t know who to turn to because his mom works all day. With help from his grandfather and the internet, they travel back in time and discover how the fur trade began, a new people emerged, the Métis<U+2019> role in the fur trade, Louis Riel and the Red River Resistance, and the reason behind a holiday named Louis Riel Day."-- Provided by publisher.LSC- Subjects: Riel, Louis, 1844-1885; Fur trade; Métis; Métis;
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- Out of the shadows / by Henderson, Gordon,1950-author.; Bouchard, David,1952-author.;
Set during the dramatic Red River Resistance of 1869-1870 and the birth of Manitoba. The novel is told through the perspective of a young Irish-Canadian journalist, Conor O'Dea. Under mysterious circumstances, after working for the assassinated politician D'Arcy McGee, O'Dea is sent West, and to Sir John A. Macdonald's horror befriends Louis Riel. Macdonald never understood Louis Riel and never really tried to. The story also includes the little known Fenian attack in Manitoba. If Louis Riel had supported his fellow Catholics, it could have been what the lieutenant governor called a rough time of it. But he didn't. He supported Canada. Equal parts spy thriller and love triangle and, in a time of reconciliation, this poignant novel contributes to the complicated story of Canada. Henderson and Bouchard have managed the magnificent feat of starting a very important conversation about this great land for all of those who call it home.- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Spy fiction.; Novels.; Macdonald, John A. (John Alexander), 1815-1891; Riel, Louis, 1844-1885; Journalists; Métis; Red River Resistance, Man., 1869-1870;
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- A girl called Echo omnibus [graphic novel] / by Vermette, Katherena,1977-author.; Fiola, Chantal,1982-writer of foreword.; Henderson, Scott B.,illustrator.; Macdougall, Brenda,1969-writer of added commentary.; Yaciuk, Donovan,1975-colourist.;
Includes bibliographical references."Met́is teenager Echo Desjardins is struggling to adjust to a new school and a new home. When an ordinary history class turns extraordinary, Echo is pulled into a time-travelling adventure. Follow Echo as she experiences pivotal events from Met́is history and imagines what the future might hold. This omnibus edition includes all four volumes in the A Girl Called Echo series: In Pemmican Wars, Echo finds herself transported to the prairies of 1814. She witnesses a bison hunt, visits a Met́is camp, and travels the fur-trade routes. Experience the perilous era of the Pemmican Wars and the events that lead to the Battle of Seven Oaks. In Red River Resistance, we join Echo on the banks of the Red River in the summer of 1869. Canadian surveyors have arrived and Met́is families, who have lived there for generations, are losing their land. As the Resistance takes hold, Echo fears for the future of her people in Red River. In Northwest Resistance, Echo travels to 1885. The bison are gone and settlers from the East are arriving in droves. The Met́is face starvation and uncertainty as both their survival and traditional way of life are threatened. The Canadian government has ignored their petitions, but hope rises with the return of Louis Riel. In Road Allowance Era, Echo returns to 1885. Louis Riel is standing trial, and the government has not fulfilled its promise of land for the Met́is. Burnt out of their home in Ste. Madeleine, Echo's people make their way to Rooster Town, a shanty community on the southwest edges of Winnipeg. In this final instalment, Echo is reminded of the strength and perseverance of the Met́is. This special omnibus edition of Katherena Vermette's best-selling series features an all-new foreword by Chantal Fiola (Returning to Ceremony: Spirituality in Manitoba Met́is Communities), a historical timeline, and an essay about Met́is being and belonging by Brenda Macdougall (Contours of a People: Met́is Family, Mobility, and History)."--- Subjects: Graphic novels.; Historical comics.; Riel, Louis, 1844-1885; Métis; Northwest Resistance, Canada, 1885; Pemmican; Red River Rebellion, 1869-1870; Riel Rebellion, 1885; Time travel;
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- Louis Riel : le pays improbable / by Leblanc, André,1940-;
LSC- Subjects: Riel, Louis, 1844-1885; Riel, Louis, 1844-1885; Rébellion de la rivière Rouge, 1869-1870; Rébellion de Riel, 1885; Métis; Red River Rebellion, 1869-1870; Riel Rebellion, 1885; Métis;
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