Waiser - Loyal Till Death:Indians and the Northwest Rebellion - NWR 1885 - Miscellaneous
| Database ID | 32217 | |
| Institution | University of Saskatchewan Archives | |
| Fonds/Collection | Bill Waiser fonds | |
| Series | MG192_SIII | |
| File/Item Reference | MG192_SIII-F3-NWR1885-Miscellaneous (Box 17) | |
| Date of creation | 199? | |
| Physical description/extent | 1 file; 1 cm | |
| Number of images | 1 | |
| Historical note | Loyal Till Death: Indians and the North West Rebellion was co-authored with Professor Blair Stonechild, head of Indigenous Studies at the First Nations University of Canada. The book was praised for its sensitivity in telling the stories of Indians during this turbulent time. It won a 1997 Saskatchewan Book Award for First Peoples Publishing and was a finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award for non-fiction. | |
| Scope and content | The file contains various documents compiled by Dr. Waiser during the research and writing of "Loyal Till Death:Indians and the Northwest Rebellion" (1997). These include: a copy of a reminiscence by Hudson's Bay Company Officer W.J. McLean entitled "Reminiscences of the Tragic Events at Frog Lake and in Fort Pitt District with some of the Experiences of the Writer and his Family During the North West Rebellion of 1885" from the Hudson's Bay Company Archives (A32/17/137 copy80 E-218 cc4140); a copy of a statement by John B. Stewart of Battleford from the Hudson's Bay Company Archives; a copy of a statement by Lawrence Clarke regarding his company duties from the Hudson's Bay Company Archives; a copy of a document entitled "Green Lake Claim. Lawrence Clarke" from the Hudson's Bay Company Archives; a copy of a statement entitled "Lac la Biche. Lawrence Clarke" from the Hudson's Bay Company Archvies; a copy of a statement entitled "Lac la Biche. Patrick Prudeau" from the Hudson's Bay Company Archives; a copy of a document entitled "Lac La Biche Claim Isiah Mardel; a copy of a document entitled "Carlton H.B. Garveu?" discussing the cost of buildings burnt down at Fort Carlton in 1885 from the Hudson's Bay Company Archives; a copy of a statement entitled "Carlton. H.E. Ross" by Harold Ross discussing his capture by Metis following the Battle of Duck Lake, the short occupation of Fort Carlton under a contingent lead by Albert Monkman, the confiscation of the Company's goods by the Metis and the burning and abandonment of the post from the Hudson's Bay Company Archives; a copy of a statement by Lawrence Clarke on events at Fort Carlton in 1885 from the Hudson's Bay Company Archives; a copy of a document entitled "Re. Cost Lauded Lawrence Clarke" from the Hudson's Bay Company Archives; a copy of a document entitled "Carlton Flour and Oats Lawrence Clarke" from the Hudson's Bay Company Archives; a copy of a document entitled "Carlton Wm. F. Deihl" from the Hudson's Bay Company Archives; a copy of an document entitled "Carlton. Justice D. Willson" from the Hudson's Bay Company Archives discussing his experience with the Prince Albert Volunteers from the Hudson's Bay Company Archives; a copy of a document entitled "Carlton Flour and Oats" from the Hudson's Bay Company Archives; a copy of a document entitled "Carlton Flour and Oats and Swan River Flour. James Isbister" from the Hudson's Bay Company Archives; a copy of a document entitled "Swan River Flour Archibald Campbell" from the Hudson's Bay Company Archives; a copy of a document entitled "Fort Pitt Lawrence Clarke" from the Hudson's Bay Company Archives; a copy fo a document entitled "Private Claims Lawrence Clarke" from the Hudson's Bay Company Archives. | |
| Copyright holder | Unknown | |
| Copyright expiry date | Public domain | |
| Other terms governing use and reproduction | Responsibility regarding questions of copyright that may arise in the use of any images is assumed by the researcher. | |
| Type | Archival | |
| Primary Media | Textual documents | |
| Provenance Access Point | Waiser, William Andrew, 1953 - . (historian) | |
| Place | Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada Swan River, Manitoba, Canada Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | |
| Treaty boundaries | Treaty 6 Canada -- National | |
| Cultural region | Plains Subarctic Canada -- National | |
| Names | Adams, James Adams, Robert Clarke, Lawrence, 1832-1890 (HBC Factor, MLA) Diehl, William Isbister, James, 1833-1915 McLean, W.J. Monkman, Albert Pocha, Joseph Prince Albert Volunteers Ross, H. E. Waiser, William Andrew (Bill) Willson, E. | |
| Subject | Northwest Resistance Government policy Government officials Hudson's Bay Company Forts Community Histories Metis Metis Warfare Metis Cree | |
| Date Range(s) | 1880-1889 1990-1999 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/32217
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