Riel Rebellion of 1885 - Causes
Database ID | 28814 | |
Institution | Prince Albert Historical Society | |
Fonds/Collection | PAHS Archives collection | |
Series | b | |
File/Item Reference | b-47 | |
Date of creation | 1984 | |
Physical description/extent | 1 file; 3 mm | |
Number of images | 27 | |
Scope and content | File contains papers relating to the causes of the uprising of 1885 in the Saskatchewan District. Included are an essay entitled "Causes of the Saskatchewan Rebellion of 1885" by Prince Albert Historical Society historian Bill Smiley (1984), a brief paper by a Committee of the PAHS on commemorating the causes and events of 1885 (no date given), some extracts from the book "Batoche" by Father Jules Le Chevallier regarding the uprising of 1885 translated into English from the original French manuscript, and a newspaper article (date unknown, PA Daily Herald likely 1950s or 1960s) with some general notes on the uprising and movement preceding it, as well as a photograph of Dickens Lake in northern Saskatchewan. | |
Restrictions on access | None. | |
Copyright expiry date | Unknown | |
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 | |
Specific document types | Articles Reports | |
Provenance Access Point | PAHS Archives | |
Place | Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada Batoche, Saskatchewan, Canada St. Laurent-Grandin, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
Treaty boundaries | Treaty 6 No treaty Canada -- National | |
Cultural region | Plains Subarctic Canada -- National | |
Names | Abrams, Gary Aldous, Montague Andre, Father Alexis, 1832-1893 Isbister, James, 1833-1915 Jackson, William Henry (Honore Jaxon), 1861-1952 Le Chevallier, Jules Prince Albert Daily Herald Prince Albert Historical Society Prince Albert Settlers Union Riel, Louis, 1844-1885 Scott, Thomas (SK) Smiley, Bill | |
Subject | Community Histories Northwest Resistance Metis -- Communities Metis -- History Metis -- Farms Community Life Churches -- Roman Catholic Indigenous Relations Early European Settlers Issues Metis Law and Legislation - Acts - Manitoba Act Cree Dakota (Sioux) | |
Date Range(s) | 1880-1889 1980-1989 1960-1969 | |
Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/28814 |