Children looking at bullet holes in the side of the Church of St. Antoine de Padua in Batoche, Saskatchewan. The holes are remnants of the shots fired around Batoche during the North West Resistance.
Photograph of a cairn at old Fort Pitt erected by R.H. Hougham in 1950 in remembrance of the role Fort Pitt played in the Northwest Resistance. On 14 and 15 April 1885, Chief Big Bear's Cree band besieged the fort. After a skirmish in which a...
Illustration from Souvenir Number of the Canadian Pictorial and Illustrated War News, 1885. Caption: "Capture of Louis Riel by the scouts Armstrong and Howie [sic] May 15, 1885"
Portrait sketch of Charles Trottier. Caption from Waiser/Stonechild book: "Charles Trottier was named a member of Riel's governing council for his efforts in bringing Whitecap and his band to Batoche."
Black and White photograph Chief Big Bear of the plains Cree in western style clothing. Chief Big Bear was a prominent actor in the Northwest Resistance.
Chiefs Government officials - Farm instructor Northwest Resistance
Sketch of Chief Red Pheasant aiding in the escape of George Applegarth, Farm Instructor, and Applegarth's wife from Red Pheasant reserve. Caption from Waiser/Stonechild book: "Chief Red Pheasant and his brother tried to prevent further bloodshed in...
Excerpts from the magazine Christmas in Regina, from 1919. The magazine refers to the Christmas of 1919 as "the Peace Christmas", and celebrated in part the end of World War I. Relevant articles include: The Christmas of Peace; Greetings from...
Head and shoulders image of Colonel William Dillon Otter. Caption from Waiser/Stonechild book: "Colonel Otter decided to march against the Cut Knife camp in defiance of Middleton's orders."
On back of photograph: "(North-West Rebellion - 1885) Coulee at Fort Qu'Appelle, N.W.T. 12th and 35th Regiments and Winnipeg Cavalry, York and Simcoe Batteries, en route through Touchwood Hills to Humboldt [Sask.]. [Lt.-Col. Wm. E. O'Brien on white...
Image of the council held on the Sweetgrass reserve near Battleford. People, horses and terrain in foreground; buildings on extreme left and right of image. Caption from Waiser/Stonechild book: "The Battleford-bound Cree held a council on the...
Portrait sketch of Chief Crowfoot. Caption from Waiser/Stonechild book: "In the aftermath of the Indian trials, Ottawa was worried about the reaction of the Blackfoot, in particular Chief Crowfoot."
Negative of a map displaying details of the Batoche Area, where one of the major battles of the Northwest Resistance took place. Includes details such as the location of the telegraph line, as well as the path taken by General Middleton.
Diary of Inspector Francis Dickens of the Fort Pitt NWMP from 1885; entries from 4 March 1885 - 15 April 1885. Includes a historical introduction and commentary by Vernon LaChance.
Original diary and various papers of R. Lyndhurst Wadmore, Lieutenant of the Royal Canadian Regiment during the Northwest Resistance, covering from 8 April to 20 July 1885. Included in diary pocket is a requisition for short boots that was signed...
Discussion of James Clinkskill's paper done in a question / answer format. Clinkskill describes his experiences with the Hudson's Bay Company, conditions in Battleford during and after the Northwest Resistance, scrip and the cattle trade.
This folder contains Dr. Stewart's correspondence with private citizens, a Saskatchewan Land Titles official, University of Saskatchewan President Walter Murray, and A.S. Morton relating to accumulating information about the Northwest Resistance....
Several sketches of Metis forces from the 1885 Resistance. Includes battle scenes shown from the Metis side at Duck Lake and Fish Creek, as well as a sketch of Gabriel Dumont addressing his troops. Appeared in Harper's Weekly Volume XXIX, No. 1481.
