Contemporary news articles (Alphabetical by title)
- 1885 Battles worth marking.
- 1885 resistance requires more nuanced view by Darren P. Prefontaine, The StarPhoenix
- A Manitoba Mystery by the CBC News
- A town where the news is good. No legacy of bitterness. by Garry Fairbairn. The Montreal Gazette
- Billiards table returns to Batoche. They were leaders who fought on the bloody battlefield at Batoche. But, at one time, Louis Riel and Gabriel Dumont were just two men who enjoyed a game of billiards together by the Leader Post.
- Caron Home etched in history by Jessica Klunga Prince Albert Daily Herald
- Centennial thoughts on Louis Riel by James H. Gray Ottawa Citizen
- Chief One Arrow's spirit returns home to people. The Northwest Rebellion of 1885 is one in a series of events that has been poorly reported in Canadian history. by the Star Phoenix.
- Connecticut and Canada have had certain peculiar ties of friendly feeling, derived from favors rendered and received, ever since a Gatling machine gun made at Hartford and commaned by a Connecticut man, who was alike a representative of the manufacturers and a member of the State militia perfored an important service against the insurgents in Riel's rebellion. October 5, 1990 New York Times.
- Funds aimed at promoting, preserving Batoche, The Prince Albert Daily Herald
- Ghosts of a Nation. The Louis Riel rebellion still haunts us today by Will Ferguson Macleans.ca
- The Historical Memory of Louis Riel: A Long-Standing Canadian Debate
- Honouring history doesn't dishonour Riel Calgary Herald
- Impressive words from Louis Riel, New Zealand Tablet, Volume XIII, Issue 41, February 5, 1886
- It's a Riel holiday. Day off in February named for "Father of Manitoba" by Joyanne Pursaga, Sun Media The Winnipeg Sun
- It was history in the making. Jackie Gaudet walks across the field once farmed by her great-great grandparents, Marguerite and Jean Caron, as she discusses their central role in the Northwest Resistance 125 years ago.
- It's wrong to exonerate Riel by Gerald J. Morin, The StarPhoenix
- Let us honour Batoche Metis. The Prince Albert Daily Herald
- Live, from the North-West Rebellion by Peter Scowen of the Globe and Mail. About photographer Captain James Peter
- Local holiday treasures by the Leader-Post
- Louis Riel poems top $31000 at auction
- Manitobans react negatively to Riel attack by Edmonton MP CTV Winnipeg
- Metis come home to restored Batoche building. The reopening of the historic Caron home at the Batoche National Historic Site was a symbolic moment for Ronald Caron, a descendant of the Metis family that built the home in the 1890s after their original home was burnt to the ground in the Riel Rebellion of 1885. by the Star Phoenix.
- Metis leaders welcome return of Louis Riel poems, The Canadian Press
- Metis Poetry and Riel's impact by Kerry Benjoe, Leader Post. Regarding Jesse Archibald-Barber poetry
- Metis want Bell of Batoche to sound again
- Metis warriors honoured by Matthew Bauk The Prince Albert Daily Herald
- Military genius deserves better, The Montreal Gazette
- Moose Jaw was a temporary home of the Northwest Rebellion by Leith Knight, Times-Herald
- MP's rant about Louis Riel denounced by PMO. Alberta Tory brands Metis leader a 'villain', The Canadian Press
- No one knows the real Riel by Paula Simons, The Ottawa Citizen
- North West Mounted Police serialized by Jay Lancer from Cecil B. DeMille's Technicolor Paramount Picture The Star and Sentinel.
- Prince Albert's connection to the Northwest Resistance. Prince Albert has a long and rich history and has been known as "the gathering place" for thousands of years by First Nations.
- Public Notice The Real Property Act, 1885, The Manitoba Gazette
- Rare artifacts come alive Aboriginal story
- Remains of Riel-era warrior back in Saskatchewan by CBC news
- Resistance under fire photographs world first
- Rethinking Riel The Northwest Rebellion, CBC Ottawa
- Riel poem unveiled in Saskatchewan by CBC news
- Riels's last stand; The dream of an independent Metis nation ended in this Saskatchewan valley, by Mitchell Smyth, (abstract) Toronto Star
- Riel's War Flag from the New-Haven Palladium June 5, 1885. The New York Times
- Riled about Riel by Dave Harrison, Calgary Herald
- Shots changed history. For Jim McKay, March 26 is always a reminder his grandfather's actions influencing the histor of Saskatchewan by the StarPhoenix
- Stamps by Ralph Mitchener, Ottawa Citizen....."John Reginald Hooper, founder of the Canadian Philatelic Association in 1887 can be related to the most recent Canadian commemorative stamp released on May 6. The stamp commemorated Metis leader Gabriel Dumont and the Battle of Batoche uring the 1885 Northwest Rebellion."
- Swift Current hosts inaugural powwow by Elizabeth Huber, Prairie Post
- Jennifer Hoesgen taps out Morse code;at the telegraph station display in Humboldt. Telegraph station played a pivotal role. While military action of the 1885 Northwest Resistance was unfolding across the region, a lonely prairie communications post was playing a crucial background role in the turmoil.
- The big guns hang out at museum in Shilo. Award-winning showcase a slice of history by Bill Redekop Winnipeg Free Press
- The Riel thing by Liz Gibbs-Otteson, Calgary Herald
- The Hero of Batoche buried. Toronto. July 21, 1885. The New York Times
- The Military editor, Mail and Empire. February 11, 1899
- Traditional and contemporary blend. Yvonne Chartrand uses dance to help re-awaken her Metis heritage by Kevin Grifin, Vancouver Sun
- Welcome history of Royal Winnipeg Rifles by Ron Robinson, Winnpeg Free Press.
Historical news archive (News articles by timeline)
- March 4, 1870 News Briefs the execution of Thomas Scott by the Louis Riel Government occurred at the Red River Colony
- April 1, 1870 News from Red River
- April 4, 1870 The Red River Murder.
- April 8, 1870 The Scot Murder. Indignation meeting at Toronto
- April 8, 1870 Indignation meeting. The Scott murder at Red River
- April 8, 1870 The Nor'-West Difficulty
- April 22, 1870 The death of Scott
- April 23, 1870 Latest special telegrams from London March 9.
- May 4, 1870 Arrival of the english mail latest Telegrams London, March 18.
- October 6, 1870 The Red River expedition. Latest news from Fort Garry � How Riel escatped � Ravages of the Small-Pox � Honors to Col. Wolseley.
- October 6, 1870 Fort Garry. Goulet's death! Fearful Excitement! A war of extermination. Lynch law fashionalbe. Our commissioner in Danger. Where will it end"
- December 2, 1870 Red River Troubles. Threatened expulsion of Gov. Archibald and Suite � Shocking street scenes � Sympathizers with Riel dragged through the mud by ropes.
- February 3, 1871 The Grievances of Manitoba- charges of treachery brought against the Canadian Government. The Rebellion. Establishment of the provisional government.
- October 26, 1873 Louis M. Riel's Election
- January 1, 1874 The amnesty Memoir on the causes of the troubles in the Northwest and the negotiations that brought about their amicable settlement written by Louis Riel.
- February 6, 1874 the Amnesty Question
- February 9, 1874 Riel Once More
- February 21, 1874 Riel's Position, the other side of the story (The Hudson Bay company sold Rupert's Land to Canada 19 November 1869 pursuant to the Rupert's Land Act enacted in 1868)
- April 4, 1874
- April 4, 1874 Louis Riel. The Turmoil his visit to Ottawa occasioned. His secret visit to the House of Commons. The roops under arms. Report that he is now this side of the line.
- April 7, 1874 Riel and the Government � Letter of Archbishop Tache.
- April 8, 1874 Dominion Parliament. The Member for Provencher. Louis Riel takes the Parliamentary oath. The Orangmen vow Vengeance. Grand Master Bowell takes the initiative. Calls on Attorney General Clarke to do the Dirty work. And Clarke does. It
- April 8, 1874 Bishop Tache's reasons for Claiming an amnesty
- April 8, 1874 Dominion Parliament. The Member for Provencher. Louis Riel takes the Parliamentary oath. The Orangmen vow Vengeance. Grand Master Bowell takes the initiative. Calls on Attorney General Clarke to do the Dirty work. And Clarke does. It
- April 8, 1874 Canada; The case of Riel
- April 11, 1874 Riel Expelled. House of commons April 15
- April 11, 1874 The Scott Murder, the trial for which Louis Riel is denounced. The helpless and wounded victim nailed up alive in his coffin for ten and a half hours and then killed by a brutal man.
- May 2, 1874 Dominion Parliament. The Senate. Ottawa April 15. Half breeds. The amnesty question.
- May 11, 1874 Louis Riel; The Winnipeg insurrection of 1869-70. Its rise, progress and result as seen from the Winnipeg stand-point a vindication of Riel. Canada's desire for annexation. The condition of the country, the delegates return home
- September 18, 1874 The execution of Scott at Fort Garry, Canada
- October 24, 1874 The Lepine Trial. Full report of Evidence.
- August 8, 1877 le Nouveau Monde. When Riel and Lepine were running the gauntlet of political trial
- April 4, 1879 The execution of Scott by Riel at Red River
- August 11, 1880 The Indians of the North-West. The Bird's Eye band of Indians are reported to be in possession of the stores of the Indian Department at Duck Lake.
- September 12, 1880 Troubles with the Indians. The Indian Chiefs Beardy, One Arrow, Cutnose, and Oneikawa, members of the Indian Council were arrested by Capt. Herchimer, Capt. Antrobus, and a posse of mounted police at the Duck Lake reserve, for the late troubles.
- March 4, 1882 The Provinces of the North West.
- October 18, 1884 Riel reported to have been shot
- March 20, 1885 The Rebellion. Fort Carlton Abandoned and Burned.
- March 24, 1885 The Northwest Rebels; Fears of a general uprising of the Indians.
- March 25, 1885 Louis Riel's Rebellion Mounted police on their way to the scene of action. Fifteen of the men reported killed by the rebels. Fears of an Indian Rising.
- March 26, 1885 The Holy Spirit let me know that a battle had taken place, somewhere, about two miles this side of Duck Lake. Riel's Diary. Ottawa Citizen.
- March 27, 1885 Louis Riel. The Red River Rebellion of 1870 and Subsequent events.
- March 28, 1885 North-West Troubles. Twelve Loyal Settlers and Mounted Police killed by Riel's followers. �A� Battery en route to the Northwest. �B�Battery to move today. The 65th Battalion called out for active service. Five hundred men going from Toronto. Three hundred gone from Winnipeg. Latest from Winnipeg the Captured Train Wrecker. The wherabouts of Duck Lake; Reports about the Indians false. Troops going from Toronto. A Riel half-breed obstructing the C.P.R. Latest from Winnipeg. The captured train wrecker.'A' Battery off the for North-West. 'A' Battery for the Field of Action. The C.P.R. And the Rising. A great force at their disposal.
- March 28, 1885 The Riel Insurrection
- March 28, 1885 Victory for the Rebels; Major Crozier retreats with considerable loss. Twelve of his men killed and eleven wounded. Dominion Troops on the way to Prince Albert.
- March 29, 1885 Fort Carlton Abandoned and Burned. Evacuated Carlton for Prince Albert after destroying telegraph and stores. Col. Irvine has...deemed it advisable to destroy the post ...and supplies in order that they may not fall into the hands of the insurgents Further particulars of Friday's fight. Battleford threatened by the rebels. The Indians generally reported peaceful. The excitement which exists all over the country.
- March 30, 1885 North West Troubles. Fort Carlton Burned to save it from Riel's clutches. The Battleford People expect the Indians today. Captain Moore bled to Death! Forty Seven half breeds said to have been shot at Duck Lake!Indians Quiet along the C.P.R. Volunteers going forward from Ottawa, Winnipeg and other Points! Military movements in Montreal. Sherbrooke Tenders a a troop of cavalry. The Fight at Duck Lake.
- March 30, 1885 Troops preparing to March to the Front. Stronger forces needed to suppress the outbreak. Great excitement in the Eastern Cities.
- March 30, 1885 Rebels in the Dominion; Troops preparing march to the front.
- March 30, 1885 By Telegraph � The War in Manitoba � contemplated advance with a strong column � Evacutated.
- March 30, 1885 The North West . Fort Carlton Sacked and Burnt. Prince Albert the Headquarters.
- March 31, 1885 On the Warpath Indians capture Battleford. The inhabitants seek refuge. Partial rising of disaffected Red Men! M. Riel's Movements a matter of doubt. Suspicious attitude of Blackfeet! Departure of troops for the Front! Exciting scenes in Toronto! The Latest from Ottawa and Winnipeg. Unabated Military enthusiasm in Montreal. The 65th Battalion ordered to proceed.
- March 31, 1885 North-West Troubles. Explanations by the Government in Parliament. Battleford in the hands of Indians who kill two farm instructors! And two white Settlers! The Blackfeet tribe near Calgary loyal. The troops at Qu'Appelle. Ninth Battalion [Quebec] to start today! Also the 65th Battalion, Montreal! Also troops from London and Halifax. The Government Commissioners appointed.
- April 1, 1885 the Duck Lake Fight. A half-breed account of the defeat of Crozier by Dumont. All the buildings in Battleford pillaged and burned. The Big Bear with 800 warriors has joined Riel.
- April 2, 1885 The Northwest Rebels; Troops and settlers at Battleford waiting for relief. The Premier of Manitoba thinks that the Indian Tribes will soon yield to military force.
- April 2, 1885 Rebellion in Canada. The Half-Breed insurgents successful in recent engagements. They treacherously attack their opponents while parlaying under a flag of truce, but lose heavily. Troops hurrying forward. Canada's Little War.
- April 4, 1885 Praiseworthy energy of the Minister of Militia. Offers of service still pouring into the Department. The rebels sheltered out of Battleford. The File Hills Indians pacified. Progress of the Quebec Voltigeurs. House of Commons.
- April 4, 1885 Reported Rebel victory; an engagement said to have taken place at Duck Lake.
- April 4, 1885 Riel's Rebellion. Fifty white prisoners at Batoche Crossing. Riel makes a prison of a church! His inflammatory speech to the half-breeds. He �will rule or perish� Names of his Lieutenants. The Rebels armed with repeating rifles. Flight of six boys and a girl across the prairie. Riel threatens to clean out white settlements. Riel posted on the government's movements. His success in tapping the wires. Hard work in prospect for the troops. Suspected train wreckers arrested at Winnipeg. U.S. Troops concentrating to defeat Fenian designs. Military preparations throughout the Dominion. New Brunswick organizing a force.
- April 6, 1885 Settlers' lives in peril. Uprising of the Indians in the Northwest. Col. Irvine and the settlers at Prince Albert hemmed in by savages � fears of a great massacre.
- April 8, 1885 The Riel Rebellion! An Indian war with all its Horrors. Brutal Massacre at Frog Lake. Fourteen persons in all thought to have been killed. One woman and two priests among the victims. Battleford and Fort Pitt Threatened and in Danger.
- April 9, 1885 Dominion Parliament. Present conditions of affairs in the Northwest.
- April 10, 1885 A manifesto from Riel. He explains his position and appeals to the American people
- April 10, 1885 Rebellion Notes.
- April 10, 1885 Massacred by Indians A Terrible Tale from Frog lake and Fort Pitt. The settlers in the First-named place and the soldiers and settlers in the latter murdered.
- April 11, 1885 Massacred by Indians. A terrible tale from Frog Lake and Fort Pitt
- April 11, 1885 The Winnipeg War. Redskins begin the slaughter of settlers. Fourteen known to have been massacred and other butcheries feared- Battleford surrounded and Fort Pitt beseiged. A Troublous Outlook
- April 11, 1885 Battleford and Prince Albert asking for Assistance
- April 14, 1885 A battle near at hand. An engagement soon expected in the Northwest
- April 16, 1885 The Riel Rebellion Massacre of Priests and Settlers at Frog Lake
- April 16, 1885 Massacre at Frog Lake.
- April 17, 1885 The North West Troubles Troops nearing the rebels, Battle imminent. The Duck Lake Massacre.[sic should say Frog Lake Massacre] How some of the Victims Fell.
- April 17, 1885 No news from Middleton.
- April 18, 1885 Near the Rebel headquarters; Gen. Middleton arrives with his forces at Clark's Crossing.
- April 18, 1885 From the Front. Riel's Manifesto on half-breed grievances. Mr. Dewdney blamed. Crozier charged with firing first. Middleton's forces concentrating. The 63th advance to Edmonton. The reported Frog Lake massacre discredited.
- April 19, 1885 I hear the voice of the wilderness. Riel's Diary. Ottawa citizen
- April 19, 1885 The Half-breeds deserting (Pay per view) Riel' men said to be leaving his camp the troop movements at Clark's Crossing and Swift Current
- April 20, 1885 Riel's Scouts captured, three of them at Gen. Middleton's camp � the Indians averse to fighting.
- April 21, 1885 ">the War in the Northwest. A Globe's Winnipeg special dispatch from Clark's Crossing tells of the capture near there of three Indians, one of whom proves to be a cousin of White Cap, chief of the Sioux.
- April 21, 1885 By Telegraph � The Riel Rebellion
- April 21, 1885 I have seen the giant: he is coming, he is hideous. It's Goliath. Riel's Diary. Ottawa citizen
- April 22, 1885 The Capture of Fort Pitt. Part of the Garrison Escape.
- April 22, 1885 Alas, alas, war is great and solemn for those who wage it through love of truth, justice and righteousness. Riel's Diary. Ottawa citizen
- April 23, 1885 Near the Rebel lines- Gen Middleton pushing forward his troops. A force of one thousand men near Batoche's crossing and within a short distance from Riel
- April 23, 1885 I awoke with a start. Riel's Diary. Ottawa citizen
- April 24, 1885 The Fall of Fort Pitt.
- April 24, 1885 Their first capture. Middleton's scouts take three of Riel's Indians Prisoners. The three Wah-Petu Sioux of White Cap's band captured by a reconnoitering party of forty mounted men under Lord Melgund are two sons of White Cap and sone in law.
- April 24, 1885 A Fight with the rebels. Gen. Middleton meets the insurgents near Batoche. A Fierce engagement in which the Indians participate - a partial list of killed and wounded
- April 25, 1885 Winnipeg Relieved. The Advance Guard of the Reinforcements arrived. The long suspense gives way to rejoicing. Particulars of the Fort Pitt and Frog Lake Affair.
- April 25, 1885 The Latest News. The report of an Indian Uprising at Battleford was incorrect.
- April 25, 1885 The Fish Creek Battle. A victory cannot be claimed for Gen. Middleton. Outlines of the fight as far as learned and the probable losses on both sides
- April 25, 1885 A fight with the rebels; Gen. Middleton meets the insurgents near Batoche.
- April 25, 1885 Middleton's forces surround three hundred rebels who fight with determination and pluck, and do deadly work on the attacking party � List of casualties- Battleford Relieved.
- April 25, 1885 The Holy Spirit has shown be Middleton's large firearm. Riel's Diary. Ottawa citizen
- April 26, 1885 Gen. Middleton's peril. Riel's forces aggressive and no supplies or reinforcements near
- April 26, 1885 the Fish Creek Battle; A Victory cannot be claimed for Gen. Middleton
- April 26, 1885 Middleton's army fired awkwardly at me. Riel's Diary. Ottawa citizen
- April 27, 1885 By Telegraph � Reports of the war in the Northwest
- April 28, 1885 The Fish Creek Skirmish; Gen. Middleton in camp and the rebels out of sight
- April 29, 1885 O my God, preserve me from the ill fortune of going over to the United States. Riel's Diary. Ottawa citizen
- April 30, 1885 The Northwest War. Movement of Troops-Great Panic at Edmonton The Sitation at Qu'Appelle.
- May 1, 1885 Inciting the Indians; What Gabriel Dumont, Riel's Lieutenant says as to the strength of the enemy in the recent fight.
- May 2, 1885 A panic in Edmonton. Big Bear trying to induce the Indians to join Riel. The rebel leader threatening the loyal half breeds � a disloyal newspaper published in Montreal
- May 2, 1885 Inciting the Indians; What Gabriel Dumont, Riel's Lieutenant says as to the strength of the enemy in the recent fight.
- May 4, 1885 I see troops arriving on foot. Riel's Diary. Ottawa citizen
- May 4, 1885 I see the Redcoats quite near to us. Riel's Diary. Ottawa citizen
- May 6, 1885 The Northwest News
- May 7, 1885 Riel's Revolt. Further Details of Otter's Fight. The first blow in a long and bloody Indian War. Description of Poundmaker's Reserve and Approaches. The Hostilities composing his force. The wounded at Saskatoon doing well. Alarming reports at Medicine Hat. Winnipeg mourning her dead heroes. The 65th Battalion ordered to Fort Pitt.
- May 8, 1885 O my God, do not permit England to get the better of me for she would annhilate me together with my nation. Riel's Diary. Ottawa citizen
- May 8, 1885 the Holy Spirit made me find out how arrogant England is, and how she carries on when she does not want to grant what is asked of her. Riel's Diary. Ottawa citizen
- May 9, 1885 O my god, most charitably help me. Guide me. Riel's Diary. Ottawa citizen
- May 10, 1885 How to treat the half breeds
- May 11, 1885 Lord Melgund recalled, a report that Riel has men with him from the States
- May 12, 1885 Wires down, no further news from the west. Evening Telegraphic communication restored with Clark's Crossing and Battleford. Chief Factor Young at Fort Saskatchewan.
- May 12, 1885 Fighting in the woods. Gen. Middleton renews the combat at Batoche. Four days trying to drive the rebel forces from their intrenched position in the ravine.
- May 12, 1885 The North-West war. General Middleton's Skirmishing at Batoche still in Progress. He is entrenched at the Church � He continues the fighting on Sunday � In the two days' fight the volunteers lose two killed and sixteen wounded. Anxiety about the Northcote � The Garrison artillery to go to the front.
- May 13, 1885 Victory for Middleton. Batoche in the hands of the Dominion Forces. Riel in communication with the Canadian General, but nothing known as to his movements.
- May 14, 1885 Victory for Middleton Batoche in the hands of the Dominion Forces Riel in communication with the Canadian General, but nothing known as to his movements.
- May 15, 1885 The Battle at Batoche:Gen. Middleton's Official Report of the Engagement. Poundmaker expects to be joined by Riel - The Dominion General on his way to meet the Indian Chief.
- May 15, 1885 Another Battle
- May 16, 1885 The Battle at Batoche, Gen. Middleton's official report of the engagement. Poundmaker expects to be joined by Riel. The Dominion General on his way to meet the Indian Chief
- May 17, 1885 The Crushed Rebellion � Searching for the fleeing Dumont � Irvine's apparent inaction
- May 17, 1885 Riel and his followers.
- May 17, 1885 Louis D. Riel Captured, The Rebel Chief shows Evidence of cowardice. He will probably be tried by the civil authorities in the Northwest.
- May 19, 1885 Poundmaker captured; Great loss on the part of the Dominion forces, Col. Otter attacks the Indian Chief, captures a number of prisoners, but loses 40 men.
- May 20, 1885 Indians giving trouble, the disaffection spreading North of the Saskatchewan. Poundmaker's capture not confirmed � story of three escaped teamsters � Riel still talking.
- May 22, 1885 Batoche's cleaned out. General Middleton's gallant exploit
- May 23, 1885 The Indian Rebellion in Canada. First News of the outbreak.
- May 23, 1885 Poundmaker wants peace, he releases the teamsters.and wants terms of surrender
- May 23, 1885 The Northwestern Rebellion about at an end. The Attorney General of the opinion that Riel will be tried by Court Martial.
- May 23, 1885 Incitdent of Riel's first Rising.
- May 23, 1885 The Indian Rebellion in Canada. First News of the outbreak. The claims. The present rebellion.
- May 27, 1885 Poundmaker a prisoner. The big chief surrenders unconditionally. Middleton holds the leaders and two murderers and allows the other Indians to depart
- May 28, 1885 Capt. Aylward was not there. He denies in person all connection with Riel
- May 28, 1885 Fish Creek Struggle Staff-Sergeant Mitchell, a former Hamiltonian relates his experience.
- May 29, 1885 Riel and Lepine in Custody � Dumont probably escaped. More Indian outrages. Brutal treatment of Mrs. Delaney and Mrs. Gownalock � Acts that call for sharp vengeance. Beardy surrenders. Irvine on his defence. On the northwest. The late battle. Riel at Regina. Riel's advice to Dumont. Riel's sanity. A capture. Reported capture of Dumont. Poundmaker's surrender. The honored dead.
- May 29, 1885 Poundmaker surrenders. He releases his prisoners and sues for peace. White Cap captured.
- May 31, 1885 Big Bear wins a battle. Gen. Strange forced to retreat to Fort Pitt. The rebel Indians strongly intrenched and fighting desperately. Gen. Strange's supply wagon's captured.
- June 1, 1885 North-West troubles. Another Million asked for Rebellion expenses. The Troops at Fort Pitt. Burial of a Brave Policeman. Mrs. Gowanlock's mutilated body found. Gen. Strange close on Big Bear's trail. Incidents of the march from Edmonton. Proposed honors to the Winnipeg Volunteers. How Gabriel Dumont escaped. Bands of Indians moving into the States. Counsel engaged for the prosecution of Riel. The Scene At Frog Lake. May 26. The Trial of Riel May 29.
- June 3, 1885 The Riel Rebellion
- June 3, 1885 Troops on half rations. The teamsters in the Northwest on strike
- June 3, 1885 Gen. Strange meets the Indians near Fort Pitt. The Northwest War. How the settlers regard it. Not an unmixed evil. Government responsibility for the rout.
- June 4, 1885 Bloody Trails. The Canadian Troubles. Efforts of the Government to quell the disturbance. The war in Manitoba virtually ended by the surrender of Chief Poundmaker. Dumont's release.
- June 5, 1885 Riel's War Flag
- June 5, 1885 Trouble for Dominion Troops. Big Bear Gone North. A summer campaign probable. Reported massacre of prisoners by Indians.
- June 5, 1885 Fight with Big Bear's Indians. One man killed. Two wounded.
- June 5, 1885 No news from Middleton. Riel's Lieutenant at Fort Benton � Col Irvine defends his actions.
- June 6, 1885 Louis Riel, The Canadian Rebel
- June 11, 1885 Big Bear's Band General Middleton in Hot pursuit of them. Some White prisoners escape. Steele has a brush. Middleton in pursuit. Strange's column. Prisoners rescued.
- June 11, 1885 San Fransisco Mail The Riel Rebellion
- June 12, 1885 The Frog Lake Horror. First Authentic Account by an eye witness. Dreadful doings on Good Friday. Husbands shot down in the presence of their wives. How the two priests died. The women saved by the half breeds and Wood Crees.
- June 12, 1885 Mrs. Delaney and Mrs. Gowanlock escape from Big Bear. Half Breeds saved them from indignities and death � Great rejoicings over their recovery. Dreadful scenes at Fort Pitt.
- June 15, 1885 Surrender of the Chippewayans (Battle at Frenchman Butte). Big Bear.
- June 19, 1885 Events at Prince Albert (Carleton and Duck Lake). Diary of events � by Mr. William Miller
- July 3, 1885 Big Bear's Prisoners
- July 6, 1885 Big Bear a Prisoner
- July 8, 1885 Riel's approaching trial. Extracts from his rambling diary and what his counsel says
- July 11, 1885 The Journey home. A voyage east to Selkirk. A fruitless chat with Big Bear on the Way down.
- July 16, 1885 Batoche, the scene of the new uneasiness, which may possibly take shape in another armed uprising, like that of Riel, against the Dominion Government, is on the Saskatchewan
- July 17, 1885 The Canadian Amnesty
- July 18, 1885 Notes from the Northwest
- July 18, 1885 Actor Mitchell's Bravery
- July 21, 1885 The Hero of Batoche buried
- July 25, 1885 The Story of the Fish Creek Fight
- July 29, 1885 With General Strange. A Chaplain's views on the recent rebellion.
- July 31, 1885 The Riel Trial. The prisoner quarrels with his counsel. The plea of insanity set up. Doctor's differences as to the prisoner's mental condition.
- August 6, 1885 Still discussing Riel's case.
- August 7, 1885 The Trial of Riel. George Kerr's Evidence. Experience at Batoche. General Middleton on the Stand. Riel's cousin on the stand. Tiff between Prisoner and Counsel. The Defence. Is Riel Insane. Medical testimony. Mr. Fitzpatrick's address. The Prisoner's address. Mr. Robinson's Reply. The concluding scenes. <"
- August 7, 1885 The Late Campaign. What the Metis say about this fighting. Their version of notable events. Fish Creek, Cut Knife, Batoche and Frenchman's Knoll. Rebel opinions of the troops. Interesting glimpses of the inner history of the Rebellion.
- August 10, 1885 Still discussing Riel's case. The attitude of the French press on the question
- August 14, 1885 The worst thing in the letter of Father Andre, of Batoche, which Riel's counsel has given out for publication, is the deplorable account it gives of the conduct of the Canadian volunteers under General Middleton.
- August 15, 1885 Riel's friends and enemies. Bitter talk by French Canadians and by Orangemen.
- August 21, 1885 Trial of the Indians and Half Breeds at Regina. Poundmaker and �One Arrow� sentenced to three years in Penitentiary.
- September 8, 1885 the Riel Judgment confirmed
- September 11, 1885 Photographs of Battles
- September 18, 1885 The place of Riel's Capture. The American annexation league's claim that it was in this country
- September 23, 1885 French Canadians angry
- October 8, 1885 the French Race. Destined to Control Canada the many states of the American Republic
- October 8, 1885 A new reading of the North West War and its causes. James Short, and not Gabriel Dumont, the Hero of the Hour. Duck Lake
- October 27, 1885 Poem written to his Jailer. Louis Riel.
- November 14, 1885 Riel the Rebel
- November 17, 1885 The execution of Riel. More expressions of opinion through the Dominion Flags drooping over Riel's old home. Excitement at Montreal. Sir John MacDonald cut by French Clubmen
- November 17, 1885 Riel's death. Something about his last hours and words. How Quebec and Montreal feel
- November 18, 1885 Another mob in Montreal. The excitement over the execution of Riel unabated.
- November 20, 1885 Last testament of Louis David Riel
- November 20, 1885 The execution of Riel.
- November 20, 1885 The Riel Excitement. The Quebec Daily Telegraph
- November 20, 1885 Riel Hanged
- November 21, 1885 Riel's Mental State. Opinions of Dr. Clark, of the Toronto Asylum. Riel's Previous History. Incarcerated in Asylums at Washington, Longue Pointe and Quebec. Intermittently insane from boyhood. But probably responsible up to the Duck Lake Fight.
- November 26, 1885 The Riel Craze. Roman Catholic prelates discourage further agitation
- November 27, 1885 The Indian Rebels to Be Hanged.
- November 27, 1885 Two months in the camp of Big Bear. Mrs Gowanlock's adventures as told by herself. We leave Ontario.
- November 28, 1885 Eight Indians hanged; Riel's friends pay the penalty of their crimes. The massacres at Frog Lake and Battleford avenged in the presence of Northwestern savages.
- December 10, 1885 The Government Plea Demolished Mr. Girouard, M.P. Publishes a Crushing reply to the Memorandum of Sir Alexander Campbell.
- December 11, 1885 The Late Canadian Rebellion
- December 12, 1885 Riel still unburied; his body smuggled into the Cathedral cellar to prevent trouble
- December 18, 1885 The Sarnia Observer - Archbishop Tache . His opinion on the Northwest Rebellion and Riel
- December 21, 1885 Generous Scotch Sympathy
- January 4, 1886 Scalping the Dead. Gat. Howard and the Post. The charge against him of taking a scalp verified � what the New York sun says.
- February 5, 1886 Impressive words from Louis Riel
- February 9, 1886 Gen Middleton indignant
- February 18, 1886
- March 12, 1886 Our Ottawa Letter � The most prominent subject of discussion at present is the Riel matter.
- March 13, 1886 Our Ottawa Letter � Landry's cut and dried speech. Sir Hector Langevin's humiliating position. Dragging Scott's name into the debate. Sir John riding for a fall.
- April 16, 1886 The Northwest Rebellion
- May 28, 1886 Parliamentary Notes
- June 9, 1886 After Big Bear. General Middleton in Hot Pursuit of the Last of the Rebels. Gen. Strange Co-operating by trying to head him off. Captain Steele has Another Skirmish with Big Bear's Rear-Guard. They attempt a strategic movement to outflank the scouts. An interpreter with a flag of truce fired on by the Indians.
- July 26, 1886 Denounced Riel. And came near being strung up for it. A speaker's peril.
- December 10, 1886 A queer kettle of fish
- August 2, 1887 The revolt in Manitoba
- July 10, 1888 Half breeds discontented
- July 16, 1888 Batoche, the scene of the new uneasiness, which may possibly take shape in another armed uprising, like that of Riel, against the Dominion Government, is on the Saskatchewan.
- May 1, 1889 Gabriel Dumont Causing trouble
- March 11, 1890 Love and Peril by the Marquis of Lorne
- February 11, 1899 The Military editor
- April 4, 1995 The Northwest Troubles; Col.Irvine awaiting reinforcements at Prince Albert.
- May 27, 2010 The Leader of the Canadian Rebellion
March 25, 2885 Riel's Strong Force.
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