Pathfinder for the 1870 Red River Rebellion (Pathfinders feature online resources combined with McMath library resources)         ONLINE RESOURCES Selkirk Settlement and the Creation of Manitoba http://www.canadiana.org/citm/themes/pioneers/pioneers5_e.html Provides primary source documents on the settlement and on the Red River Rebellion. MetisNet, A Handbook of Metis Facts http://www.saskschools.ca/~mandelassash/newsite/metisfacts/metisfactsr.html This is the “R” section of the handbook, but links to all other sections.  Scroll down to Red River Resistance, but read some of the other entries along the way. Canadian Illustrated News and the Red River Rebellion http://www.lac-bac.gc.ca/cin/026019-204-e.html Provides information and images of the rebellion. The Riel Rebellions http://www.canadiana.org/citm/specifique/rielreb_e.html Provides brief information and access to primary source documents. Red River Rebellion  (Wikipedia) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_River_Rebellion Provides background information as well as information on the provisional government and creation of the province of Manitoba. Red River Rebellion  (Canadian Encyclopedia) http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0006727 Summarized information on the 1870 Red River Rebellion. Territorial Evolution, 1870  (Atlas of Canada) http://atlas.gc.ca/site/english/maps/historical/territorialevolution/1870/1 Provides background information, a map and an image on the consequences of the 1870 Red River Rebellion. Red River Uprising http://www.rcgs.org/ccge/english/Resources/rivers/tr_rivers_RRuprising.asp A very concise summary of the events of the Louis Riel led rebellion. Causes of the Red River Rebellion http://www.edu.pe.ca/VRCS/grassroots/2001/gr8/sstudies/Essays/tyler.htm A student written essay with some interesting thoughts. Louis Riel - Canadian Patriot? http://www3.telus.net/st_simons/nsnews011.html An opinion piece providing good information on Louis Riel’s role in the 1870 Rebellion. Rebellion / Settlement Timeline http://timelinks.merlin.mb.ca/ourcommunity/History/1869-1870.htm A chronology of the events leading to the Red River Rebellion and its consequence.         BOOKS IN McMATH LIBRARY 971 MOR         Rebellions in Canada     971.05 BAL              Confederation and the West       971.05 BOU              I fought Riel : a military memoir   971.05 BOW      Louis Riel : selected readings  971.05 BUM              The Red River Rebellion          971.05 FLA              Louis 'David' Riel : prophet of the new world     971.05 FLA              Rebellion in the Northwest : Louis Riel and the Métis people     971.05 NEE              Louis Riel 971.05 PAL              Louis son of the prairies        971.05 SIG              Riel : a life of revolution      971.05 STA              The birth of western Canada : a history of the Riel Rebellions           VERTICAL FILE RESOURCES IN McMATH LIBRARY VF 971.054  Metis Development and the Canadian West is a series of five booklets which examine the development of Metis culture and the role of the Metis in western Canada. Each booklet includes illustrations and maps.  Book 2: Changing Times is an examination of the governing bodies and the laws which were in effect in the Canadian West between 1821 and 1875.         VIDEOS IN McMATH LIBRARY VHS 971 CAN             Canada: A people’s history, volume 9 SEE ALSO        Canadian West                 Louis Riel                 Selkirk settlement                 Canadian history in the 19th Century • General history of Canada books in 971 • your textbooks • You may also wish to look at resources for the Red River Colony, Selkirk settlement, Louis Riel, and the 1885 Northwest Rebellion. • Check out biographies of some of the key people using the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online link from the Library homepage. • Check out the Canadian Encyclopedia  (accessible from the Library homepage) Created and maintained by Ms. B. Knoepfel (Teacher-Librarian), McMath Secondary School. Updated March 2007.