W.B. Cameron Papers - Articles Relating to the Northwest Rebellion.
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| Database ID | 26201 | |
| Institution | University of Saskatchewan Libraries Special Collections | |
| Fonds/Collection | Morton Manuscripts Collection | |
| Series | MSS-C550 | |
| File/Item Reference | MSS-C550-1-28-1 (Box 37) | |
| Date of creation | [192-] | |
| Physical description/extent | 1 folder; 94 pages of textual records | |
| Number of images | 94 | |
| Historical note | In 1927, the University of Saskatchewan hired William Bleasdell Cameron to gather interesting material dealing with the early days of settlement from the old-timers. Cameron's chief interest, since he was a former servant of the Hudson's Bay Company, was in the Metis and Native people. Much of his information came from other former servants of the Company. This file also contains second and third copies of some of these items. See also Cameron's book "The War Trail of Big Bear", (E99.C88C1), which contains some of these articles as well as an account of his experiences during the Frog Lake massacre in 1885. | |
| Scope and content | This file consists of 25 items, including newspaper articles and typed copies of oral histories, mostly concerning the Northwest Rebellion. Titles are: I. How the Duck Lake Fight Began (4p) II. The Half-Breed Rising on the South Saskatchewan, 1885 (8p); III. Patrice Fleury / Notes on the Duck Lake Fight (6p); IV. The North West Mounted Rifles (Prince Albert) (5p); V. When Poundmaker Marched on Battleford (12p); VI. The Surrender of Big Bear (3p); VII. Peekokut Gets a Special (6p); VIII. Stands Always / The story of a brave Cree (7p); IX. Apistatim's War Party (3p); X. Henry Blanc's Reminiscences (3p); XI. James Solomon Buller (2p); XII. The Sugar Bush (2p); XIII. On the Fort Qu'Appelle - Pelly Trail (8p); XIV. The Haunted Axe (1p); XV. The Withered Hand (1p); XVI. The Medicine Goose (1p); XVII. He Made Sitting Bull Behave (6p); XVIII. Long Dog Plays the Market Short; XIX. In the Days of the Rum Trade (2p); XX. Linking Up The Past (2p); XXI. The Rage of Wandering Spirit (2p); XXII. Thirst Dance and Fin Flash (1p); XXIII. The Passing of John Pritchard (1p); XXIV. The Tightwad (fiction by Cameron, 3p.); XXV. When Poundmaker Defied the Mounties. | |
| Contributer | Cameron, William Bleasdell (author) | |
| Copyright holder | Public domain | |
| 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 | |
| Specific document types | Articles | |
| Provenance Access Point | Morton, A.S. | |
| Other numbers/identification | Special Collections call no.: W.B. Cameron Papers. - -- c1862-c1918 (inclusive) - -- [textual records] MSS C550/1/28.1, no. 1 - no. 25; 4 folders; 4.1 cm. | |
| Other notes | Items in file not scanned: partial issue of The Country Guide, 1 February 1929, and several photocopies of various articles. | |
| Treaty boundaries | Treaty 2 Treaty 4 Treaty 6 Treaty 8 Treaty 10 | |
| Cultural region | Plains International | |
| Names | Crozier, Leif Newry Fitzroy, 1849-1901 (Superintendent) Dumont, Gabriel, 1837-1906 Fleury, Patrice McKay, Joseph, 1856-1938 (Gentleman Joe) Middleton, Frederick Dobson, 1825-1898 Riel, Louis, 1844-1885 | |
| Subject | Chiefs Forts Fur Trade Law Enforcement -- NWMP Metis Northwest Resistance -- Biographies Oral history Reserves Scrip Sitting Bull | |
| Date Range(s) | 1870-1879 1880-1889 1890-1899 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/26201
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