Cuthand: Pardoning Chief Poundmaker is only one step
April 30, 2018
I’m all for the pardon of Poundmaker, but there is much more to this than the reputation of one man, writes Doug Cuthand. Other warriors…
History Matters: Will Jackson served as Riel’s secretary
January 17, 2018
On Dec. 12, 1951, 90-year-old Honoré Jaxon, looking forlorn if not lost, was deposited on the sidewalk outside his midtown Manhattan apartment in New York…
A peacemaker and a traitor: how Chief Poundmaker will finally have his name cleared
January 10, 2018
More than 100,000 people walking around today owe their lives to one decision, made by an Indigenous chief on a battlefield in 1885. But that…
132 years after his execution, many Métis reject exonerating Louis Riel
November 16, 2017
‘We would never allow it,’ says Manitoba Métis Federation president David Chartrand Brad Bellegarde • Lenard Monkman • CBC News 9 Hours Ago Some Métis…
Celebrating Louis Riel Day an important step in reconciliation
Celebrating Louis Riel Day an important step in reconciliation Erin Petrow, Saskatoon StarPhoenix More from Erin Petrow, Saskatoon StarPhoenix Published on: November 16, 2017 |…
History Matters: Sara Riel was Saskatchewan’s first Metis Grey Nun
November 1, 2017
Bill Waiser, Saskatoon StarPhoenix Published on: October 31, 2017 | Last Updated: October 31, 2017 6:00 AM CST She’s usually given only a footnote in…
One of the biggest mysteries in Metis history gets even more puzzling
One of the biggest mysteries in Metis history gets even more puzzling Billyjo Delaronde stole and hid the Bell of Batoche—ripped from the Metis in…
Renowned architect Douglas Cardinal envisions Poundmaker museum
September 27, 2017
Betty Ann Adam, Saskatoon StarPhoenix Published on: September 27, 2017 | Last Updated: September 27, 2017 6:00 AM CST Famed Canadian architect Douglas Cardinal was…
RCMP inks deal to return Louis Riel artifacts to Métis people
September 26, 2017
Items include crucifix, hunting knife and poetry book that belonged to executed Métis leader Alex Soloducha – CBC News September 23, 2017 RCMP Deputy Commissioner…
Derelict monument to Louis Riel is restored
August 30, 2017
Derelict monument to Louis Riel is restored By: Aldo Santin Posted: 08/29/2017 6:07 PM | Comments: 10 PHIL HOSSACK / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSFormer city counselor…