Loyal Till Death
Indians and the North-West Rebellion
- Publisher
- Fifth House Books
- Initial publish date
- Jun 2010
- Category
- Native American, Native American Studies
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781897252734
- Publish Date
- Jun 2010
- List Price
- $19.95
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Description
This startling retelling of the North-West Rebellion explodes the myth of a grand Indian-M�tis alliance and delves into the reasons why Indians have been branded as traitors and rebels in both the public imagination and official records.p align=left">After the rebellion, twenty-eight reserves were officially identified as disloyal, and more than fifty Indians - including Poundmaker and Big Bear - were convicted of rebellion-related crimes. The most damning event was the mass execution of eight Indian warriors at Fort Battleford in November 1885.
But Indian elders have long told stories about how First Nations remained faithful to their treaty promises during the conflict. Having their own peaceful strategies for dealing with an insensitive federal government, they were not interested in Riel's activities, and any Indian involvement was isolated, sporadic, and minimal. But Ottawa deliberately portrayed the Indians as outlaws to justify increasingly restrictive and repressive measures, an injustice that has left a lasting legacy with First Nations people.
Loyal till Death is the first comprehensive look at the Indian version of the North-West Rebellion. It brings to life many personalities - particularly those of the Indian leaders, whose voices have seldom been heard in conventional histories of the Canadian West. Combining oral history and exhaustive research, and illustrated with more than one hundred archival photographs, the book sheds new light on a greatly misunderstood aspect of our past.
About the author
Bill Waiser has been a member of the Department of History at the University of Saskatchewan since 1984. He is the author, co-author, or co-editor of nine books, including Loyal Till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion, which was a 1997 finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award for Nonfiction, and Saskatchewan: A New History, which was named the best book in prairie history in 2005 and awarded the Clio Prize by the Canadian Historical Association.
Other titles by Bill Waiser
Gordie's Skate
In Search of Almighty Voice
Resistance and Reconciliation
Reconsidering Confederation
Canada’s Founding Debates, 1864-1999
A World We Have Lost
Saskatchewan Before 1905
A Century of Parks Canada, 1911-2011
All Hell Can't Stop Us
The On-to-Ottawa Trek and Regina Riot
Who Killed Jackie Bates?
Tommy's Team
The People Behind the Douglas Years
Portraits of an Era
The Aerial Photography of Howdy McPhail
Everett Baker's Saskatchewan
Portraits of an Era
