Riel Resistance 1885 -- Juvenile fiction, Riel Resistance 1885 

The first shot was fired at a place called Duck Lake. The date: March 26th 1885. And with that, the whole of Canada's North West flared into open rebellion. The Metis, a people of mixed white and Indian blood, had taken up arms to defend their land, believing it to be threatened by incoming settlers from the eastern provinces. Much blood was to flow before the forces of law and order could restore peace. The Indians went of the war-path. Militia, under the command of General Middleton, were rushed to Saskatchewan over the newly built CPR. Red-coated troopers of the Mounted Police rode into battle beside irregulars recruited at a few days' notice. Here is the story of the dramatic campaign, from the fight at Duck Lake to the fall of Batoche, and ending with the capture of Louis Riel, leaders of the rebels and one of the strangest, most fascinating personalities in Canadian history. Three fierce battles were fought before this man who had aroused the West to revolt could be subdued. For the government forces had to reckon with Gabriel Dumont, "Prince of the Prairies," Riel's brilliant and daring lieutenant, and a master of guerrilla warfare. It was the baptism in blood of the new Dominion of Canda.