Red River Rebellion 1869-1870, Riel Resistance 1885, Louis Riel -- 1844-1885, Métis 

"New Canadian Readings is a series of volumes on selected Canadian topics, problems, and issues. By careful selection of the most relevant readings, essays, and documents, distinguished experts illuminate their fields of study. The series presents the range of opinion, past and present, and involves the reader in the on-going debate on a variety of subjects."--Back cover. 

261 pages ; 22 cm. 

Contents:
The Myth of Louis Riel / Douglas Owram --
Rieliana and the Structure of Canadian History / Donald Swainson --
The Last Word on Louis Riel, the Man of Many Faces / George F.G. Stanley --
The Manitoba Land Question, 1870-1882 / Douglas N. Sprague --
The Half-Breed Land Grant / Thomas Flanagan --
Louis Riel's Letter to President Grant, 1875 --
Remarks on the Condition of the Half-Breeds of the North-West Territories --
Petition of Rights, 1884 --
Louis Riel's Petition to President Grover Cleveland, 1885 --
The Queen v. Louis Riel / Desmond Morton --
A Judicial Murder, The Trial of Louis Riel / Lewis H. Thomas --
The Testimony of Louis Riel --
The Question of Louis Riel's Insanity / Olive Knox --
A Critical Study of the Case of Louis Riel / C.K. Clarke --
Louis Riel: Insanity and Prophecy / Thomas Flanagan --
The Charismatic Pattern: Canada's Riel Rebellion of 1885 as a Millenarian Protest Movement / Manfred Mossman --
Excerpts from the Diaries of Louis Riel --
Interview with Nicholas Flood Davin, November 1885.