[The Riel Commission] : [an inquiry into the survival of a people].

On the 100th anniversary of the hanging of Canadian rebel Louis Riel, the Commission examines the plight of the Metis (a Manitoba Euro-Indian group) and their flight for legal recognition and personal identity.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Sutherland, Donald, 1935-
Pearsant, Raphael
Dieter, Janet
Wolf, Henry
Fuller, John
Kramer, Ken
Schellenberg, August
Language:English
Subjects:
Riel, Louis, > 1844-1885.
Indigenous peoples of North America > Mixed descent > Canada.
Civil rights > Canada.
Northwest Resistance, Canada, 1885.
Canada > History > 1867-
Physical Description:on 5 audiocassettes (300 min.) : 1 7/8 analog ips, mono
Format: Cassette Audio
Description
Summary:
On the 100th anniversary of the hanging of Canadian rebel Louis Riel, the Commission examines the plight of the Metis (a Manitoba Euro-Indian group) and their flight for legal recognition and personal identity.
Note:Broadcast on the CBC's "Ideas" series, May 12 - May 16, 1985.
Sound recording.
Call Number:C270 Cassette
Playing Time:05:00:00
Participant or Performer:
Includes the voices of many Canadian Metis speakers and these actors: Donald Sutherland as Commissioner, Raphael Pearsant as French voice, Janet Dieter as Indian woman, Henry Wolf as Alexander Ross, John Fuller as George Simpson, Ken Kramer as Bishop Bourget, and August Schellenberg as Louis Riel.