The Other Side of Rebellion : The Remarkable Story of Charles Bremner and his Furs

Card covers, 202 pages, 5.5x8.5 in - 14x21.5 cm.

Covers lightly worn with uneven laminate, front cover bumped at top and top corner. Spine partially sunned, lightly worn at head and heel. Top edge soiled, fore and bottom edges lightly soiled. Title page lightly creased at top corner.

In 1885, Charles Bremner was captured by Chief Poundmaker near Battleford and, after Poundmaker’s surrender to General Middleton, held in Middleton’s custody for treason. Upon release Bremner returned to Battleford to rebuild his life, only to discover that Middleton had confiscated the furs that constituted Bremner’s financial capital. Margaret Stobie chronicles Bremner’s protracted battle to regain his furs, culminating in Middleton’s resignation and Bremner’s financial compensation. In Stobie’s hands, Bremner’s ordeal provides insight into leaders of both Métis and Canadian militia in the North-West. Her work discusses Indigenous-settler relations, negotiations and conflicts during the North-West Resistance, and Canadian legal/political process in the 1880s. Includes endnotes and bibliography.

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