Making History: Louis Riel and the North-West Rebellion of 1885 [CD-ROM]

19971 secFilm: Interactive Materials

Direction: James MonroBill MayloneDavid PetersenStephen E. Miller

Production: James MonroGeorge Johnson

Script: Stephen E. Miller

Co-produced by Monro Multimedia Production and the NFB in partnership with the Terra Nova Initiative, Canadian Studies and Youth Programs, and Canadian Heritage.

Making History transports students back to the world of Louis Riel and the Northwest Rebellion of 1885, providing them with one of the most comprehensive collections of material ever assembled on this pivotal Canadian conflict. Designed for secondary and post-secondary school levels, Making History allows users to "interview" Louis Riel, Sir John A. Macdonald, chief Poundmaker and other key players of the Rebellion to form their own interpretation of events, drawing on the CD-ROM's vast resources to create their own multimedia reports.

Subject categories

  • Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis) > HistoryMétisPrairies
  • War, Conflict and Peace > Indigenous ConcernsNorth-West Resistance
  • History - Canada - 1867-1919 > Northwest Rebellion

Credits

director
James Monro
Bill Maylone
David Petersen
Stephen E. Miller
producer
James Monro
George Johnson
script
Stephen E. Miller
cinematography
Kirk Tougas
sound editing
Craig McEwen
narrator
Suzie Payne
Garry Chalk
music
Calvin Cairns
cast
Jacques Baillaut
Alex Bruhanski
Bill Dow
Marie Clements
Duncan Fraser
Richard Newman
James Nicholas
Ron Sauvé
John R. Taylor

Awards

  • Best Interface Design AwardAnnual International Digital Media Awards - IDMA