The Virtual Museum of Canada has a great website entitled “Back to Batoche”.  The website is a virtual museum of sorts, and includes both historical and contemporary information on Metis culture.  The website is organized into two sections with many subsections each:

1885 Batoche

Involvement from Other Places

• Duck Lake
• Fish Creek
• Red River
• Western Canada
• Central Canada

Areas of Interest

• Tipi
• Farm Life
• General Store
• House Visit
• School/Post Office
• Church
• Cemetary
• Battlefield
• Middleton’s Zareba
• Red River Cart
• Northcote

Key People

• Gabriel Dumont
• Louis Riel

Present day Batoche

Areas of Interest

• Festival House
• Race Course
• Voyageur Games
• Grandstand
• Fire Pit
• Souvenir Stand

Visit Town of Batoche

• Visitor Reception
• Church
• Zareba
• East Village
• Rifle Pits and River Lots

The website includes video clips, sound recordings, photographs, and drawings that depict the various sections.  The website also includes interviews, recipes, games, language lessons, and more.  It would be a great resource for anyone wishing to explore aspects of Metis history related to the 1885 Resistance and/or contemporary Metis culture.

The website is here: Back to Batoche