Through an imaginary encounter between a young boy and a man named “Louis,” children are introduced to the controversy of the Riel Resistance and the Battle of Batoche. Young James falls from the back of his family wagon during a storm while they are on their way to Batoche. His parents do not hear his shouts for help, and after struggling through the snow for hours he is picked up by a man on a horse who takes him to a small cabin and introduces himself as “Just Louis.” After two days of sharing stories and baking gallette, or bannock, as James calls it, the storm clears and Louis takes James to the outskirts of Batoche. .

Ministry of Education note: This resource has also been recommended to support the English language arts curriculum at the Grade 4 level. Social Studies grade 4 (2010).