Discuss The Dispossession Of The Metis And The Riel Resistance

Moving further, while it is important to note the policies ad legislations made by the government, it is just as relevant to note how the people felt and how they were affected. As mentioned earlier, Louis Riel who was the acting Metis leader at the time, did not want the Metis culture and identity to be permanently lost as a result of the ever betraying government. Along the line the Metis are seen on the road (homeless) and referred to as ‘road allowance people’ although they had legislations to protect them, however that is an entirely different topic.
Some scholars like Sprague (Canada and the Metis: 1869-1855) fail to explain the dispossession of the Metis and the Riel Resistance, and continuously emphasize that Riel had a historical role,