louis riel
The northwest rebellion 1884-1885
"we must make canada respect us" -louis riel
why was the manitboa act so important?
1.provincial status
2.land titles
3.they now had better representation (4 seats) in ottawa
4.french language and culture were protected
but there were a few problems...
· scrip - certificates that entitled individuals to land or money from the federal government. it was used to eleminate the aboriginal title of metis people in MB
· most metis lost their lands through fraud and land speculators
· it took 5 years for land to be distributed (1875) many settlers from east came during this period - harrased the metis
· some metis sold their scrip or were forced from the land without compensation
important figures to remember gabriel dumont - a skilled buffalo hunter, shooter and horseback rider. one of the members to travel to montana to convince riel to come back to canada.
Poundmaker - a first nations leader who felt the metis struggle would bring light to the aboriginal stuggle as well.
Big Bear - a FN leader who helped stop many blood conflicts wandering spirit - a FN leader who took over big bear's first nations and was involved in raids and attacks.
Frederick middleton - a british general who would defeat the metis at the battle of batoche
difference between RR and NW Resistances
· for starters - there were no actual battles in the red river resistance.
· in the northwest there were battles of: duck lake, fish creek, batoche (the final battle)
· most of the events in the RR resistance occured in the red river settlement area, while the NW was more west (saskatchewan, alberta districts)
The Need For Louis Riel
· life in the northwest was not any better for the metis than it was in RR.
· CPR being built through the lands. canadian companies lobbying to purchase land that had metis on it.
· metis people making petitions to do the same thing, but overall ignored by the canadian government.
· metis kept getting
"we must make canada respect us" -louis riel
why was the manitboa act so important?
1.provincial status
2.land titles
3.they now had better representation (4 seats) in ottawa
4.french language and culture were protected
but there were a few problems...
· scrip - certificates that entitled individuals to land or money from the federal government. it was used to eleminate the aboriginal title of metis people in MB
· most metis lost their lands through fraud and land speculators
· it took 5 years for land to be distributed (1875) many settlers from east came during this period - harrased the metis
· some metis sold their scrip or were forced from the land without compensation
important figures to remember gabriel dumont - a skilled buffalo hunter, shooter and horseback rider. one of the members to travel to montana to convince riel to come back to canada.
Poundmaker - a first nations leader who felt the metis struggle would bring light to the aboriginal stuggle as well.
Big Bear - a FN leader who helped stop many blood conflicts wandering spirit - a FN leader who took over big bear's first nations and was involved in raids and attacks.
Frederick middleton - a british general who would defeat the metis at the battle of batoche
difference between RR and NW Resistances
· for starters - there were no actual battles in the red river resistance.
· in the northwest there were battles of: duck lake, fish creek, batoche (the final battle)
· most of the events in the RR resistance occured in the red river settlement area, while the NW was more west (saskatchewan, alberta districts)
The Need For Louis Riel
· life in the northwest was not any better for the metis than it was in RR.
· CPR being built through the lands. canadian companies lobbying to purchase land that had metis on it.
· metis people making petitions to do the same thing, but overall ignored by the canadian government.
· metis kept getting