NATV 1200 Lecture 47: NATV1200 March 25th and 27th
22 Apr 2019
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Period when manitoba joins canada: process begins around 1860. Religious and language split: strong protestant and catholic split: french were usually catholic, english were usually protestant. By 1880 we are all connected (the railway is finished being built) They spread down main street (everywhere else is occupied by m tis) Bad blood between canadians and the m tis. The us is recovering from war (still rebuilding) they are not interested. Macdonald in kingston, sees west as key to canadian empire. Schultz and kenny begg bannantyne mair. Schultz = leader, kenny = his half brother. Oddfellows: self-help group: pay for funeral costs. Orangemen (protestant: bigotry, anti-irish, anti-french, anti-catholic, every protestant male in canada, regular meetings. Lies in media local and toronto to get more immigrants into west. Everybody was writing about the west in the east (local newspapers) Metis are included because of hbc and racism. Race and religion and language are important to canadian party.
