GEOG 328 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Manitoba Act, English Canada, Canadian Confederation
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Louis riel: a canadian politician/rebel that campaigned for the m tis people, there was a status commemorating canada"s post confederation. Marked canada"s first ever conflict, with riel"s death, canada"s desire to have a rebellion was demolished. 1869: riel lead the first rebellion against the canadian state due to annexation without consultation (on m tis land) The reason that the surveys did not regard those landmarks was because claiming land was based on productivity, and since the surveys deemed those monuments not productive, it was considered not the m tis" The fact that hudson"s bay"s patent was still pending yet the government already started, shows the issue behind this. November 24th 1869: riel and his group responded by seizing fort. Riel was then appointed president of the provisional government, which was sent to ottawa"s list of rights. Canada"s response --> deemed the m tis as "half-breeds", enforced that they needed to be kept down by a "strong hand"
