Louis Riel
Louis Riel is
What is a devout Roman Catholic who had been studying to be a priest in Montréal
The area that the Canadian Government suddenly became interested in in the 1850s
What is Rupert's Land
The price Canada purchased Rupert's Land for from HBC.
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The Metis sent this man to ask the surveyors what they were doing on their land
Who is Louis Riel
John A McDonald was this man
What is the first Prime Minister of Canada. He served from 1867 to 1873 and from 1878 to 1891
He was a member of a well-known Métis family in the Francophone community of this area
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These groups were not consulted about the purchase of Rupert's Land
Who are the Metis and First Nations already living there
The Canadian government sent these individuals to survey the land (Rupert's Land)
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The Métis set this up to protect their right to the land
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'This is our land! It isn’t a piece of pemmican to be cut off and given in little pieces to us. It is ours and we will take what we want.' This statement was aid by this man.
Pitikwahanapiwiyin, known in English as Poundmaker, was a wellrespected Cree leader at the time Rupert’s Land was being sold to Canada.
Louis Riel became president of this establishment the Metis had created
What is the Metis Provisional Government
The First Nations and Métis were also worried about this happening- Defined as a process by which a culture or individual is absorbed into another culture
British colonists began to worry about this while contemplating the purchase of Rupert's Land
What is if Canada did not quickly claim Rupert’s Land, the United States would
In December of 1869, the Métis took control of this major fur-trade centre in Manitoba
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'Let the merchants of Toronto consider that if their city is ever to be made really great—if it is ever to rise above the rank of a fifth-rate American town—it must be by the development of the great British territory lying to the north and west.' This was stated by
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Louis Riel spoke these 3 languages
What are French, English, and Cree
Aboriginal peoples worried that they would be forced to give up their way of life. One question they asked was
What is would there be a role for Métis and First Nations in the new government
A reason Canada wanted to purchase Rupert's Land
What is good farmland was becoming scarce in Ontario
Metis presented this to the Canadian government to negotiate
The Metis' point of view included this
They wanted a part to play in the negotiation process, and not to be ignored
Louis Riel did this to the surveyors who came to their land
He drove them away and bought the Metis some time
Aboriginal peoples worried that they would be forced to give up their way of life. One question they asked was
What is would the Red River Métis be able to keep their French language and Catholic religion
A reason Canada wanted to purchase Rupert's Land
What is the land was well suited for farming
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The Canadian government believed this
They did not owe anything to the First Nations already living in Rupert's Land and went about the purchase without consulting them