Red River Resistance
The Red River Resistance took place in this year.
1869
This was the initial act that put Louis Riel at the front of the resistance.
He stopped surveyors from entering his cousin's field.
First Nations peoples wanted this from the Manitoba Act
Recognition of their rights to the land.
The Second Metis Uprising happened in this year.
1885
1n 1869, the Canadian government paid the Hudson's Bay Company to take possession over this territory, which included the Red River.
Rupert's Land
Red River would gain control over local affairs and they could establish rights for their people.
This was the main goal of the Manitoba Act
To bring Red River into Confederation as the province of Manitoba.
The people of South Branch did this, which prompted the Canadian government to send troops to Batoche.
They set up a provisional government.
The amount of money the Canadian government paid the HBC for the territories involved in the 1869 agreement.
300,000 pounds or $1.5 million
In 1969, Louis Riel was elected to take this role.
President of the provisional government of Red River
What the Metis wanted in the Manitoba act.
An elected government, rights protecting the French language and Catholic religion, and acknowledgement of their rights to land
This was a key difference between the First and Second Metis rebellions
In the Second, Canada had official control of the area.
The reason the Red River people were resisting in 1869
HBC, Britain, and Canada were transferring their lands to Canada without consulting them.
Riel suffered from this and was admitted to a psychiatric hospital in 1876.
Mental exhaustion
What the Canadian government wanted in the Manitoba Act
To build a railway to BC
Riel was executed after being found guilty of this crime.
Treason
They were the people of Red River.
Francophone Métis, Anglophone Métis, Canadiens, retired HBC employees, and Scottish and Irish colonists.
After exile, Louis Riel returned to Canada to take part in this event.
Second Metis Uprising
The reason many Metis people in Manitoba did not qualify as voters after they joined Confederation.
They had to spend too much time outside the province during buffalo hunt.
One key way in which the Canadian government tried to control Metis people after the second rebellion.