Louis Riel
Born in Red River in 1844, this Métis leader stood up for Métis rights and led two rebellions
Who is Louis Riel?
This group of people has both Indigenous and European roots.
Who are the Métis?
The company that sold Rupert's Land to Canada in 1869 without consulting the Métis living there.
What is the Hudson's Bay Company?
The province created in 1870 as a direct result of negotiations between Canada and the Métis.
What is Manitoba?
The region where Louis Riel was born in 1844, which is located in present-day southern Manitoba
What is Red River?
This mathematical symbol appears on the official flag of the Métis people
What is the infinity symbol?
Sent by governor William McDougall in 1869, these workers angered the Métis by ignoring their land rights and traditions.
Who are land surveyors?
The agreement in 1870 that created Manitoba included specific protections for these two features of Métis life.
What are land and culture?
The temporary political body formed by Louis Riel and the Métis to represent their people and negotiate fair terms with Canada
What is the Provisional Government?
The European heritage of the Métis people often traces back to these two nationalities.
What are French and Scottish?
The main trading post that Riel and the Métis took control of without violence to demonstrate their power and unity.
What is Fort Garry?
The total number of rebellions led by Louis Riel mentioned in the lesson.
What is two (2)?
The country Louis Riel fled to for safety after the Canadian military expedition arrived.
What is the United States?
The land area where the Métis lived, maintaining their own language, traditions, and homes before Canadian westward expansion.
What is the Red River area?
The controversial trial and execution of this pro-Canada settler sparked outrage in Ontario and escalated pressure on the rebellion.
Who is Thomas Scott?
The military force whose arrival in 1870 caused Louis Riel to flee across the border.
What is the Canadian military expedition?
To be inclusive, Riel invited settlers who spoke these two languages to join political discussions.
What are French and English?
The Métis formed a government and stopped land surveyors in October 1869 to protect these two fundamental aspects of their community.
What are their homes and culture?
The Canadian-appointed governor who sent land surveyors to map Red River in 1869.
Who is William McDougall?
The lesson reflection notes that Louis Riel was historically important to this nation.
What is Canada?