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Period: 2 to 1 CE
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Largest land sale in history
hudson’s bay company sells rupert’s land to canada without consulting indigenous inhabitants including métis -
métis called for independence
this was referred to as the métis national committee, this resulted from 120 men seizing upper fort garry -
Thomas scott and loui riel are executed
Thomas scott is arrested for his actions in the red river colony attempted coup. believing that it should be led by the english protestant’s and not the provisional government. he escaped prison multiple times and is convicted of treason and executed by firing squad, Louis riel is arrested during a northwest resistance and is also executed for treason, part of his death is in retaliation for this scott’s death (the date is scott’s death) -
The manitoba act comes into law
Manitoba officially forms as a province and receives benefits such as bilingual denominational schools and the government granting. 1.4 million acres of land to them, this was led by louis riel and the métis -
Loui riel is officially recognized as manitoba’s founder