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1870
Métis got outnumbered by new immigrants residing to the area and subsequently persecuted for their role in both the Red River Resistance and the execution of anti-Métis settler Thomas Scott -
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1868
The largest land sale in history by Hudson's Bay Company had happened. -
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1869
In October the Red River Metis had requested for an independent Meti republic which is known as the Metis National Commitee. In December 1869 both English speaking and French speaking Metis was formed, -
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1870
Manitoba act came into and was passed by the parliament of Canada and received Royal Assent on May 12, 1870.
July 15, 1870, Manitoba had officially joined the confederation of Canada as the fifth province.
The act included important provisions like bilingual denominational schools, judicial and parliamentary systems and measures to address their "Indian" title to the land. -
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1870
Thomas Scott Irish immigrant, was a member of Canadian Party, a small group of English Protestants under the leadership of John Christian Shultz, who believed the Red River Colony should be ruled by English Protestants instead of the Provisional Government which was led by Louis Riel. A group was arrested after a planned meeting had been interrupted, Although Thomas Scott was ultimately arrested he eventually did because of his actions on march 4 he had been executed. -
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1992
It wasn't until March 10, 1992, more than 120 years later, that Ottawa officially recognized Louis Riel as the man who founded Manitoba. Without Louis Riel's sacrifice for minority rights cultural cooperation Manitoba would not be the place we know it as currently.