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Rupert's Land, which the Hudson's Bay Company "owned," was sold to the Dominion of Canada without consultation of indigenous and Métis inhabitants
Rupert's Land, which the Hudson's Bay Company "owned," was sold to the Dominion of Canada without consultation of indigenous and Métis inhabitants -
Red River Métis formed the Métis National Committee, by demanding an independent Métis republic. Louis Riel served as secretary and John Bruce as president.
Red River Métis formed the Métis National Committee, by demanding an independent Métis republic. Louis Riel served as secretary and John Bruce as president. -
120 men seized Upper Fort Garry.
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The formation of a provisional government consisting of both French-speaking and English-speaking Métis
The formation of a provisional government consisting of both French-speaking and English-speaking Métis -
The Manitoba Act get officially proclaimed and joins the Confederation of Canada as the fifth province
The Manitoba Act get officially proclaimed and joins the Confederation of Canada as the fifth province.
Important provisions in the Act included: bilingual denominational schools, judicial and parliamentary systems, and measures to address their "Indian" title to the land, through the granting of 1.4 million acres of land to "the children of the half-breed heads of families" (Section 31) -
The Manitoba Act came into law and was passed by the Parliament of Canada and received Royal Assent
The Manitoba Act came into law and was passed by the Parliament of Canada and received Royal Assent -
Thomas Scott was executed by firing squad
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Thomas Scott was tried and convicted of treason by a six-man council.
He was tried and convicted of treason by a six-man council.
Thomas Scott was an Irish immigrant who was a member of the Canadian Party, led by John Christian Shultz, which was a small group of English Protestants that felt the Red River Colony should be led by English Protestants and the not the current Provisional Government led by Louis Riel. -
Louis Riel was arrested during the Northwest Resistance and convicted of treason and eventually executed
Louis Riel was arrested during the Northwest Resistance and convicted of treason and eventually executed. An unwritten element to Riel's death was that it was in retaliation for Thomas Scott's earlier execution. -
Ottawa officially recognized Louis Riel as the founder of Manitoba.
Ottawa officially recognized Louis Riel as the founder of Manitoba.