Manitoba Day

By kharl_school

  • Largest land sale in history by the Hudson's Bay Company

    The land that was sold is Ruperts Land and it was sold to Dominion of Canada, without consulting any of its indigenous inhabitants, including the Metis.

  • An Independent Metis Republic was formed.

    The Red River Metis called for an Independant Metis Republic, known as the Metis National Committee. the president for this committee was John Bruce and Louis Riel as the secretary. 120 men seized Upper Fort Gary in November and on Dec. 8, 1869, a provisional government consisting of both English-speaking and French-speaking Métis was formed. It was this provisional government, led by Louis Riel, that negotiated Manitoba's entry into the Canadian Confederation.

  • Louis Riels Death

    Thomas Scott was an Irish immigrant who is 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 not the current Provisional Government led by Louis Riel.
    Louis Riel was arrested during the Northwest Resistance and convicted of treason and eventually executed, though an unwritten element to Riel's death was that it was in retaliation for Thomas Scott's earlier execution.

  • Manitoba act came into law

    The Manitoba Act came into law and was passed by the Parliament of Canada and received Royal Assent on May 12, 1870, with the act officially proclaimed on July 15, 1870, when Manitoba joined the Confederation of Canada as the fifth province.
    Neither Louis Riel or the Métis were initially credited as the founders of Manitoba and, quickly after Manitoba's entry into Canada, the Métis were outnumbered by new immigrants to the area.

  • Ottawa Officially Recognized Louis Riel As the founder of Manitoba

    It was not until more than 120 years later, on March 10, 1992, that Ottawa officially recognized Louis Riel as the founder of Manitoba. It was Louis Riel's vision, dedication and ultimate sacrifice that laid the groundwork for minority rights and cultural cooperation in Manitoba, making it the province we know today.