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1869
The provincial government established by the Metis at the Red River Settlement, with Louis Riel as it's president -
1869-1870
The act established Manitoba as a bilingual province, with education rights for Catholics and Protestants, and Metis land rights. -
1875-1879
Canada's government issued SCRIP to the Metis, instead of establishing Metis land rights in Manitoba -
1885
The Northwest Resistance sought to protect Metis lands in what is today Saskatchewan, as the railway and settlers moved into western Canada. Canadians had -and still have- different interpretations of this event. -
1885
Louis Riel was tried and hung for treason in Regina on November 16th, 1885 -
June 23rd, 1894
Land scrip was issued to Baptiste Forcier -
June 23rd, 1894
Many Metis sold their scrip and left Manitoba -
1896-1910
Metis settlers established farms at St. Paul des Metis - near what is today St. Paul, Alberta - on land provided by the Catholic Church -
1932
James Brady, Malcolm Norris, Felix Calihoo, Peter Tomkins, and Joseph Dion founded L'Association des Metis de l'Alberta during the Great Depression (is now the Metis Nation of Alberta) -
1938
Alberta's government passed the Metis Population Betterment Act in 1938, which established twelve (12) temporary Metis settlements -
1940-1960
The temporary settlements did not give the Metis control of the land -
1940-1960
When four of the settlements proved unsuitable for farming, hunting, or fishing the settlements were closed and the land went back to the government of Alberta -
1982
The Metis lobbied for recognition of Metis rights in Canada's constitution -
1982
When the constitution was patriated, it included section 35, which recognizes the Metis as one of Canada's Aboriginal peoples with rights -
1990
Alberta's government enacted legislation under which the Metis received the Metis settlements as a permanent land base with the right to manage their own affairs,
The legislation included:
-Constitution of Alberta Amendment Act
-Metis Settlements Accord Implementation Act
-Metis Settlements Act
-Metis Settlement Land Protection Act -
2006
In April, the Metis in Manitoba launched a court case seeking compensation for land promised, but not delivered, in the Manitoba Act