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The provincial government established by the Metis at the Red River Settlement, with Louis Riel as it's president
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The act established Manitoba as a bilingual province, with education rights for Catholics and Protestants, and Metis land rights.
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Canada's government issued SCRIP to the Metis, instead of establishing Metis land rights in Manitoba
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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.
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Louis Riel was tried and hung for treason in Regina on November 16th, 1885
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Land scrip was issued to Baptiste Forcier
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Many Metis sold their scrip and left Manitoba
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Metis settlers established farms at St. Paul des Metis - near what is today St. Paul, Alberta - on land provided by the Catholic Church
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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)
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Alberta's government passed the Metis Population Betterment Act in 1938, which established twelve (12) temporary Metis settlements
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The temporary settlements did not give the Metis control of the land
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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
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The Metis lobbied for recognition of Metis rights in Canada's constitution
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When the constitution was patriated, it included section 35, which recognizes the Metis as one of Canada's Aboriginal peoples with rights
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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 -
In April, the Metis in Manitoba launched a court case seeking compensation for land promised, but not delivered, in the Manitoba Act