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Not at all. They were not under Canadian rule, they had not even been invited into the Confederation. Canada calls it a rebellion because they claimed to have purchased the Metis when they bought Ruperts Land. Of course they never asked the Metis or anyone living in Ruperts Land, so no surprise that some decided they wanted to talk about it. In 1869 the people of Western Canada were only resisting a takeover, an occupation. You cannot rebel if you are not part of the country to begin with.
discuss the roles of key individuals and groups in the Red River rebellion and the impact of the conflict on the development of western canada. what was the significance of the red river resistance and the north-west rebellion for the first nations and metis people?
This is an interesting question because it is often taught that Riel was responsible for the Western Metis community surviving, with some legal status, the colonisation of what is today Western Canada. The Manitoba Act, creating a 5th province and the first colonial province of Canada, acknowledged that there were inhabitants in the land purchased by Canada. It also promised the Metis well over a million acres of land and gave some cultural rights, mainly religious and educational. This is credited as a response to the many uprisings in Canada's new holding and in particular those in the Red River area. It is always difficult to determine what could have been rather than what was but it could be argued that Riel was not a great friend to the Metis Community of what is today Western Canada. In the more southern areas of North-West Territories the Metis were Catholic, part Indian and French. That was not the case in many parts of the North or deeper in the interior where the Metis were very much more likely to be of Scottish and English descent the result of hundreds of years of HBC presence. Riel did little to advance their cause and those that have since used Riel for various political purposes have often stressed the French and Catholic connection, sometimes in a clear attempt to marginalize other Metis groups even those with deeper roots in the North-West Territories. Metis is a controversial status even today some claim to be "real" Metis because they have some French roots. If your family was Scottish or British Metis you may well interpret Riel's role in your history as a negative one. Even the label "Metis" is of French origin and likely not one that would be chosen by those with English roots. Anther way one could say that Riel almost destroyed the Metis Community was by his creation of a Provisional Government and violent confrontations with Canadians settling in Canada's newly acquired lands. Support for those people already living in Western Canada was high among these early Canadian settlers and one could argue that Riel's actions destroyed any chance of a peaceful and possibly more successful integration into Canada's new colonies. Always hard to say what could have been but the arrival of troops and hardening of feelings did not serve the Metis well in the following years. Of course if Riel had not stood up to the colonisation of Western Canada the Metis of today might have no legal status or recognition at all, maybe not even their own history.
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The British plan for victory was to quell the rebellion, because that is all they saw the American Revolution as.
the north west rebellion was also called second metis uprising, North-West Rebellion is taking place in Saskatchewan. and it was unsuccessful too
The North-West Rebellion began in 1885 by the Metis people ofÊ District of Saskatchewan, Canada against the government of Canada because they believed their rights as indiginous poeple were not being protected.
North-West Rebellion happened on 1885-03-26.
Not at all. They were not under Canadian rule, they had not even been invited into the Confederation. Canada calls it a rebellion because they claimed to have purchased the Metis when they bought Ruperts Land. Of course they never asked the Metis or anyone living in Ruperts Land, so no surprise that some decided they wanted to talk about it. In 1869 the people of Western Canada were only resisting a takeover, an occupation. You cannot rebel if you are not part of the country to begin with.
discuss the roles of key individuals and groups in the Red River rebellion and the impact of the conflict on the development of western canada. what was the significance of the red river resistance and the north-west rebellion for the first nations and metis people?
1877
Around 300 civilians and military personnel were killed during the North-West Rebellion in Canada in 1885.
In 1885 Louis Riel was the leader of the Metis and first Nations people of western Canada against the Canadian government. After his capture in the North-West Rebellion, he stood trial and was found guilty of treason. He was then hung. From:Nic F.
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A war with Saskatchewan was the North-West Rebellion
A.I Silver has written: 'The North-West Rebellion' -- subject(s): Riel Rebellion, 1885
When the Metis were forced to migrate West because of the land speculators demanding the Metis' money scrips for their land, some settled along the Saskatchewan River.