Why did the metis come to Alberta?

Answer 1

Sorry, I'm not entirely sure about this but i think it is because they did NOT want to expand to the west. I'm pretty sure that since they became a part of Canada, meaning they had their own rights, and if they were going to expand to the west ( which is what William McDougall WANTED to do) they would lose everything. Like their rights. Feel free to correct it.

Answer 2

Well your question is a little hard to answer, because western Canada is made up of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia. They all joined confederation at different times and for different reasons, but I think the main reason was the promise of a railway to join Western Canada to Eastern Canada.

Answer 3

To protect their exposed Western and Northern borders. If Canada had not taken that land the USA would have and the purpose of Confederation was to keep the USA at bay. This is why Canada used such extreme force in response to Western Discontent at not being consulted as to who their new leaders would be.

Answer 4

Metis people didn't come to Canada, they were born there. When Europeans came to Canada, many of them married Native women. the children of these couples were Metis.