PPT-The Métis and Louis Riel

Largest real estate deal in history Canadian government paid 300000 15 million to shareholders and granted thousands of hectares of land around trading posts   Gave one twentieth of all land in the territory to the HBC. NON - EQUITY CONTRIBUTION FUND” The Louis Riel Capital Corporation (LRCC) Business Equity Contribution Fund is aimed at entrepreneurs that need financial assistance to mobilize their busine The Métis are one of three Aboriginal groups in Canada originating in the fur trade era, primarily in Western Canada. . Métis are neither Indian nor European, but both; the offspring of First Nations and the employees of the Hudson’s Bay and North West Companies. The children of these mixed relationships became the mothers and fathers of the Métis Nation.. A part of Canada’s not so peaceful past. Red river rebellion. Conflict in Manitoba. Reasons. Canadian government purchased Rupert’s Land (what is now the western provinces and territories) from the Hudson Bay Company (HBC). The purchase would take effect 1870.. Issues, resistance, rebellion. Let’s fall back a couple of years before confederation: revisiting the metis. Remember that the Metis settlement in Manitoba lived rather peacefully (the last time we talked about it). There were a few British people who moved in and tried to cause some racial ruckus, but it didn’t work, and most of them then left the . The Provisional Government of Riel. After capturing Fort Garry, the Metis created a . provisional government. Riel intended it to only hold power until . Rupert’s Land . officially transferred to . Part 1: Causes. The Metis Petitions. In the petitions the Métis . expressed their concerns and asked for help. to be successful farmers. The Métis wanted . legal title . to the land they lived on; they wanted the lands to be . After Seven Oaks, Red River became a peaceful, tight-knit community. In 1821, the population was a roughly even mix between Metis/country-born and European-born settlers (who were mostly Scottish). The Scottish settlers primarily farmed, the Metis supplied pemmican and buffalo robes to the HBC, and the country-born usually held white collar jobs. Social Studies 10. Let’s Recall. What were some of the problems facing the Metis after 1870?. What were some of the problems facing the Plains Peoples in the same decade?. The Metis lose patience. By the 1800s, . Metis. . . The Métis established their own distinct identities, based on their history and culture. They spoke several languages: . French, English, at least one First Nations language, and . Michif. The beginning….. More and more Aboriginal and . Metis. were being pushed off of their land by English/Ontario settlers further West in Canada. . The Metis called on Riel (who had fled to the . States. Second Metis Uprising. In the summer of 1869 surveyors arrived and started marking land into squares for settlers.. The problem was, the land that was being surveyed was already claimed by Métis families.. Traitor or Hero?. Riel was . maligned as a . traitor. for more than . one hundred years. . . Today he is considered . by many people to be . a . folk hero. . . Whether seen as a Father of . Confederation. Rebellion. ss10. Native Resistance Continues. Although the . Metis . had already been defeated at . Batoche . on May 12, 1885, some Natives continued to resist. Poundmaker. . and his . Cree . held off the . Taking a look at Métis people in Canada. Aboriginal. Métis symbols. Métis people are a blend of First Nations and European descent.. Métis Sash. Flower bead work. Métis beading. River Lots along the Red River .