 | Term | Definition |
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Manitoba Act |
Created the new self-governing province of Manitoba in 1871 |
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Wolseley |
commander of the Canadian Red River force |
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Metis |
inhabitants of the area around Red River. They were of mixed blood-French and Scottish fur traders and natives |
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Rupertsland |
land given to Hudson Bay in North-west Canada |
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Hudson Bay Company |
founded in 1670 in London, England, by a group of British merchants eager to exploit the resources of northern Canada. |
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John Schultz |
Leader of the Canadian Party in the Red River colony |
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McDougall |
first lieutenant-general of Manitoba |
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Louis Riel |
Metis leader of the Manitoba and North-West rebellions |
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provisional |
A government that holds temporary authority pending the creation of a permanent structure of government |
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Thomas Scott |
Irish labourer executed by Riel and the Metis for treason against the new provisional government |
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CPR |
Canadian Pacific Railway |
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Status Indians |
have full privileges as Canadian citizens as well as special rights as Indians. In turn, they are divided between treaty Indians, and Registered Indians |
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Non-status Indians |
although they have Indian ancestors, have lost their special rights for a variety of reasons. |
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Gabriel Dumont |
Riel's military leader |
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Batoche |
Site of the battle which saw the defeat of the Metis forces during the North-West Rebellion |
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Poundmaker |
Plains Cree chief, was a prominent figure in the North-West Rebellion of 1885 |
