In 1867, Confederation was held in the new country of Canada that only reached from Atlantic to the Great Lakes. The territory of Manitoba, which was called the West of Ontario back then. It was split between Europeans and the First Nations. This all happened because of the Métis population and the Hudson's Bay Company. Métis are ancient people of mixed Indigenous and Europeans.
In the beginning of 1670, the Hudson's Bay Company started to control the territory of Rupert's Land, which is called Manitoba today. The company wants to invade the Rupert's land. They forced the Métis people to leave their place because they wanted the land and used it as their fur trading post. Back then Winnipeg was known as the Red River Colony.
With these decisions made by the Hudson's Bay Company, this made the Métis people triggered them to rebelled and fight against them. The Métis were so scared that they might lose their farms and lands. In 1869 on November, Louis Riel became a Métis spokesman and a leader. He gathered support from the Métis for them to fight the Europeans to protect the Red River land. …show more content…
The Manitoba Act of 1870 granted the Métis to have ownership on their lands on the Red Rivers and Assiniboine. This also created Manitoba as a province and gave the land that the Dominion of Canada wanted.
Louis Riel was a Canadian politician and a Métis leader. Also he was the founder of Manitoba. He was born in October 22,1844 in Saint-Boniface, Red River Settlement. He died on November 16,1885 in Regina, SK. He was known as a rebel by Canadian historians. For Métis people in Western Canada Louis Riel was so important for them because he helped them to protect their land. Today people still celebrate Louis Riel day every February to commemorate his life and struggles that he
In the beginning of 1670, the Hudson's Bay Company started to control the territory of Rupert's Land, which is called Manitoba today. The company wants to invade the Rupert's land. They forced the Métis people to leave their place because they wanted the land and used it as their fur trading post. Back then Winnipeg was known as the Red River Colony.
With these decisions made by the Hudson's Bay Company, this made the Métis people triggered them to rebelled and fight against them. The Métis were so scared that they might lose their farms and lands. In 1869 on November, Louis Riel became a Métis spokesman and a leader. He gathered support from the Métis for them to fight the Europeans to protect the Red River land. …show more content…
The Manitoba Act of 1870 granted the Métis to have ownership on their lands on the Red Rivers and Assiniboine. This also created Manitoba as a province and gave the land that the Dominion of Canada wanted.
Louis Riel was a Canadian politician and a Métis leader. Also he was the founder of Manitoba. He was born in October 22,1844 in Saint-Boniface, Red River Settlement. He died on November 16,1885 in Regina, SK. He was known as a rebel by Canadian historians. For Métis people in Western Canada Louis Riel was so important for them because he helped them to protect their land. Today people still celebrate Louis Riel day every February to commemorate his life and struggles that he