Red River Rebellion

In terms of the Red River Rebellion, “Canada, a People’s History” clearly casts the Canadians and its settlers as the antagonists. Instead, the film paints a biased view favouring the Métis, which is undoubtedly evidenced throughout the video. To begin, when Canada attempts to unify the East and the West, extending its arms out to the prairies, “Canada, a People’s History” depicts these events as Canada, bloodthirsty for more land, seeking to take over the prairies without the consent of its inhabitants solely because of their belief that they have the right to do so. In addition, previous to when the film describes these events, the video quotes Charles Mare, an early Canadian settler who seemingly only cares about himself and wealth, in an…

leading this expedition, Louis Riel was seen as a villain to the Canadian government due to his actions. However, he only wanted their rights to be respected and their way of life protected, not go against the government. The event that led up to this rebellion was when William Mcdougall ordered a survey of the Red Settlement on September 1869, but Riel and his followers moved to stop him and took over fort Garry near to what is now called “Winnipeg.” John A. Macdonald chose to negotiate with…

The first reason why I think Louis Riel is a freedom fighter is because he fighted for Native rights. Around pages 131-140 Riel helps the Métis win land for their people by starting a petition against the Canadian government to let them have more land. John MacDonald agrees with a permit for more land but only for half-breeds living in the north-west and for only a small part of land. This makes the half-breeds angry. So Riel starts a rebellion and a new government called, “the Exovedate”, with…

After the events of Confederation Canada wanted to expand its borders to stop America from achieving their goal of manifest destiny. Then, farmers started to move in and take hunting ground land from the metis and turned it into cropland. After, Louis Riel stepped in to the picture and told them that this was unlawful. Louis Riel was a political leader of the metis people of the Canadian prairies, a founder of the province of Manitoba, and a Canadian politician. He was born on October 22, 1844…

Louis Riel is possibly the most significant and definitely the most controversial Metis leader throughout all of Canada’s history. He was a leader, a rebel, the father of Manitoba, a politician, a defender of the Metis people and their culture, and so much more. Louis Riel was a Metis man born on October 22, 1844 in the Red River Settlement, and died on November 16, 1885 in Regina. Throughout his complex life, Riel accomplished much, despite his failures, and never broke faith or loyalty to his…

What they did not know was that Louis was prepared for whatever they would throw at them. So he suggested we want a Provisional Government that will allow Reil to become its president, on December 27. After a period of time, Riel and one of the representatives that were sent made a new set of rights. That would make the Charter of rights stating the Metis had rights. When that was settled on Louis's list of rights he had the Manitoba Act that would, later on, let Manitoba confederate. It was…

Introduction The two men that I will be comparing today are Louis Riel and John A. Macdonald. Both of these men have contributed many things that have shaped our country that we see today, and are arguably two of the most important figures in Canada's history. Louis Riel was a Métis man who was born on October 22, 1844, on the Red River Settlement in Saint-Boniface. Riel was fluent in both English and French. During his lifetime, Riel achieved many great successes and inspired many people.…

To many people in Canada, particularly to the Metis of the Prairies, Louis Riel was undoubtedly a hero. Being of Metis heritage himself, Louis Riel stood up for his Metis people during some of their greatest hardships. In November of 1869, Riel composed the List of Rights for the Metis of the Red River territory to present to the federal government. The goal of the List of Rights was to establish the Red River area into confederation as the province of Manitoba, while guaranteeing the rights of…

Louis Riel was a lunatic. Soon after the Red River Rebellion, Riel was exiled. These many years marked the first suspicions of his insanity. During this time, he was more concerned with religious rather than political matters. Staying with the Roman Catholic priests in Quebec, he was influenced to believe that he was divinely chosen to become the leader of the Métis. Today, with more research on Riel’s odd beliefs, it came to a speculation that the man may have been suffering a psychological…

Cultural Context Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been” is good representation of the culture of the 1960’s. The 1960’s was a changing time in American culture. The 60’s were radically different from the decades before it. The 60’s were a time when people started to change social norms and people really started to go against authority. The reader sees elements of this in the story. The story describes Connie as pretty and someone who looks one way at…