Origin of Manitoba Scenes 9-11
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- After Canada obtained Rupert's Land from The Hudson Bay Company in 1870, Métis people who owned land there were worried about losing their rights to the land. This prompted the creation of The Métis National Committee, in which a man named Louis Riel rose to power and became the spokesperson for the Métis
- A land survey group (led by Lieutenant-Governor William McDougall) was appointed by The Canadian government to travel to the Red River valley and survey the area. However, Louis Riel and his followers stopped them and the surveyors were forced to turn back.
- In 1870, The Manitoba Act received royal assent which created the fifth province of Canada (named Manitoba). The act guaranteed certain rights to Métis people in the Red River Valley, but these were not necessarily met. The provincial government used a system involving scrip, which was a paper slip that proved ownership of land for Métis peoples. They could exchange it for $160, but that would mean giving up rights to their land).
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