Canada and the Métis, 1869-1885

Type

Book

Authors

D. N. Sprague ( Sprague, D. N. )

ISBN 10

0889209588

ISBN 13

9780889209589

Tags

Métis -- History, Métis -- Government relations, Canada -- History -- 19th century, Métis -- Manitoba -- History, Métis -- Manitoba -- Government Relations, Red River Settlement -- History, Métis

Abstract

“From 1869 to 1885, as they attempted to achieve self-government and land security in the West, the Métis found themselves in a protracted struggle with the government in central Canada. Paying particular attention to the policies of Sir John A. Macdonald, Sprague shows that an opportunity for a real accommodation was missed by a government that reaped important political benefits and difficulties from a provocative course of superficial conciliation which culminated in the Northwest Rebellion of 1885."--Book jacket.

Description

xii, 204 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Biblio Notes

Contents:
Historiographical introduction --
Acquiring Canada's First Colony --
Asserting Canadian authority over Assiniboia --
Negotiating with delegates from the North West --
Eliminating the [Louis] Riel factor from Manitoba politics --
"Unlocking" the Territory for "Actual settlers" --
Amending the Manitoba Act --
Completing the dispersal of the Manitoba Métis --
Reaching for the commercial value of the Northwest --
Confronting Riel and completing the CPR.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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