Canada and the Métis, 1869-1885

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"In this book, Professor D.N. Sprague tells why the M?s did not receive the land that was supposed to be theirs under the Manitoba Act ... Sprague offers many examples of the methods used, such as legislation justifying the sale of the land allotted to M?s children without any of the safeguards...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sprague, D. N. (Douglas N.), 1944-
Other Authors: Berger, Thomas R.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Waterloo : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2006.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Pioneers.
Indians of North America > Mixed descent.
History.
Frontier and pioneer life.
HISTORY > Canada > General.
history (discipline)
Histoire.
Pionniers > Manitoba > Biographies.
Pioneers > Manitoba > Biography.
Indians of North America > Mixed descent > Canada > History.
Frontier and pioneer life > Manitoba.
North America > Red River Settlement.
Manitoba.
Canada.
Canada > Histoire > 1763-1867 (Regime anglais)
Colonie de la riviere Rouge > Histoire.
Manitoba > Histoire.
Canada > History > 1763-1867.
Red River Settlement > History.
Manitoba > History.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Historiographical Introduction; 2. Acquiring Canada's First Colony; 3. Asserting Canadian Authority Over Assiniboia; 4. Negotiating with Delegates from the North West; 5. Eliminating the Riel Factor from Manitoba Politics; 6. "Unlocking" the Territory for "Actual Settlers"; 7. Amending the Manitoba Act; 8. Completing the Dispersal of the Manitoba Metis; 9. Reaching for the Commercial Value of the North West; 10. Confronting Riel and Completing the Cpr; Conclusion; Note on Sources and Method.
  • Selected BibliographyIndex.

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