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Record Nr.

UNINA9910154729503321

Autore

Sprague D. N (Douglas N.), <1944->

Titolo

Canada and the Metis, 1869-1885 / / D.N. Sprague ; with a foreword by Thomas R. Berger

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Waterloo, Ont., Canada, : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, c1988

ISBN

9786610925919

9781554587919

1554587913

9781280925917

1280925914

9780889206014

0889206015

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (217 p.)

Disciplina

971.27

971.27/01092

Soggetti

Métis - Government relations

Indians of North America - Canada - Government relations

Canada History 19th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliography and index.

Nota di contenuto

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 Métis; 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

Sommario/riassunto

"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 ordinarily required in connection with transactions with infants. Then there were powers of attorny, tax sales-any number of stratgems could be used, and were-to see that the land intended for the M?s and their families went to others. All branches of the government participated. It is a shameful ta