03437nam 2200769Ia 450 991015472950332120200520144314.0978661092591997815545879191554587913978128092591712809259149780889206014088920601510.51644/9780889206014(CKB)2430000000002556(EBL)772431(OCoLC)243564398(SSID)ssj0000290766(PQKBManifestationID)12131839(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000290766(PQKBWorkID)10247880(PQKB)10705071(MiAaPQ)EBC772431(CaPaEBR)402370(CaBNvSL)rjv00101394 (MiAaPQ)EBC3246317(MdBmJHUP)muse48112(DE-B1597)667359(DE-B1597)9780889206014(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/tr6s4t(Perlego)1706635(EXLCZ)99243000000000255619880916d1988 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCanada and the Metis, 1869-1885 /D.N. Sprague ; with a foreword by Thomas R. Berger1st ed.Waterloo, Ont., Canada Wilfrid Laurier University Pressc19881 online resource (217 p.)Includes index.9780889209640 0889209642 9780889209589 0889209588 Includes bibliography and index.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 MethodSelected BibliographyIndex "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 taMétisGovernment relationsIndians of North AmericaCanadaGovernment relationsCanadaHistory19th centuryMétisGovernment relations.Indians of North AmericaGovernment relations.971.27971.27/01092Sprague D. N(Douglas N.),1944-1234654MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910154729503321Canada and the Métis, 1869-18852868081UNINA