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200 10$aCanada and the Metis, 1869-1885 /$fD.N. Sprague ; with a foreword by Thomas R. Berger
205   $a1st ed.
210   $aWaterloo, Ont., Canada $cWilfrid Laurier University Press$dc1988
215   $a1 online resource (217 p.)
300   $aIncludes index.
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320   $aIncludes bibliography and index.
327   $aTable 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 Me?tis; 9. Reaching for the Commercial Value of the North West; 10. Confronting Riel and Completing the CPR; Conclusion; Note on Sources and Method
327   $aSelected BibliographyIndex
330   $a  "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
606   $aMe?tis$xGovernment relations
606   $aIndians of North America$zCanada$xGovernment relations
607   $aCanada$xHistory$y19th century
615  0$aMe?tis$xGovernment relations.
615  0$aIndians of North America$xGovernment relations.
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700   $aSprague$b D. N$g(Douglas N.),$f1944-$01234654
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996   $aCanada and the Métis, 1869-1885$92868081
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