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

• Autore: Sprague D. N (Douglas N.), <1944->
• Pubblicazione: Waterloo, Ont., Canada, : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, c1988
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (217 p.)
• Disciplina: 971.27; 971.27/01092
• Soggetto topico: Métis - Government relations; Indians of North America - Canada - Government relations
• Soggetto geografico: Canada History 19th century
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Canada and the Métis, 1869-1885
• ISBN: 9786610925919; 9781554587919; 1554587913; 9781280925917; 1280925914; 9780889206014; 0889206015
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910154729503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II