Metis Resistances Definitons Flashcards
Metis Nation
People with mixed blood between european and aboriginal
Treaty of Urecht, 1713
A series of individual peace treaties, ended the war of Spanish succession, put Ruperts land under the control of the Hudsons Bay Company
Cuthbert Grant
A prominent Métis leader of the early 19th century, killed Semple and 20 of his men during the seven oaks incident
Red River Colony
The colony which Selkirk purchased between now lower Manitoba and upper Minnesota from the Hudsons Bay Company, region called Assiniboia Metis
Thomas Scott
A troublemaker, executed by Metis provisional government and generated much attention from federal government
Batoche
Battle of Batoche was from May 9th to May 12th, 1889
Town was captured, the defeat of the Metis led to surrender of Louis Riel
Gabriel Dumont
Leader of Métis people in what is now western Canada, was elected to presidency of St. Laurent
William Otter
In the battle of Cut Knife, Major General Middleton detached a column under the leadership of Otter to relieve battleford, for the Canadian government
Assiniboia
English settlement in Assiniboia, Thomas Selkirk created a treaty for this land, once he died this gets turned to the Hudsons Bay Company, this angers Metis cause through the treaty the land was theirs
Jay Treaty (1794)
British control of Indian territory of the Great Lakes was removed, fixed the boundary of British North America and US
Seven Oaks Incident
A massacre that was the result of an intense rivalry between the British owned Hudsons Bay Company and French North West Company
William McDougall
Canadian Lawyer, politician, one of the fathers of confederation
John Schultz
Manitoba politician and business man, outspoken leader of the “Canadian party” who wanted ruperts land to belong to Canada, his supporters were called “portage gang”
Escaped from fort garry
Chief Poundmaker
Plains cree chief known as a peacemaker and defender of his people, revolted with Big Bear in the Frog Lake massacre
Wandering Spirit
Cree war chief of a band of plains cree, also began a campaign to gather arms, ammunition, and food supplies
Took hostage of Thomas Quinn and shit him in the head
Hugh Richardson
Judge, lieutenant Colonel who chose the six person jury of English speaking Protestants and to be held in Regina, given the death penalty
Pemmican Proclamation
1814 decree that forbade the export of pemmican and other provisions from Red River Colony in the district of Assiniboia
Louis Riel
Canadian politician, leader of the northwest and red river rebellions, founder of the province of Manitoba, and a political leader of the Metis people of Canadian prairies
Fort Garry
Thomas Scott, Charles Mair, and John Schultz escaped from this fort, Metis and Cree taken as prisoners here/ people of red river rebellion
Fort Carleton
A Hudson Bay company fur trading post from 1795-1885
battle of duck lake was there
Chief Big Bear
A powerful and popular Cree chief who played many pivotal roles in Canadian history, signed treaty 6 in 1882
Angered by unfair treaty and by dwindling buffalo population
Organized cree for resistance
Fredrick Middleton
Was a British general noted for his service through the empire and in the northwest rebellion
Road Allowance People
Lived on public land with no choice including road allowances owned by the federal government because the Métis did not receive their scrip
We’re offered half of what their scrip was worth
