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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

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

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Métis--Government relations.

Métis.

Indians of North America--Canada--Government relations.

Indians of North America.

Canada--History--19th century.

Canada.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

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

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliography and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786610925919

9781554587919

1554587913

9781280925917

1280925914

9780889206014

0889206015

OCLC:

243564398