INDG 1000Y Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: John A. Macdonald, Robinson Treaty, Red River Rebellion

• School: Trent University
• Department: Indigenous Studies
• Course: INDG 1000Y
• Professor: Shpuniarsky Heather

Document Summary

All the lands containing rivers flowing into hudson bay, the entire hudson bay drainage system. Northern quebec and labrador, northern and western ontario, all of manitoba, most of. Rupert"s land and north-western territorial order, june 23, 1870. Population of anglophone country born and francophone metis. Hbc agrees to surrender monopoly ad transfer land to canada. Prevent canadian land-survey party form entering the colony. Canada refuses to assume control of territory as planned dec. 1, 1869. Main hbc trading post; upper fort garry, seized by metis, want canada to negotiate. Thomas scott, anglophone settler court marshalled and executed. Riel branded a rebel and outlaw; goes into exile in august 1870. Canadian party, opposed to guarantees of metis rights. Wanted to claim all the good farmlands for canada west. People have the right to elect their own legislature. Legislature have the power to pass all laws to the territory. Public land be used for schools, bridges, roads and public buildings.