The
Metis Flee Westward
Socials 10
WRCA
Introduction
• After the Red River Rebellion and Manitoba’s entrance into ______many Metis continued to feel threatened and ______across the prairies looking for ______to call their own.
• The Metis felt threatened by several factors:
– The creation of the ______, which would soon reach across ______.
– The arrival of ______to ______the west.
The Metis Flee Westward
a. Manitoba Act
• The passing of the ______Act 1870, brought the ______into confederation.
• It seemed that the Act would bring the ______into Canada and ______their rights.
• The Manitoba Act made ______and ______the official ______of the province.
• It set up two school systems, ______and ______.
• The Metis were given ______acres of ______.
b. Problem in the Province
i. Troops
• McDonald ordered Canadian ______into Manitoba to act as ______.
• The soldiers did not act as peacekeepers and ______the Metis ______.
McDonald Quote:
“These impulsive Metis have got spoilt by the uprising, and must be kept down strong hand until they have swamped by the influx of settlers.”
ii. Land Ownership
• In order to gain the ______set aside for them, the Metis were forced to have a ______
• Scrip- A piece of ______that is similar to ______.
• There were two kinds of scrips:
– Money Scrips- Held the value of $______and could be traded in for either ______or land.
– Landscapes- Entitled a person to ______the scrip for a ______grant (160 acres)
• The problems began when ______arrived in the Red River Settlement
• Most Metis did not realize the ______of ______.
• Their ______did not include money or land deeds.
• Land speculators often used ______to gain scrips form the ______.
• The ______often threatened the Metis with ______if they did not turn over land scrips
iii. Metis Leave
• Many Metis left Manitoba in the early 1870’s.
• They began to move into the ______to recreate what they had left in the Red River District
• They set up a settlement at ______, near the North Saskatawan River