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Louis Riel declares a provisional government in Saskatchewan, beginning the North-West Rebellion.
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Louis Riel
Métis leader in Canada (1844–1885)
Louis Riel was a Canadian politician, a founder of the province of Manitoba, and a political leader of the Métis people. He led two resistance movements against the Government of Canada and its first prime minister John A. Macdonald. Riel sought to defend Métis rights and…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Provisional government
Emergency governmental authority created to manage a country during a political transition
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Saskatchewan
Province of Canada
Saskatchewan is a province in Western Canada. It is bordered to the west by Alberta, to the north by the Northwest Territories, to the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and to the south by the United States. Saskatchewan and neighbouring Alberta are the only…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
North-West Rebellion
1885 resistance by the Métis and Cree peoples against Canada
The North-West Rebellion, was an armed rebellion of Métis under Louis Riel and an associated uprising of Cree and Assiniboine mostly in the District of Saskatchewan, against the Canadian government. Important events included the Frog Lake incident, and the capture of Batoche.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)