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Perceiving that the Canadian government was failing to protect their rights, the Métis people led by Louis Riel began the North-West Rebellion.
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Métis
Mixed Indigenous ethnic group of Canada and the US
The Métis are a mixed-race Indigenous people whose historical homelands include Canada's three Prairie Provinces extending into parts of Ontario, British Columbia, the Northwest Territories and the northwest United States. They have a shared history and culture, deriving from…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Louis Riel
Métis leader in Canada (1844–1885)
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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)