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The Métis people of the District of Saskatchewan under Louis Riel begin the North-West Rebellion against Canada.
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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)
District of Saskatchewan
Canadian administrative district (1882–1905)
The District of Saskatchewan was a regional administrative district of Canada's North-West Territories. Formed in 1882, it was later enlarged then abolished with the creation of the provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta in 1905. Much of the area was incorporated into the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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)
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)
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Country in North America
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