During the height of the British Empire—a time of exploration, discovery and colonization—lower class citizens of Great Britain were suffering under the weight of upper-class oppression. Many of these farmers, braziers, blacksmiths and etcetera passed the long arduous hours of manual labor by daydreaming of freedom, adventure, excitement and most of all landownership in the New World. The class system of eighteenth century England was rigid and restrictive to upward mobility; whereas, the New World
Province of Saskatchewan Saskatchewan is the central province of Canada bordered on the east and west by Manitoba and Alberta respectively, the Northwest Territories to the north, and by North Dakota and Montana to the south. The province has been inhabited by various indigenous populations for thousands of years, but was first explored by Europeans in the late 1600s. Settlement began in 1774, and it officially became a province in 1905. The province was named after the Saskatchewan River, a 340 mile
neighbour on the north is the North West Territories, and on the south it borders with the United States. Saskatchewan is rectangular in shape--it is the only Canadian province none of whose borders was determined by the landform feature like river or mountain range. The province is located in the Central Standard Time and doesn't switch on Daylight Saving Time in summer. The population of Saskatchewan is around one million people with the area of 651 900 km2. Physical and Natural DescriptionGeologic History--Land
Alberta Treaty History Treaty 6 Alexander Morris, a Canadian politician serving under John A. Macdonald, began the signing of Treaty 6 in August of 1876. Treaty 6 was signed in Fort Carlton Saskatchewan, near a river the Aboriginal people called ka-kisiskaciwan, with around two thousand Plains Cree, Woodland Cree, and Assiniboines peoples present (“Treaty 6”, 2005). Aboriginal peoples of the West were dying from smallpox and their buffalo were down to two known herds in the Cypress Hills (“Treaty
culture, Riel was celebrated as one of the most enduring Canadian Politicians of Canadian history and is solemnly remembered as a hero by the Metis and Francophone communities of Manitoba and beyond. Riel was born 1844 in St. Boniface within the Red River Settlement of Manitoba. His father was a businessman who advocated for the rights of Metis. During his childhood, Riel excelled in his formal schooling and was sent to Montreal to become a Catholic Priest, there, he met a young French-Canadian woman
Riel created a petition signed by many stressing During this time of agony, Louis Riel returned from exile in America. Does that name ring a bell? That's because Louis is famous for is efforts to protect the Metis and his resistance during the Red River Rebellion. He advised that the rebels merge in an insurgency against the Prime Minister John A. Macdonald’s Conservative government. Metis rights, passing a 10 point list of “Revolutionary Bill of Rights.” It claimed Metis ownership of their farms
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The Conference Board of Canada has predicted that Saskatchewan will lead the country in economic growth in 2012. According to a February 2012 news release by the Saskatchewan Government Saskatchewan is currently “posting the strongest economic growth in Canada - a gain of 3.9 per cent in real Gross Domestic Product (GDP)”. (add citation)Although our province is experiencing strong economic growth, many people in Saskatchewan are not benefiting from the economic boom. According to the Canadian Council
In the article titled “The Manitoba Land Question, 1870-1882” Sprague argues that the federal government was largely responsible for failing to properly address Metis Land claims. Sprague believes the Canadian government purposefully mismanaged and controlled Metis land organization to further its agenda. He also argues that the Canadian government did not hold up its constitutional obligation as per the Manitoba Act. Lastly Sprague suggests that newly introduced laws opened doors for settlers and
By the mid 19th century, Canada was taking its first steps as a new colony in the British Empire. The Canadian government was faced with several challenges at the time, John A. MacDonald, the Prime Minister, had a plan to ensure that the Dominion of Canada's first century was a successful one. A major component of this plan was the establishment of a stable population in the West who worked the lands to create a strong agricultural economy. This agenda was not without its obstacles and conflict,
July 11th 1990, marked the beginning date of the Oka Crisis in Quebec Canada. It lasted until September 26th 1990 resulting in one fatality of a local police officer. The violent clash was triggered by something as simple as a golf course extension and as complicated as native burial traditions. It had drawn world attention, catapulting native land rights into the mix. The Oka Crisis is just one of many conflicts between the Aboriginals and the Canadian government. A major issue that has been of
Saskatchewan, the vast and rural Canadian province above Montana and North Dakota, is a place farther even than Vermont from centers of power. Barely a million people live in Saskatchewan and its largest city, Saskatoon, would not even be one of the fifteen biggest in California. In 1947, Saskatchewan began paying the hospital bills of everyone who lived there. No province had ever done anything like it. But people loved it and word spread. Three years later Alberta, the larger province next door
The Life and Political Achievements of Sir Wilfrid Laurier of Canada Laurier gained great achievement over his political years because he represented Canada as a whole. His family first came to Canada dating back to the time of New France and the early Montreal years. Laurier's father, a government surveyor and a genial, settled down in Canada and got married to Marcelle Martineau. Wildfrid was their first child who was born on November 20, 1841. Seven years later a tragedy struck the
It is illogical to attempt to ‘reap’ what you do not ‘sow.’ However, from 1870 to 1885, many Canadians thought this was a legitimate frame of mind in handling affairs with groups in the North-West. Their selfishness, to them, was sanctified. Sanctified because a push for the formation of Canada overshadowed and overruled each stage in a long, unfriendly struggle. In his article, “Causes of the 1885 Struggle,” Howard clarifies that giving the label, “Riel rebellion,” to these struggles, is a misleading
I believe that The First Nations did, in fact, have conflict with the Europeans due to the over hunting of animals, specifically beavers. In this position paper, I will explain my viewpoint through three contentions relating to the resolution at hand. First, the First Nations spirituality with animals, then the proof of actual over hunting, and lastly, the European and First Nation visible animosity. Furthermore, I will now delve into my first contention. The First Nations have a special connection
Sitting Bull Exile to Canada Many things influenced Sitting Bull's decision to cross the border into Canada. After Custer's defeat at Little Bighorn, Sitting Bull had to live life in fear. He fought on the defensive for years. Sitting Bull and his followers fled from the onslaught of American howitzers. He then was able to find sanctuary in the White Grandmother's Country, north of the international boundary. "Most of the band drifted back in the next few years; Sitting Bull himself was to return
Allen Sapp is a famous Indian artist. He was born in 1928 on the Red Pheasant Reserve near Battleford, Saskatchewan. He was raised and cared for by his grandmother, Maggie Soonias because his mother died of tuberculosis. He was a sickly child who was often picked on by other children. He took great pleasure in painting and drawing, beginning at age eight. 	Sapp married and in 1960 his son David was born in a tuberculosis sanitorium where his wife was sick. In 1961 she got out and they moved to
The NWMP: Development of Early Canadian Law Enforcement The creation of the North-West Mounted Police in 1873 was the "ultimate expression of the federal government’s control over policing" (Johnson & Griffiths: 1991, 29). The North-West Mounted Police (NWMP), predecessors of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) were created by the government of John A. MacDonald to police the prairies. Prior to the development of the NWMP, the only form of law enforcement came from employees of the Hudson
facts is quite evident, but there are many sides to history and every side must be examined if a fair judgment is to be made. One can surmise that historians have probably debated quite heatedly the rights and wrongs of all the players in the Red River Rebellion, and the Northwest Rebellion. Authors like Stanley, in his book, The Birth of Western Canada believe t... ... middle of paper ... ...ch of their own bias. No doubt for years, decades, maybe even centuries to come, historians will
Canada. Louis Riel is widely know as one of the most controversial people in Canada’s historiography, leading the Metis peoples of Canada in their resistance against the Canadian government in the Canadian Northwest. Louis Riel was born in the Red River Settlement, which is now Winnipeg today, in 1884. He was one of eleven children in a well respected Metis family. He was a bright student with a promising future, that excelled academically. Soon after he finished school, he was sent to Montreal where