A little refresher of what we have learned  What group was comprised near the Red River Colony?  __________________________.  Assimilation is the process where?  __________________________________________________________________ __________.  After denouncing the survey, and capturing Fort Garry, What did the Métis and Louis Riel form?  __________________________________________________________________ ____________.  Name 3 types of stipulations for the Métis bill of rights?  __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________.

Thomas Scott

Who was he?  Thomas Scott was an Irish born Canadian  However little is known of his past life  What is known about his early life is unclear, however we know that he was a member of the Orange order

History of the Orange Order  is a Protestant fraternal organization based primarily in Northern Ireland.  The basis of the modern Orange Order is the promotion and propagation of "biblical Protestantism.  with many prominent members such as John A. Macdonald, John Diefenbaker, as well as Tommy Douglas.  Another member of the Orange Order was Thomas Scott.

What Happened to Thomas Scott?  Thomas Scott was hired by the Canadian Government to do surveys on the lands near and around Red River Valley, this included the area near Fort Garry  Thomas Scott along with other men were arrested by Louis Riel and the Métis. However due to Thomas Scott's background and association with the Orange Order, he was extremely abusive and very opinionated, with little to no respect for his captures authority.  Thomas Scott had a dislike for the Métis, who else had a dislike for the Métis?  Remember the Parents of the woman from Montreal  Thomas Scott was ultimately put on Trail and faced execution by Firing Squad.

The after math of Thomas Scott  There was out rage on both sides due to the death of Thomas Scott.  The Anglophone perspective  Orange Men in Toronto demanded retribution for the unjust death of Thomas Scott.  Newspapers in Ontario demanded that the Métis and their leaders pay for their crimes.  The Orange Men proclaimed him as a Saint:  Thomas Scott, Irish born adventurer and Canadian loyalist was murdered by Louis Riel and his accomplices on March 4th, 1870, Red River, Manitoba.  And portrayed Louis Riel as a monster  It cannot be said that Riel was hanged on account of his opinion. It is equally true that he was not executed for anything connected with the late rebellion. He was hanged for Scott’s murder; that is the simple truth of it.” — Wilfrid Laurier, 1885

The other side  The francophone perspective  Louis Riel claimed that the reason behind shooting Thomas Scott was that the Canadian government needed to take the Métis seriously.  Francophone Canadians in Quebec and in the Red River Valley saw the execution of Thomas Scott as a way to protect the Francophone Catholic way of life for settlers in the West  Class discussion  Do you think what happened to Thomas Scott was fair or was it Unfair?

Sir John A. Macdonald  Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald want to please all sides in Red River after the whole execution of Thomas Scott, so Macdonald agreed to meet with representatives of the Métis in Ottawa to discuss the Métis bill of rights. (remember the bill of rights)  Prime Minister Macdonald recognized the provisional government and their bill of rights as legal, agreeing on almost all the terms.  In 1870, Canadian government passed the Manitoba Act, which created the province of Manitoba.

The terms of the Manitoba Act  The terms  Manitoba would have its own provincial government.  English and French would be used in the government and courts.  The province would be able to send 4 elected members to the House of Commons, and 2 members to the Senate in Ottawa.  There would be 2 types of publicly funded schools, one for Protestants and the other for Catholics.  An area of land was set aside for the use of the Métis.  Natural resources of unclaimed land belonged to the government. (Ottawa)  And the government promised to pardon any Métis for their involvement in the Red River Rebellion, however this never came to fruition.

However there still were problems  The problems  With the creation of Manitoba, the Métis were still very uneasy, as more and more Newcomers flooded the area, the Métis feared assimilation.  Macdonald sent 1200 soldiers to the new province, to keep the peace, however the soldiers believed that they were being sent there to capture Riel and punish the Métis for their crimes against Thomas Scott and Canada.  Louis Riel, knowing this, fled Manitoba before the armed forces arrived.  He hid in New England, and suffered from mental exhaustion.  While in hiding the Métis continued to show their support of Louis Riel by electing him to parliament, despite not being able to serve there.  Despite not getting to riel, the Canadian forces took their anger out on the Métis, beating them, arresting them for any cause and even killing them.

 There were even more problems  The land promised to the Métis by the government was not being given to them  The Métis did not understand the concept of land ownership and money that was involved with it, the Métis sold their land, which should have been at the price for $240, for as little as $20  Class discussion.  Have you guys ever done anything, with the promise of a reward in the end, but you didn’t receive it.  How did you feel about that?

However….  There was a man that did not agree with the way the English were treating the Métis  His name was Gabriel Dumont…..  Now he was a young buffalo hunter, that cared for the rights of the Métis, like Riel, but unlike Riel he lacked the education that make him a true leader  So what did he do?  Dumont travelled down to New England to try to convince Riel to return