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1 Rising Tensions in the Red River Settlement

2 Arrival of Upper Class, British Settlers
1830: George Simpson (Governor of the HBC) brought is wife Frances to the Northwest with the goal of ‘improving’ the society in the Red River Valley. George and Frances wished to introduce a sense of civilization to the unfamiliar environment of the Red River Settlement. Tensions increase between settlers and Metis: Different views of how a ‘civilized’ society should function

3 Push for Free Trade HBC Trade Monopoly = Problem for Metis
unable to trade with settlers Metis ignored the trade restrictions Charged for illegal trading Role Play With Class: Trading the Pencil

4 Push For Free Trade 1849: Sayer Trial Pierre Sayer: Metis Trader
Found guilty of illegally trading, BUT freed with no penalty HBC no longer tried to enforce its trade monopoly

5 Arrival of New Settlers
From Upper and Lower Canada Mostly English peasants Mostly anti-French and anti-Catholic More settlers taking up more space = more tension between Metis and settler

6 Discrimination Against Metis
What is discrimination? Why were the Metis experiencing discrimination? *Remember, BNA was dominantly British (English speaking, protestants) French Metis: French Speaking, Catholic English Metis: English Speaking, Protestants Schultz: Organized the ‘Canadian party’ in RRV (Anti Metis)

7 Economic Problems Crop failures Bison hunts were less successful
Depleting furs HBC was losing interest in the area Fewer Bison due to over hunting Managing Ruperts land was expensive, not getting same amount of fur

8 Purchase of Rupert’s Land
HBC: Managing Rupert’s land was expensive 1867: Negotiations to transfer control of Rupert’s land to the Canadian Govt People living in Red River Settlement were not consulted (Settlers and the Metis) 1868: Govt land surveyors arrived to Red River Valley Assumed Metis’ farms were not legally owned

9 Purchase of Rupert’s Land
1869: agreement signed and land was transferred to the Canadian Govt Joined Rupert’s Land with the North-Western Territory Renamed to entire area the North West Territories

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