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Overview Northwest Rebellion After Red River Rebellion in 1869 and 1870 many of the Métis grievances remained unsolved. They had moved farther west and settled in the Saskatchewan Territories. By the 1880s, European and other settlers were moving into the Saskatchewan and the Métis saw their traditional lifestyle threatened again. White residents of the Northwest Territories also had grievances against the Government of Canada. The white settlers in the Territory accused the Canadian Government of operating the Territory solely for the benefit of Eastern Canadian business to the detriment of local interests. In particular they were unhappy with the CPR monopoly and tariff on manufactured goods. Natives had signed treaties giving up claim to the whole of the territory and agreeing to settle on reserves. The Canadian Government however, did not live up to the provisions in these treaties, with the result that people who were already unhappy at having to give up much of their traditional way of life were made more angry as promises failed to materialise. In June 1884 Louis Riel was called back from exile in Montana to lead them. Gabriel Dumont was appointed as his military leader and in March 1885, a provisional government was proclaimed in the west. Batoche was declared its capital. The provisional government was eventually overthrown with the capture of Batoche on 12 May 1885. Riel was taken prisoner and later hanged for treason, while Dumont escaped to the United States. Wishing you had an ancestor photograph? Check out the 1800s photographs and antique photo albums on Lost Faces. There are over 2,500 photos in this growing genealogy collection Ancestry.com Databases 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia 1901 Census of Canada 1906 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta The Naval Service of Canada: Its Official History Ontarian families : genealogies of United-Empire loyalists and other pioneer families of Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837, Upper Canada War of 1812: Miscellaneous Canadian Records Smith's Canadian gazetteer The Canadian biographical dictionary Find Military Ancestors Search Ancestry.ca Recommended Canadian CD Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s-1900s Free Databases Soldiers of the First World War, 1914-1918 Civil War Soldiers & Sailors Your ancestors' names may be waiting for you! Great news! Ancestry is offering several different FREE trials of their most popular databases. These databases include history and genealogy records 14 Day FREE Trial Annual US Deluxe Membership 14 Day FREE Trial Annual World Deluxe Membership

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