In this Book
- Canada and the Métis, 1869-1885
- Book
- 2009
- Published by: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
summary
“In this book, Professor D.N. Sprague tells why the Métis did not receive the land that was supposed to be theirs under the Manitoba Act.... Sprague offers many examples of the methods used, such as legislation justifying the sale of the land allotted to Métis children without any of the safeguards ordinarily required in connection with transactions with infants. Then there were powers of attorny, tax sales—any number of stratgems could be used, and were—to see that the land intended for the Métis and their families went to others. All branches of the government participated. It is a shameful tale, but one that must be told.”
— from the foreword by Thomas R. Berger
Table of Contents
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- Title page, Copyright
- pp. i-iv
- Acknowledgements
- pp. xi-xii
- 2. Acquiring Canada's First Colony
- pp. 19-32
- 7. Amending the Manitoba Act
- pp. 109-128
- 10. Confronting Riel and Completing the CPR
- pp. 157-178
- Conclusion
- pp. 179-184
- Note on Sources and Method
- pp. 185-188
- Selected Bibliography
- pp. 189-196
Additional Information
ISBN
9780889206014
Related ISBN(s)
9780889209589, 9780889209640, 9781554587919
MARC Record
OCLC
243564398
Pages
216
Launched on MUSE
2016-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
1988