Manitoba Act — what?
Established Manitoba, recognized official languages.
Official Languages — which?
French and English.
Protestant and Catholic Schools — purpose?
Separate education systems for religious groups.
Metis Provisional Government — role?
Represented Metis interests before Manitoba's creation.
Scrip — function?
Certificates for land or money for Métis.
Land grants — location issues?
Often far from rivers and resources.
Land speculation — impact?
Led to Métis land being sold cheaply.
Bison decline — cause?
Overhunting, railway expansion, government policies.
Pemmican trade — affected by?
Bison decline, reducing food supply.
North West Mounted Police — purpose?
Enforce laws, assert sovereignty, control liquor.
Firewater — what?
Illegal liquor traded to Indigenous peoples.
Canadian sovereignty — enforced by?
NWMP patrols and law enforcement.
Numbered Treaties — when?
1871-1877.
Treaties — promise to First Nations?
Land, health care, education, farming support.
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2. Who is credited with the development of the land scrip system for Métis land rights?
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