9.2:  The Manitoba Act

compromise - a course of action that balances the conflicting priorities of many groups of stakeholders

• Manitoba was an officially bilingual province (NB being the only other officially bilingual province today)

• the government was looking to compromise with the people of the Red River

• Métis people wanted be guaranteed French language and Catholic religion, and their rights to the land they possessed before.

• Canadiens wanted to respect for bilingual and bicultural country 

• First Nations wanted to have the rights of their lands maintained and the government to honour these rights 

• English-speaking Canadians wanted to be free to move west of Ontario and establish farms

• The government wanted a railway across the country and they hoped to acquire it without difficulty from the people of Canada

Complete notes on 9.2 The Manitoba Act

While watching these two videos, respond to the questions on your document. Not all the answers will be found in the videos.

1. What is the Conservative Aboriginal caucus asking for?

2. Why was Riel a good representative for the Métis? (Or maybe he wasn’t. Explain.)

3. Why, specifically, did Louis Riel want Manitoba to join Canada?

9.3 The Second Métis Uprising