Red River Settlement - Rebellion and miscellaneous papers [textual records (microform)]

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Red River Settlement - Rebellion and miscellaneous papers [textual records (microform)]

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Date:

1869-1879

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MG20-E9

Type of material:

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Item ID number:

103656

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Hudson's Bay Company Archives

Section E - Private Manuscripts

Red River Settlement - Rebellion and miscellaneous papers
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Date(s):

1869-1879

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1 reel(s)

Language of material:

English

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Papers relating to the Red River Rebellion of 1869-1870, including a letter to Governor William Mactavish from Louis Riel concerning the establishment of a provisional government, dated 28 March 1870, with a typed translation; an outline for the establishment of the provisional government; minutes of a convention which drew up a bill of rights, 27 January to 9 February 1870; documents relating to rebellion losses and the status of the Hudson's Bay Company vis-à-vis Canada; and a copy of the report of the Select Committee of the House of Commons inquiring into the Riel Rebellion, 1874.

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Hudson's Bay Company

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Hudson's Bay Company : In 1810, coinciding with a reorganization of the Hudson's Bay Company, Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk proposed the establishment of a colony at Red River to provide provisions for the fur trade. Selkirk's colony was situated astride the major supply area of pemmican for the North West Company, it immediately encountered opposition which broke into open violence when Governor Miles Macdonell prohibited pemmican exports from the colony in 1814. The ensuing harassment of the settlers by the Nor'Westers resulted in the dispersal of the colony in 1815. By 1817, the settlement had been restored. North West Company resistance was eventually neutralized by the coalition of 1821. However, administrative difficulties persisted. The report of the Select Committee of the House of Commons in 1857 recommended the termination of the company's rule. When Canadian surveyors entered the colony in preparation for the transfer of authority, Métis fears concerning their future status were sharply increased. The rebellion which broke out in 1869 signalled the complete collapse of the Hudson's Bay Company authority. The Métis government, led by Louis Riel, eventually established the terms of union with the Canadian government.

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Originals with the Hudson's Bay Company Archives, Winnipeg, Man.
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Colonie de la rivière Rouge

Red River Rebellion, 1869-1870 Assiniboia (District), 1869-1879

Louis Riel - Correspondence, 1869 W. (William) Mactavish, 1869

Manitoba - Politics and government, [between 1869 and 1879] Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee, 1874

Red River Settlement
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MG20-E9
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Red River Settlement - Rebellion and miscellaneous papers [textual records (microform)]

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