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The Métis Nation and Provisional Government in the North-West, 1869–71
From: Colonialism and Capitalism: Canada's Origins 1500-1890
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This chapter examines the Metis nation in communities such as the Red River and Saskatchewan River in the late nineteenth-century Canadian colony, the Canada Party, Louis Riel, and the establishment of the Provisional Government in the North-West from 1869-1871.
Contributors
Bryan D. Palmer
Bryan D. Palmer is Professor Emeritus and former Canada Research Chair, Canadian Studies, Trent University, Peterborough, Canada. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, former editor of Labour/Le Travail, and has published extensively on the history of labour and the revolutionary left. Among his many books are Canada’s 1960s and the co-authored, Toronto's Poor: A Rebellious History. He lives in Warkworth, Ontario.
