| Government Avoids Jurisdictional Responsibility for Métis |
Métis Status in Canada defined by 1867 Constitution Act Section 91(24) |
1867-00-00 |
| The Selling of the Hudson Bay Company |
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1863-00-00 |
| Minnesota Massacre and Arrival of Dakota in Canada |
Dakota denied treaty by canadian government. |
1862-00-00 |
| Tensions Between Niitsitapi (Blackfoot) and Cree-Assiniboine Alliance |
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1860-00-00 |
| La Loche Boat Brigades Strike |
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1860-00-00 |
| Canadian Government Given Control of Indian Affairs |
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1860-00-00 |
| Lakota and Dakota Arrive on the Canadian Plains |
Minnesota Granted Statehood |
1858-00-00 |
| Cree Council at Fort Qu'Appelle |
Proactive measures proposed by Cree council to prevent buffalo near-extinction in 1857. |
1857-00-00 |
| Gradual Civilization Act |
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1857 |
| Dwindling of Bison Population |
Outbreak of 'Buffalo Wars' |
1850-00-00 |
| Voyageur Mutiny at Portage La Loche |
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1846-00-00 |
| Catholic Missions established in the Western Interior |
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1845-00-00 |
| Establishment of Metis Hivernements (Wintering Camps) in Present Day Saskatchewan |
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1840-00-00 |
| Metis Economic Activity for the Period of 1840-1870 |
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1840-00-00 |
| Half-Day System and the Exploitation of Student Labour |
Exploitation of Student Labour |
1840-00-00 |
| Smallpox Outbreak |
Vaccination efforts protect some tribes |
1837-00-00 |
| Multiple Influenza outbreaks spread through the Plains |
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1835-00-00 |
| Multiple epidemic outbreaks in the West |
Woodland groups drastically affected |
1827-00-00 |
| Amalgamation of the Hudson's Bay Company and North West Company |
Decline in work for Indigenous men |
1821-00-00 |
| Dual epidemic of measles & whooping cough |
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1819-00-00 |
| Metis Ethnogenesis - Creation of Michif Language and Use of Other Metis Languages |
While Michif is a distinct language that is the result of the development of the Metis nation, it is also common for Metis people to speak other Indigenous languages, such as Cree and French. |
1816-06-19 |
| The Battle of Seven Oaks |
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1816-06-19 |
| Forming of Red River Colony (aka Selkirk Settlement) |
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1812-00-00 |
| War of 1812 |
Dakota Distributed King George III Medals |
1812-00-00 |
| Metis Community at Bonne Madon / Bonne-Madon |
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1800-00-00 |
| Government Attempts to Assimilate Indigenous Women |
Using Education to Impose Patriarchal Values |
1800 |
| Founding of XY Company |
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1795-00-00 |
| Smallpox impacts tribes along the Saskatchewan River |
High mortality rates resulted in an unprecedented period of territorial and demographic changes |
1781-10-20 |
| Famine/hunger across the Plains |
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1780-00-00 |
| Continental Smallpox Epidemic |
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1779-00-00 |
