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1869–1870 CEIn-depth study

Officeholders associated with the Métis provisional government, 1870; believed to be photographed by Joseph Langevin in June. Not everyone pictured was a legislative councillor.
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Library and Archives Canada · PA-012854 / MIKAN 3194516 · via Wikimedia Commons · Public domain in Canada and the United States · WebP conversion, no enlargement · Licence terms

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Red River: Métis government and the making of Manitoba

Manitoba’s entry into Confederation was negotiated through Métis political action. The photograph of the provisional government challenges a story in which Canadian expansion simply happened to an unrepresented population.

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