QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION
OR TO WRITE ABOUT

1.

Why did migration from Eastern Canada create problems for the Metis in the 1880's?

2.

What were the conditions of the purchase of Rupert's Land from the Hudson's Bay Company In 1869?

3.

Why do many people consider the hanging or Louis Riel to be a tragedy for Canada?

4.

What is the role of the Manitoba Metis Federation? What obstacles does this organization have to overcome?