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Creating Canada:

What was the significance of the Red River Resistance and the Northwest Rebellion for First Nations and Metis People?

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Answer: The Métis mounted a resistance and declared a provisional government to negotiate terms for entering Confederation. The uprising led to the creation of the province of Manitoba, and the emergence of Métis leader Louis Riel — a hero to his people and many in Quebec, but an outlaw in the eyes of the Canadian government.

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