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| Title: |
Manitoba's Provisional Government of 1870: The Convention of Forty |
| Creator: |
Barkwell, Lawrence J. |
| Subject: |
Convention of Forty, Provisional Government, Red River Resistance |
| Description: |
At a two-day open-air meeting in January 1870, Hudson's Bay Company Governor Donald Smith promised to communicate the concerns of the Métis people of Red River to Canada. A convention with 20 English-speaking and 20 French-speaking representatives met between January 25, 1870 and February 10, 1870 and agreed upon a list of demands to take to Ottawa. At this point the Convention of Forty proclaimed itself a provisional government with Louis Riel as its President. It was the crowning point in the history of the resistance, bringing together both the English- and French-speaking halves of the community under a single government. |
| Publisher: |
Louis Riel Institute |
| Type: |
Text Document |
| Date of Copyright: |
May 20, 2011 |
| Coverage: |
Manitoba |
| GDI Media Filename: |
Convention of Forty revised.pdf |
Red River Resistance