...Socials Chapter 4 Short Answer 1. The Metis tried to recreate the Red River settlement by doing multiple things. To begin, they laid out their farms in traditional matter. The traditional matter was “10 chains across and 2 chains deep.” Moreover, they attempted to recreate the seigniorial system. Furthermore, they put the Catholic Church always at the center of the community. 2. Lawrence Clark and the Bison Hunt of 1875 were both big factors that led to the laws of St. Laurent and Metis independence. Lawrence Clark lowered the standard of living of the Metis, which led them to rely on the government for everything. He only offered part time work, and paid them as little as possible, and all the bison was eliminated so they could not make pemmican to survive. This led to the hunt of 1875, when a group of Metis began hunting before the St. Laurent begun. Now, the Metis cannot make their own laws or conserve livelihood, therefore the laws of the St. Laurent and Metis Independence came forth. 3. The government wanted to open prairies to the Canadian and European settlement but that could only occur if the land title was settled in 1870, almost all of the Northwest was occupied with the Natives. In August 1871, Simpson concluded treaties with the Natives, who wanted a good deal for their future. Simpson ordered to conclude treaties that ended Native land titles. The impact on the Natives was that their land was being taken away, so they had no title...
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...The Red River Rebellion During the late 1860s the Red River Settlement was rapidly changing and along with these changes came multiple causes and conflicts that would subsequently lead to a resistance called the Red River Rebellion. Many profound changes occurred in the Red River Settlement that had caused problems and hostility among the inhabitants to emerge such as:the arrival of Canadians to the settlement, the economic problems and the decline of the Hudson Bay Company. However, the Red River Rebellion was sparked by the Hudson Bay Company selling Rupert’s Land to the new Dominion of Canada without consulting with the inhabitants nor paying any regard to their interests.The colonists of the Red River Settlement, many of whom were Metis, feared for their culture and land rights under the dominion’s control. In order to ascertain that their rights would be protected, the Metis set up a provisional government under the leadership of Louis Riel to negotiate an agreement with the new Dominion of Canada that the Red River Settlement and the lands surrounding it, could enter Confederation as the province of Manitoba under their own terms. During the 1850s, the population of Canada West was rapidly rising, this meant that the majority of the suitable land for agriculture had already been farmed and settled. Thus, more and more people were moving West seeking for new areas to occupy and clear.The Red River Valley was a very appealing prospect to them because of its fertile...
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...Intro. Louis Riel was one of the people that was important during the red river rebellion. Riel was a french canadian mati. After his education in montreal he went back to his homeland only to find some servaiers who were surveying the land where he lived. He decided that he was going to rise up against the canadian government and stop them from giving their land away. Body. 1. One of the reasons why Louis Riel is sort of a big deal is because he defended the land of the mati and he even got John A macdonald to give them lots of land and a name a small part of it manitoba. This is interesting because he left his old life and defended his land. If he didn't do this there might not be a Manitoba today which would be bad. 2. Louis Riel contributed...
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...Introduction The Red River Floodway commonly known as the Duff’s Ditch is an artificial flood control waterway that stretches for approximately 42 kilometers. The floodway is located in Canada and was built between 1962 and 1968. The Floodway was constructed after a major flooding that led to property destruction and loss of life in 1950. It inflicted significant damage to the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba. During the period of floods, the Red River Floodway takes part of the Red rivers flow and diverts it around the city before discharging it back to the river below the dam at Lockport. The floodway had the ability to carry floodwater at a rate of approximately 1,700 cubic meters per second. An expansion project was later initiated in 2005 to increase the carrying capacity of the floodway so that it can carry flood water at a rate of up to 4,000 cubic meters per second. The decision of expanding the floodway was reached after its containment system reached the maximum capacity in 1997 (Water-Technology.net, 2014). The main purpose of the...
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...Red River by Lalita Tademy At some point in our lives, we all took a history class and learned about the Slave Trades, the Civil War and the Reconstruction Era. Whether it was in elementary school, high school, or even in college, we all got a sense of that history and happened during that time frame. From what I learned, the impression that I got from what these history books were explaining was that, first, white people went to Africa and gathered hundreds and thousands of people, took them on boats to and turned them into slaves. Then after years have passed, good ol’ President Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves and blacks and whites lived equally ever after. Although these events did happen, textbooks still managed to “sugarcoat” the situation and keep out some of the major key factors, like how Africans were still mistreated and dehumanized by the white man, out. The thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth amendment were created so that slavery would stay abolished, defined a citizen, and allowed African American men to vote, white people still had a way to go around these amendments and make the black man feel inferior to them. Violence struck everywhere (especially in the south), and colts, such as the KKK, were created so that they will be feared by colored people. A lot of public buildings and schools were made off limits to African Americans and only educated those who were white. So why is it that we were taught in our textbooks that white and black men were equal when...
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...The Red Convertible The story “The Red Convertible” was written By Louise Erdrich in 1987, and is about two bothers named Lyman and Henry from the Chippewa who live on a reservation with their family. Lyman tells the story about how he and his bother buy a red convertible and go on this trip one summer before Henry has to leave to Vietnam. When Henry returns he’s not the same; he comes back distant, quiet, cold, and emotionally separated from every thing, eventually becoming suicidal. This story show how sometimes once something good is gone it’s gone for good, no matter how hard a person wants to or tries to get back to normal. Erdrich shows this through the use of the red convertible as a symbol of the brothers’ relationship, Henry and Lyman being dynamic character change, and Lyman as a dynamic character. Through the whole story the red convertible symbolizes the bothers relationship. ”Perhaps the convertible’s greatest contribution to the story is a symbol of the relationship between Lyman and Henry. It represents their close companionship” (Bussey1). A good example of this is when the bothers are together and the car is in superb condition, but when Henry is away the car fall apart and breaks down just like their relationship. According to Bussey, both of the bothers buying the red convertible together represents both of their willingness to share a great amount of responsibility (Bussey1). Both Lyman and Henry have mutual love and respect for each other, and is that...
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..."The Red Convertible" is a short story about the relationship between two Native American Indian brothers. It analyzes how their bond changes with the passage of time and is affected by both internal and external factors in the late 1960's and early 1970's. The story is told from the point of view of Lyman Lamartine, a young man who is a Chippewa Indian living on a reservation in North Dakota in 1974. Lyman remembers that he was the first person to ever drive a convertible on the reservation. The convertible was red, and Lyman owned it jointly with his brother, Henry. At present, Henry still owns the car, and Lyman must walk everywhere he goes. Lyman relates that he had always been good at making money and was able to buy his share of the car when he and Henry came upon it. Lyman had worked as a shoeshine boy in the American Legion Hall when he was very young and sold spiritual bouquets door-to-door at Christmastime to make money. When he was fifteen, Lyman got a job washing dishes in the Joliet Cafy, which he came to own just a year later. A tornado destroyed the cafy, and Lyman had just enough money remaining to buy his share of the red convertible. Both Henry and Lyman have all their money with them when they take a ride with a friend to Winnipeg and spot the convertible. Neither brother ever mentioned buying a car, but both knew immediately upon seeing it that they wanted to buy it. During that summer, Henry and Lyman drive all around the Dakotas and end up in...
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...The DJ Booth Even while standing inside a DJ booth can be loud and obnoxious, the excitement of playing music and controlling a huge crowd sends and unexplainable feeling through your body. When I first step into a DJ booth at Club Centers, located in the heart of Rochester, New York, my nerves start going crazy and butterflies hit my stomach so fast it feels like I have to puke. Just the sight of three turntables and an eight-channel mixer in front of my face is like sending a little kid into a candy store. While standing in front of my tables, I look to my right and I see my soundboard. This high-tech, silver plated sound machine stands about seven feet tall with about three hundred switches and knobs that control high pitches, low pitches, medium pitches and all of the digital effects. This soundboard is used when I put a shiny new record on one of the turntables. This will distort the sound quality of the song. The music sounds like a fire alarm, starting with a deep sound then rising to a high pitch screaming noise. As I look to my left, you see my beautiful blonde light girl working my light board. While the music is playing really loud, she will hit certain buttons that will make multi-colored lasers go in different directions and make many different shapes. Also, while the music is jamming, a common light known by many people as a strobe light will flash non-stop constantly. This light makes you see people dancing like robots and distorts the vision of that person ...
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...named STEAMED CRAB with beer. The crab live (crabs live / crab lives) beneath of the Red river among the stones or caves underwater. Fishers can only find them in this the section of the river from Nguyen Ly Commune to Chan Ly Commune (about 5 Km ). It weighs about 100 to 150 grams. Especially, it only appears from September to November of the year when the weather is cold. It is a kind of river crab with long legs, big body - four times bigger than other water crabs. It has some fur on both of its big legs so people call it CUA DA (fur crab).Crab dish is now a speciality specialty (know the differences of its meanings) in famous restaurants. Mr Hung - a river fisher, who collects crabs from other co-fisher and sells them to welknown well-known restaurants in Ha Noi says “in the past, people were not used to eating this kind of crab, nowadays they know how to process this dish thus it becomes a tasty food in many restaurants.” Crabs are cleaned with water, torn off the back cover and steamed with some gingers, pepper, salt in and a boiling beer in a pan. After ten minutes of steaming, the dish is done and the crabs turns crabs turn into light-red with cravy smell. We serve it with some salad, chilli (spell check ) and wine is also a must-have drink. The dish brings us much vitamin and it is very good for our body-build. "CUA DA" is now a rare kind of water crab living only in Hong river. Not only it helps fishers in raising their incoming but also makes Ha Nam province be...
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...Angus-Oslo #4 Northwest, Minnesota https://www.facebook.com/pages/Angus-Oslo-4/1422318574648954 Angus-Oslo #4 Northwest, Minnesota https://www.facebook.com/pages/Angus-Oslo-4/1422318574648954 Driving Directions from interstate 94 1. Take exit 22 towards MN-9, travel 76 miles and turn left to stay on MN-9 2. Turn left onto US-2 W and follow through Crookston, MN 3. Turn right onto US-75, travel 20 miles until East on Polk Co 23 to the Melo Lutheran Church 4. Turn Right onto 160th Street NW and follow until Angus-Oslo #4 is on the right http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/308895885 Driving Directions from interstate 94 1. Take exit 22 towards MN-9, travel 76 miles and turn left to stay on MN-9 2. Turn left onto US-2 W and follow through Crookston, MN 3. Turn right onto US-75, travel 20 miles until East on Polk Co 23 to the Melo Lutheran Church 4. Turn Right onto 160th Street NW and follow until Angus-Oslo #4 is on the right http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/308895885 Angus-Oslo #4 Angus-Oslo #4 More than just a water impoundment Angus-Oslo #4, found approximately 20 miles Northeast of Crookston, Minnesota, is home to many different animals and plants. Not only does this impoundment serve its purpose by collecting excess floodwater, but it also provides an area that is open to the public for the viewing of its inhabitants. Angus-Oslo #4 is part of the Tallgrass Aspen Parkland biome, a unique environment that cannot be found anywhere else. ...
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...As the city grew, families within this settlement would move farther out, squatting on vacant land in self-built shacks. After the government failed to honour land commitments as written in the Manitoba Act, the Metis people essentially became landless. In the face of abuse during the Reign of Terror, many Metis families dispersed from the Red River Valley. Prefontaine writes about similar shanty communities – known as the “Road Allowance People” – in Crescent Lake, Saskatchewan and Ste. Madeleine, Manitoba. Dispersed and dislocated like the inhabitants of Rooster Town, these people squatted along Crown land reserved for future roads. In contrast to the mental depiction of squalor and despair as described in Burley’s article, Prefontaine states that these communities were actually quite festive and close-knit (pp....
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...history but also in Canadian history. Riel’s story shows society that life is a battle of controversy when trying to gain the rights and freedom that you are deserved. Although Louis has inspired a lot of people, he has also caused a lot of hatred and pain because of his actions. Many people consider him to be a hero but on the other hand others see him to be a killer and a mad man. A person’s actions can affect the way people view them for the rest of their lives and in Riel’s case he is a prime subject to this. Riel led the Metis through a historical rebellion and throughout this rebellion made it sane for scholars and historians to view him as a hero but also a victim in Canadian history. In 1844, Louis Riel was born into the Red River Settlement, which now is considered Manitoba. Louis Riel grew up around the time when the west was opening up and a lot of different ethnicities were migrating into Manitoba. This caused issues for the Metis because the Metis people were offered little education and food sources started going scarce. The Metis were considered to be half-breeds and eventually there was an account of starvation and mass hunger throughout the area. Even though this was all happening during Riels pre-adulenscent years, he was one of the few people that were able to get education and started a life for himself. During his early years, Riel was a promising student that had the opportunity to train in Montreal to eventually become a priest. Although Louis...
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...The Crystal Heart Long ago, in a palace by the Red River, there lived a great mandarin and his daughter, Mi Nuong. Like other young ladies of her position, Mi Nuong was kept indoors, away from the eyes of admiring men. She spent most of her time in her room at the top of a tower. There she would sit on a bench by a moon-shaped window, reading or embroidering, chatting with her maid, and gazing out often at the garden and the river. One day as she sat there, a song floated to her from the distance, in a voice deep and sweet. She looked out and saw a fishing boat coming up the river. “Do you hear it?” she asked her maid. “How beautifully he sings!” She listened again as the voice drew nearer. My love is like a blossom in the breeze. My love is like a moonbeam on the waves. “He must be young and very handsome,” said Mi Nuong. She felt a sudden thrill. “Perhaps he knows I am here and sings it just for me!” The maid’s eyes lit up. “My lady, perhaps he’s a mandarin’s son in disguise—the man you are destined to marry!” Mi Nuong felt a flush on her face and a stirring in her heart. She tried to make out the man’s features, but he was too far off to see clearly. The boat and the song glided slowly up the river and away. “Yes,” she said softly. “Perhaps he is.” All day long, Mi Nuong waited by the window, hoping to hear the singer again. The next day she waited too, and the next. But the voice did not return. “Why doesn’t he come?” she asked her maid sadly. As the days passed...
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...Christopher Hammers 2/9/13 English 102 A Brother’s Love “The Red Convertible”, written by Louise Erdrich, is a story about the relationship between two brothers Henry and Lyman. Henry and Lyman are Native Americans of the Chippewa tribe who live on a reservation. The story takes place over about a six year span somewhere between 1967- 1975, starting when Lyman is about fifteen. Henry is a few years older than Lyman but much bigger. The two brothers were always together growing up, doing everything with one another. Once Henry goes off to the Vietnam War, however, he returns a shadow of himself and is distant to Lyman. The relationship between Henry and Lyman is tested but Lyman’s love for his brother, and more importantly his loyalty to Henry, is displayed throughout all the conflict and is emphasized in the resolution. Lyman is Henry’s younger brother and, like any younger brother, he looks up to Henry. They do everything together and Lyman wouldn’t have it any other way. One summer they get a ride up to Winnipeg and decide to buy a red convertible to drive home in. Henry and Lyman travel free; nothing can bother them or bring them down. They meet a girl who needs a ride to Alaska, so they drive her and stay the summer laughing, dancing, and just living. Lyman loves traveling with Henry and seeing him laugh and dance. Lyman is genuinely happy. However, once they return from their trip Henry goes off to the Vietnam War. Lyman stays loyal to Henry during...
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...To this day, Louis Riel remains one of Canadian history's most complex yet captivating figures. This is due to the multitude of ways he was seen and portrayed by others over the course of his life - varying from hero, to murderer. On one hand, he was regarded as both a founding father and a key component in the Metis' fight for rights. On the other, he was perceived as a criminal and a traitor. Overall, Louis Riel should be remembered as a murderer and traitor for his actions, and religious extremist for his warped views. Both the Canadian government and a large number of the population categorized Riel as a murderer and traitor. People felt this way about him mainly due to the death of Thomas Scott, (seen as an act to add more wood to the fire), for which he was considered to be responsible for. However, Scott's death wasn’t the first time Riel had been accused of causing a death. Riel was also accused of having lead many of his followers into unnecessary battles, resulting in the deaths of both Metis and members of the Canadian militia. As for being a traitor, he frequently acted in opposition of both his own government and country, resulting in him being labeled as a rebel intent on defying those who try to control him. Upon the realization that Riel was taking his religion to an unhealthy extreme, he was swiftly admitted to an asylum for the insane. During this time, he became increasingly difficult to manage and care for. Riel claimed that he had heard voices that told...
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