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Essay Archive - The Metis
The Metis
The Metis were partly french and partly indian. Their leader was called
Louis riel. Following the Union of the Hudson's Bay Company and the North
West Company in 1821, trading had been reorganized in order to reduce
expenses. Since there was no longer competition in the fur trade, it was
unnecessary to have two or more posts serving a single trading district.
For this reason, some posts had been closed and the number of brigades
reduced. This reorganization had led to some unemployment amoung Metis who
for years had been working in the fur trade. The Hudson Bay Company had
attempted to assist these these men by encour....
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