This resistance in 1869-1870 highlighted the need for law enforcement in the west to manage disputes and prevent unrest.

The Canadian Pacific Railway was promised to this province when it joined Confederation in 1871.

This leader of the Métis played a central role in organizing the Red River Resistance.

This 1876 law governs the legal status, rights, and responsibilities of First Nations peoples in Canada.

The NWMP was created partly in response to this violent event in 1873, where a group of American wolf hunters killed around 20 Nakoda people.

This Prime Minister championed the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway as part of his National Policy.

The Red River Resistance occurred in this modern-day Canadian province.

The Indian Act provided the framework for these schools, which aimed to assimilate Indigenous children into Euro-Canadian culture.

The NWMP's responsibilities included eliminating this illegal trade by American traders that caused violence and addiction among Indigenous communities.

This group of laborers, numbering around 17,000, was instrumental in building the railway through the Rocky Mountains under dangerous conditions.

The Métis used this farming system, which the Canadian government’s surveys threatened to replace with a grid system.

Indigenous peoples were relocated to these parcels of land, often isolated and less fertile, under the Indian Act.

The NWMP was tasked with maintaining order to facilitate the construction of this major infrastructure project connecting Canada’s east and west.

The railway was completed on this date, marked by the driving of the "Last Spike" in Craigellachie, British Columbia.

The execution of this Orangeman from Ontario caused outrage and hardened opposition to Louis Riel.

This 1985 amendment restored Indian status to women who had lost it through marriage to non-Indigenous men.

The NWMP established forts and conducted patrols to project Canadian authority. Name one of the key forts they built.

The railway helped assert Canadian sovereignty in the west, countering potential expansion by this neighboring country.

This 1870 legislation created Manitoba and included protections for Métis land rights and cultural freedoms.

Traditional ceremonies such as the potlatch and sun dance were banned under the Indian Act until this year.