Intro

1. The Northwest

2. Major themes
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 What did it take
to build the
Canada we live
in today?
 Changing
relationships
with the land
The Northwest 1800

3. The Northwest 1825
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4. The Northwest 1867
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5. The Northwest 1873
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6. The Northwest 1882
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7. The Northwest 1895
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8. HBC vs NWC
a battle for furs
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9. Colonies & Settlement
Métis & Europeans Dig in to the Prairies
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10. Changing Relationships
with the People

 First Nations
 Métis
 Settlers

11. A Changing Way of Life
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12. Cultural Identity:
The Metis

 A distinct cultural
group of people
descended from
European and
Indigenous people
 Strong roots in the
Northwest, especially
the Red River Valley

13. The Métis Dispersal
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14. A National Dream

Construction of the
Canadian Pacific
Railroad

15. Resistance & Rebellion

Red River: 1869 - 1870
And Batoche: 1885

16. And yes… we will be
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