18h 48min, jan 1, 1870 y - The Manitoba Act
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This act set aside land for 7000 Metis descendants. But by 1884 the Metis were still waiting for their land. Soon the Metis left Manitoba and headed for Saskatchewan. Soon the <Metis population dropped from 83% to just 7%.
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18h 48min, jan 1, 1870 y
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~ 155 years ago
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