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aug 1, 1869 - Louis Riel

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Louis Riel with 120 men occupied the Upper Fort Garry in the Red River Colony to block the Rupert's Land from the Hudson's Bay Company, known as the Red River Resistance. The Metis and First Nations allies defended the Red River Colony from White Settlers and Government Encroachment on their lands. Louis Riel was hanged for treason.

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aug 1, 1869
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~ 156 years ago