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Metis rights and Batoche era recalled in Russell Banner event
Historian speakers recount the Red River Resistance, Boulton's role in Russell and Batoche battles, and Metis land struggles under scrip and Crown land rules. They note Riel’s execution, Gatling guns at Batoche, and lasting Metis trauma while highlighting local media coverage and postwar legacies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Scott
Berke
Boulton
Tyla
Canada
Manitoba
Betke
Riel
U.S
Red River
Ontario
Wolseley
Augusta
Red River Valley
Saskatchewan
Britain
Russell
Binscarth
Bernardo
Montana
Ottawa
John A. MacDonald
HBC
North West Mounted Police
Duck Lake
Winnipeg
General Middleton
India
Birtle
Dominion Land Office
Boulton Scouts
Russell Banner
Birtle Observer
Steel
Banner
Lance
Bow
Augusta Boulton
Fish Creek
Batoche
Queen Victoria
Louis Riel
North-West Mounted Police
Regina
Jerry Thistle
Northwest Territories
Ste. Madelaines