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The Convention of Forty at Red River

A modern statue of Louis Riel at the Manitoba Legislative Grounds in Winnipeg; not a photograph of the Convention of Forty in 1870.
A modern statue of Louis Riel at the Manitoba Legislative Grounds in Winnipeg; not a photograph of the Convention of Forty in 1870. Louis Riel statue at the Manitoba Legislative Grounds · Jay Friesen · Photo source · Photo licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.
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In 1870, representatives of the English- and French-speaking Red River communities met in the Convention of Forty and agreed on demands to present to Ottawa. The convention declared a provisional government with Louis Riel as president.

Scope & context

A specific event in Métis political history.

Sources behind this record

1
The Convention of Forty and the 1870 provisional government ↗

Gabriel Dumont Institute / Louis Riel Institute

Resource description; creator Lawrence J. Barkwell

2
Convention of Forty debates, 9 February 1870 ↗

University of Victoria, Confederation Debates (digitized historical record)

Committee report; motion naming Riel president, carried without dissent; source/credits