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Who are the Metis?   Metis Nation BC describes the historic Metis as: … a distinct people and nation on the plains of western North America during the late 1700’s. As the fur trade expanded westward many of the employees, who were of European origin, found it both necessary and convenient to establish familial relationships with First Nations women. These relationships resulted in children of Mixed Aboriginal ancestry. Although the fur trade companies eventually adopted a policy of discouraging such unions between employees and First Nations, they also had an economic interest in delaying large-scale agricultural settlement, thereby limiting the choice of marriageable women for the fur trader in the North West. As a result, Mixed Aboriginals married other Mixed Aboriginals and they developed a culture that was not European, nor First Nations, but rather a fusion of the two cultures. Historians refer to this fusion as “Ethnogenesis.” As such, it i...

" When fortune empties her chamber pot on your head, smile and say, we are going to have a Summer shower " ~~ Sir John A. MacDonald   Sir John Alexander MacDonald Canada's 1st Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald, despite his flaws, was a monumental force in the creation of our nation.   He was first elected to the legislature of the Province of Canada in 1844, then in 1857 he became premier of the politically unstable province. By 1884, with the support of George Brown, he undertook formation of a confederation of provinces.   That led to the enactment of the British North America Act in 1867, and the birth of Canada.   He was in fact, a formidable force in the creation of the Dominion of Canada, and in the completion of a transcontinental railway (CPR). He served as Prime Minister from July 1867 until November 1873, when he resigned due to the Pacific Scandal (this scandal involved government bribery in the building of the Canadian Pacific R...