Red River Rebellion

Consequences for Métis:
Upon the arrival of the new immigrants in the Red River Valley the Métis lost some power over the land, lost control over what the land was used of, and had their hunting grounds disrupted.
Consequences for Government:
Increased control of West.

Consequences for Métis:
When a large portion of Rupert's Land was transferred over to the Canadian Government and the HBC, the Métis gained more land that they were able to hunt on. It helped some with the Bison Hunt.
Consequences for Government:
The Canadian Government gained more land when the control over a large portion of Rupert's Land was transferred over the the Canadian Government.

Consequences for Métis:
When Louis Riel returned from Montreal, the Métis gained a well-educated activist. Riel helped the Métis create the National Métis Committee to help fight for Métis rights, including the right to own or at least live on their land.
Consequences for Government:
When Riel returned to the Métis and helped them create the National Métis Committee, the Government gained an adversary. The Government had to realize that the Métis had rights and were not a culture that could be easily pushed around and manipulated.

Consequences for Métis:
The Métis had the upper hand, they acted first by arresting John Schultz and many of his supporters and confining them in Upper Fort Garry. The Government sent Donald Smith to negotiate with Riel, but were planning to arrange a military force if the Métis did not stand down. Smith and Riel agreed to send some negotiators to Ottawa to talk to the Government. With the attempt to try to free some of the prisoners and the execution of Thomas Scott, the negotiators who were leaving for Ottawa had optimistic moods. Both the Métis and the Canadian Government agreed that the creation of Manitoba would be the best for both parties. This looked optimistic for the Métis as they would get their land and culture without having to worry about large numbers of immigrants moving in.
Consequences for Government:
The Government had to deal with several issues before peace could be made. Fortunately, an agreement was found relatively quickly. The Canadian Government got the best of both worlds if Manitoba were to be created as a province. The Canadian Government would get to have control over the area but would not have to worry about the Métis being upset with land, as the Métis would have a right to the land in the province.

Consequences for Métis:
The Métis were granted two hundred thousand hectares, which would make up the province of Manitoba. This enabled the Métis to hunt freely and have some form of government, with legitimate powers, to run the province. The new provincial government protected the rights of the Métis.
Consequences for Government:
The Government created the province of Manitoba for the Métis. This allowed the Government to have control over the province without being directly responsible for any events that may occur within the province.

Consequences for Métis:
The Métis of St. Laurent wrote down and formalised the Laws of St. Laurent. These laws governed all aspects of life in the Métis communities, including the bison hunt. These laws helped the Métis have a structured system for any necessary punishments and have a consistent law. This increased the self-governing of the Métis.
Consequences of Government:
The Métis created a law for themselves, this showed their independence. This law creation also took away most disagreements within the Métis, which meant the Government had to be less involved in the regulation of the Métis.

Consequences for Métis:
By the mid-1870's many Métis had chosen to leave Manitoba. The Métis moved west and north, in hopes of recreating the way of life that they had led in Red River. The population had greatly decreased by this time so the Métis left in hopes of find more reliable food sources. Some Métis settled in communities near Fort Edmonton, along the Saskatchewan River, and near Prince Albert.
Consequences for Government:
Because the Métis were moving away from the province that the Government had created for them, the Government had a harder time keeping track of the Métis and influencing and controlling them.

Consequences for Métis:
The winter of 1874-1875 was difficult for the Métis and First Nations living on the Prairies because of the loss of the bison. Since the winter was so hard, a group of Métis started hunting bison before the officially sanctioned hunt began. This was illegal and Gabriel Dumont arrested the participants in accordance with the Laws of St. Laurent. This is another example of how the Metis were able to self govern and arrest and fine people as they saw fit, without needing the governments approval. This helped them express their independence.
Consequences for Government:
The Métis continued to show independence by arresting members when they broke the law that the Métis themselves had set. In a way, this was the Métis subtle way of showing the government that they didn't need their support.

Government surveyors arrived in the Red River Valley to survey the land. They assumed that the riverside farms that belonged to the Métis were not legally owned.
Métis:
This began the struggle for the Métis's right to the land they had been living and hunting on.
Government:
This was the government showing the Métis that they still had control over the land and could do what they wanted to it.

The agreement for the official transfer of Rupert's Land was signed in November of 1869. The Canadian Government joined Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory and renamed the area the North-West Territories in 1870.
Métis:
This gave Canada more land, giving the Métis more land to hunt bison.
Government:
This gave the country more land and a higher population and the Government more control over the area.