There's no contest between who has been oppressed more. It's obvious the Natives have had much worse than anyone else in Canada. That doesn't take away the possibility for Quebecers to protect their language. We've taken that right and it's working (relatively). If the rest of Canada has a problem with that, there doesn't seem to be much it can do about it. It's our province, we'll have the laws we want.
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There's no contest between who has been oppressed more. It's obvious the Natives have had much worse than anyone else in Canada. That doesn't take away the possibility for Quebecers to protect their language. We've taken that right and it's working (relatively). If the rest of Canada has a problem with that, there doesn't seem to be much it can do about it. It's our province, we'll have the laws we want.
I'll concern myself with your opinion when it won't be filled with nauseating contempt.
Then I'll expect no more responses from you vis-a-vis my nauseating contempt for your kind.
lol As I said, natives speak native languages and they didn't even need to take official steps to protect their language. It's fine by me if the French felt the need to do that, though, but I still think it's gone to an extreme.
Well, if you don't know who that is, then I guess it would have no interest
or relevance for you. Riels capture & hanging after the battle at Batoche was
of similar significance to the Metis peoples as the Plains of Abraham battle to
the people of Quebec. Louis Riel's trial and hanging were (might still be but I
couldn't be bothered to go and watch) reenacted annually for years.
Louis Riel: Louis Riel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
reenactment: Events Calender -- Tourism Regina
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The analogy I made, outside of Quebec, might have been a poor
one in that Louis Riel, and the Metis Peoples might not even be on
the radar there. I thought it was an apt comparison. My mistake.
one in that Louis Riel, and the Metis Peoples might not even be on
the radar there. I thought it was an apt comparison. My mistake.
Funny, I thought an awful lot of that area in the pic was also the homeland of other natives: like, Anishinaabe, Okanagan, Salish, etc. I had no idea that the Metis laid claim to so much.
I think we can both safely assume there will be some overlap. :lol::lol::lol:
I found it strange that this map shows the Metis Homeland stopping
at the border to Quebec. That could explain s_lone's reaction...
Ancient site hints at first North American settlers - 02 January 2004 - New Scientist
There's a wee bit of an overlap in time, too.
There's a wee bit of an overlap in time, too.
That's got our land (or what was our Grandparents land) beat by
a huge margin. I don't remember the exact time frame anymore and
anyone I could ask is now dead and gone, but we had Teepee rings
and a butterfly (outline in stones) on a hillside on the farm. I had
fossilized fish (a couple of lumps of them) with the heads and tails
cut off and stacked.
The Farm was between Chaplin and Mortlach (which I'm told is
French for dead lake) so all kinds of weird stuff could be found
like arrowheads and such.
As a kid you could drop these things off at the Museum and after a
couple of weeks they'd call you to pick them up, and you'd have a
letter to go along with your treasure for "Show & Tell." Turns out
these fossilized fish (found in the fields when picking rocks) where
4000-6000 years old, and would have been stored in a shallow
water body under rocks and forgotten about.
Sounds like a fishtale to me. 
Actually there's evidence that there were people from what is now the north of France here long before "1st nations" people, too. Something like 80,000 years ago I think.
Actually there's evidence that there were people from what is now the north of France here long before "1st nations" people, too. Something like 80,000 years ago I think.
History (well, prehistory) is a weird thing. Who knows what
strange things will come to light over time, or how many
successive waves of immigration North (& South) America
faced from across both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans...
Prehistory can and will be continually rewritten as new
discoveries are made. Not so much for the Plains of
Abraham though....8O
strange things will come to light over time, or how many
successive waves of immigration North (& South) America
faced from across both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans...
Prehistory can and will be continually rewritten as new
discoveries are made. Not so much for the Plains of
Abraham though....8O
First of all, I know who Riel and he IS on the radar in the sense that he is viewed very favorably by the Quebec nationalists... He is viewed as a hero.
So I have a hard time understanding why one would want to hang Riel every year... I find it extremely morbid and it's in that sense that I asked 'why in the hell would they hang Riel annually?''
You Quebecois worship a bloddy murderer. Louis Reil was no hero, he was a bloody murderer. in 1870 a British-Canadian Martyr by the name of Thomas Scott was shot and killed personaly by non other then Louis Reil. Louis Reil is nothing but a common criminal and should not only have been hanged but also drawn and quartered as befitting the murderer and traitor he was to Canada.
Did you know how Thomas Scott died!
He was shot twice in the head, One bullet missed but one bullet struke his left cheek and came out near his nose. He was not yet dead and he was placed in a coffin and left to die a slow, painfull and scary death at the hand of your bloddy bastard hero.
His last words were
" For Gods sake take me out of here or kill me"
Thomas Scott was a matyr for the British Empire, The Dominion of Canada, The Orange Order and the Presbytarian Church. Thomas Scott is a hero and not Louis Reil who is a bloddy traitor-murder. Thomas Scott is in Heaven with God and Louis Reil is in Hell with Satan where he is being roasted.
How would you like to be shot and left to die a slow and painfull death in a coffin and never left out.
LONG LIVE THE MEMORY OF THOMAS SCOTT HERO OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE, HERO OF THE DOMINION OF CANADA, HERO OF THE ORANGE ORDER AND MARYR OF THE PRESBYTARIAN CHURCH.
Not only Louis Reil should have been hanged, all of the Metis Rebels should have been hanged like the god dam traitors they are.
The only thing the Kweebeckers worship is the government teat. Separatism is a joke. The separatist leaders claim that this is about French culture but conveniently forget that the French culture has done remarkably well in Canada.
No, what this is really about is Kweebecks diminishing place in Canada. Kweebecks population is falling in proportion to the rest of Canada. They have been becoming more and more politically impotent relevant to their past position within confederation. All the whining from the separatists is nothing more than blackmail, an underhanded attempt to keep the gravy train rolling along and retaining some semblance of power. It's not going to work. The ROC will continue to grow faster than Kweebeck and Kweebeck will take an ever-increasing back seat role in confederation. They are past their glory years. They simply could not afford to separate. They are one of the highest taxed provinces in Canada (if not the highest) and they can't afford to loose the transfers from the feds or the massive amounts of territory up north when the aboriginals take their land and return to Canada. The chance of Kweebeck separating is nil.
The best thing Canada can do is put their foot down and end this nonsense. I don't let my kids act the way the separatists act.
Why do any historical reenactments take place? My point was that
it does take place annually, and nobody threatens anybody about a
reenactment of this event. Attitudes towards Louis Riel have changed
from him being a crazy traitor to having a major highway renamed
after him. The times they are a change'n. There's 4.2% of the population
in Saskatchewan being Metis, and that's 40,000+ people. No protest
over this historical reenactment. 8O
The tourists and people organizing the Plains of Abraham Battle
reenactment submitted to the threats and complaining in Quebec.
Louis Riel's trial can be their next target for these Protesters. Louis
Riel IS on the radar in the sense that he is viewed very favorably
by the Quebec nationalists... He is viewed as a hero. If they're
going to roll out to the Prairies with their threats & paintball guns,
I'd go watch that....from a distance and with my Camcorder; but I'd go. :lol:
Maybe 200 years from now they will be reenacting the battle on the plains of Saskatchewan