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The Manitoba School Crisis
Most clauses in the Manitoba Act Legislation were agreed upon apart from one. Topics such as language and religion were safeguarded by the government and recognized by the Canadian court system. The clause on the right to English and French in educational systems was not safeguarded and was instead, disputed amongst political figures. Notable people such as; Honourable. Mr. Chauveau and Liberal leader Mr. Mackenzie had opposing views on the clause that would affect the right to education in French or English.

Section 31 of the Manitoba Act
A defining part of the Manitoba Act was section 31. Section 31 is a constitutional provision in which the government would provide 1.4 million acres of land to Metis (mixed-blood) children upon the age of 21 years. The Manitoba act would ensure this process until the Canadian Government realized that the amount of land that was promised fell short compared to the amount of Metis children entitled to the land claim. This issue is what changed the process of receiving land by lottery draw through the Land Titles Office to money scrips. The government decided to allot money scrips in place of land. The money scrips could only be provided for the purchase of lands in government owned parts of the NorthWest Territories. Section 31 of the Manitoba act caused a man by the name of MacInnes J. to claim that “there was no request for, expectation of or consideration by Canada to create a Metis homeland or land base.”

The Government
A district called Assiniboia (provincial electoral district) became apart of the Canadian Federation for the purpose of receiving 1.4 acres of land that was specifically for the betterment of the Metis nation.

During the establishment of a new legislation John A. Macdonald and George-Étienne Cartier were both head figures in the establishment of the Provinces of Manitoba during 1870. These two men shared personal alliances which made their conjunction a strong one when it came to political movements.

In 1884 Manitoba was organized in many different municipalities. The county of Selkirk happened to be one of the regions that had to be split up for the purpose of creating townships.

Metis families were promised a large amount of land through the Manitoba Act. The government, however, did not grant the land until the land had been surveyed.