World History Minute: The North West rebellion
World History Minute: The North West rebellion
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On March 19, 1885, the North West Rebellion got started in Canada. Historian John Schmidt explains what the fight was all about.
PHOTO: The Queen’s Own Rifles, returning from the Northwest Rebellion in Western Canada, at C.P.R. North Toronto station. Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Wikimedi Commons)