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*a few white traders around major fur trade posts such as Edmonton, Lac La Biche and Fort Chipweyan | *a few white traders around major fur trade posts such as Edmonton, Lac La Biche and Fort Chipweyan | ||
*North West Mounted Police posts in Calgary and Fort Macleod | *North West Mounted Police posts in Calgary and Fort Macleod | ||
*descendants of Red River Settlement Métis in Catholic Missions such as Lac Ste Anne and St. Albert | *descendants of Red River Settlement [[Métis]] in Catholic Missions such as Lac Ste Anne and St. Albert | ||
*and some Methodists from London, near Red Deer | *and some Methodists from London, near Red Deer | ||
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Four years later, the 14th base line was surveyed near Edmonton and, in 1878, surveyors ran the points of the 4th meridian. By 1881 work was started, surveying the townships in and around the Edmonton and Fort Macleod areas. | Four years later, the 14th base line was surveyed near Edmonton and, in 1878, surveyors ran the points of the 4th meridian. By 1881 work was started, surveying the townships in and around the Edmonton and Fort Macleod areas. | ||
When the initial township survey was adopted by the government, the settlements of St. Boniface (Red River Settlement), Qu’Appelle and Prince Albert in Saskatchewan, and Fort Edmonton in Alberta; communities already settled in the French Canadian river lot style—narrow lots extending back one to two miles along one or both sides of a river, were designated to retain their River Lot surveys. Métis settlements at Batoche in Saskatchewan and St. Albert and Lamoureaux in Alberta were ignored. So, in 1885, when the dissatisfaction of the Saskatchewan Métis manifested itself in the Riel Rebellion, an army of soldiers was sent to deal with the rebels. Their victory solidified the prairies as the domain of the English-speaking white man. | When the initial township survey was adopted by the government, the settlements of St. Boniface (Red River Settlement), Qu’Appelle and Prince Albert in Saskatchewan, and Fort Edmonton in Alberta; communities already settled in the French Canadian river lot style—narrow lots extending back one to two miles along one or both sides of a river, were designated to retain their River Lot surveys. Métis settlements at Batoche in Saskatchewan and St. Albert and Lamoureaux in Alberta were ignored. So, in 1885, when the dissatisfaction of the Saskatchewan Métis manifested itself in the Riel Rebellion, an army of soldiers was sent to deal with the rebels. Their victory solidified the prairies as the domain of the English-speaking white man. | ||
==== North West Mounted Police<br> ==== | ==== North West Mounted Police<br> ==== | ||