Maxime Lépine

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Maxime Lépine (c. 1837 – September 16, 1897) was a Métis businessman and political figure from Canada.[1] Lépine joined Louis Riel's provisional government in Red River in 1869.[1] A founding member of the Union Saint-Alexandre, Lépine sought to bring together Métis of French-Canadian and Catholic origins.[1] Later, Lépine represented St. Francois Xavier East in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1874 to 1878.

Early life

Lépine was born in

St. Paul, Minnesota.[2]

Provisional Government

Maxime Lépine along with his brother

The Manitoba Act.[4] The Manitoba Act of 1870 created the province of Manitoba, and secured the rights of Métis by providing bilingual institutions, denominational schools, and granting 1.4-million acres of land to future Métis children.[4]

Later life

Following the creation of Manitoba as a province, Maxime Lépine was able to escape the hands Ontario Orangemen and went on to become a founding member of the Union Saint-Alexandre, which was created to bring together Métis of French-Canadian and Catholic origin.[1] Moreover, Lépine represented St. François-Xavier East in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1874 to 1878.[1] Maxime served a single term before being defeated in December 1878.[5] In 1882, he moved to

Battleford. Lépine died in poverty at Duck Lake, Saskatchewan, on 16 September 1897.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Payment, Diane. "MAXIME LÉPINE". Dictionary of Canadian Biography.
  2. ^ a b c Barkwell, Lawrence (May 28, 2013). "Maxime Lepine". Metis Museum.
  3. ^ "Encyclopedia of the Great Plains | RED RIVER RESISTANCE".
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "Encyclopedia of the Great Plains | RED RIVER RESISTANCE". plainshumanities.unl.edu. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
  5. ^ "Memorable Manitobans: Maxime Lepine (c1837-1897)". www.mhs.mb.ca. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
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