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Half-breed Rebellion Hist. 
an uprising of Métis and some early white settlers in the Red River area in 1870, led by Louis Riel and caused by encroachment on prairie lands by the Canadian government; a second uprising of Métis, Crees, and white settlers, caused by the continued expansion of Canadian influence and settlement into the Saskatchewan region, nominally led by Louis Riel.
See also: Northwest Rebellion (defs. 1 and 2)
- 1888 (1890) Little [was] to be seen except the fort and a small settlement of about 250 to 300 people, chiefly known then as the centre of the half-breed rebellion under Louis Riel.
- 1900 Of the many descendants of these people--those "Men of the Movement" who rebelled against civilization under the leadership of Louis Riel and Gabriel Dumont--the writer will have something to say later on, when he comes to deal with those much misunderstood episodes, the half-breed rebellions of 1870 and 1885.
- 1953 When the Half-Breed Rebellion broke out, the Mounted Policeman fought alongside the militia till the rebellion was quelled.
- 1888 (1890) Little [was] to be seen except the fort and a small settlement of about 250 to 300 people, chiefly known then as the centre of the half-breed rebellion under Louis Riel.