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Riel belonged to the community known as the Métis, a mixture of Native Americans and French settlers who lived along the Red River just north of Minnesota. In 1869 the land was ostensibly owned by the Hudson's Bay Company, who sold it to Canada. Fearful of having another French influence in Parliament, the Canadian government attempted to install an English Protestant governor. Angry that they were left out of the deal and determined to have elected representatives the Métis prevented the governor from entering the territory. Riel's knowledge of English, Montreal education, and overall...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Really "Riel" History | 5/30/2003 | See Source »

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Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pow! How to Get It Right in the Kisser | 1/20/2003 | See Source »

...there shirts are apparently the thing to wear, but they did so with some of the most offensive puns I have ever read. The word “best” begins with the same letter as the word “breast,” ’tis true, but that doesn’t mean substituting one for another mid-sentence will get me to YAG laser the cleavage freckles I got from trying to achieve last July’s golden goddess...

Author: By Antoinette C. Nwandu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Put Your Breast Foot Forward | 10/15/2001 | See Source »

...rally began with the singing of “My Country ‘Tis of Thee” and “God Bless America” and a recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance...

Author: By Kacie A. Lally, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Student Rally For Patriotism Draws Few | 9/26/2001 | See Source »

After the service opened with a few minutes for silent prayer and meditation, the crowd joined in singing “Amazing Grace,” “My Country ’Tis of Thee,” and “The Star Spangled Banner.” The same songs could also be heard later that evening, during another vigil outside Adams House...

Author: By Alex L. Pasternack, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Coping With Disaster | 9/17/2001 | See Source »

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