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    Was the Northwest Rebellion Justified? When the Canadian Government became the main ruling power of this land, they, of course, had to create laws and boundaries, and other things of the same, just like a proper country should. However, this certainly did not benefit every group involved, specifically the Metis. The population of the Buffalo was dwindling, which was their most important food source, and without it, their culture and way of life would be completely ruined. They tried to sustain themselves

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    Words Can Show You the Magnificence of Life By Nicole Riel Piper | Submitted On November 25, 2014 Recommend Article Article Comments Print Article Share this article on Facebook Share this article on Twitter Share this article on Google+ Share this article on Linkedin Share this article on StumbleUpon Share this article on Delicious Share this article on Digg Share this article on Reddit Share this article on Pinterest Expert Author Nicole Riel Piper Congratulations! The mere fact that you're

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    wanting to reclaim it for her people, despite knowing it no longer belongs to them. Carrying on, the second stanza also states: “MacKenzie Way, Riel Crescent belongs to her/ like software, microwave ovens,/ plastic Christmas trees and lawn chairs” (9-11). For context, MacKenzie pushed for the Indian Act, which attempted to strip them of their status, while Riel fought for the

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    The Town That Drowned is a coming of age novel written by Canadian author, Riel Nason. Nason demonstrates various concerns through the key characters, Ruby and Percy Carson, by using an array of literary techniques. Ruby suffers from bullying due to a near drowning incident where she experiences a vision of the town underwater. The issue of maturity is also built within Ruby assisted from her development of relationships between other characters, such as Troy, placing a positive effect on her life

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    European man, she forfeits her rights as a First Nation. Eventually, the Metis wanted to be recognized as their own culture and have their own set of rights. Louis Riel, a leader of the Metis people, tried to communicate with the government to get their attention about the demands of the Metis. The government did not acknowledge Riel’s request. Riel started gaining more and more people who supported his cause concerning Metis rights. The Red River Rebellion was one of the most influential events for the

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    the 1954-55 playoffs season after a violent altercation with a linesman, there were also many published protests. One paper ran the headline “Richard, My Brother, Has Been Killed.” – echoing a similar headline that ran after the trial of Louis Riel, “Riel, our brother, is dead.” The nationalism that was driven into both of those men by the French Canadians bled out in protests. The infamous “Richard Riot” occurred in 1955. French Canadians took to St. Catherine’s St. in protest of the suspension

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    corporate identity, to name a few, seven schools of thought on corporate identity (Balmer, 1995), three perspectives on the meaning of corporate identity (van Riel & Balmer, 1997) and so on. Although there is difference, those meanings on corporate identity share some similarities, namely visual elements, behaviors and communications. In van Riel and Balmer’s (1997) graphic design paradigm, visuals are used to convey messages about the corporate mission, vision, philosophy and so on to various stakeholders

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    Corporate Identity

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    Ciências do Trabalho e da Empresa E-mail: pedro.dionisio@imr.pt Abstract The creation of strong corporate identity, including identity signs, is crucial for companies to encourage positive attitudes in its different target publics (Dowling, 1993; Van Riel & Balmer, 1997), and may provide an important competitive advantage (Simões, Dibb & Fisk, 2005). The corporate name and logo are two essential components of the corporate identity construct,

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    Sir John A. Macdonald was one of Canada's founding fathers. He is most remembered as being Canada's first Prime Minister, running the government from July 1, 1867 until November 5, 1873. Macdonald would become Prime Minister once again on October 17, 1878 and would stay in this position until June 6,1891. While he was leader of the country he faced his own share of political obstacles, including Confederation, the Metis rebellion and threats of an American he is among the greatest leaders Canada

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    Dick Spencer The case described that Dick Spencer has spent most of his career life with Tri-American Company for almost fourteen years. He was best known for being one of the top salesmen with his superior sales ability and fast-paced contribution to the sales area of the company. Spencer had a close relationship with the president of Tri-American and eventually he has questioned about his career direction where he wanted to be in the future. Hence, he formally requested the president for a transfer

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