Wow, really? That's good to know - I wasn't sure how much detail to include in case people were bored. The Red River Rebellion (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_River_Rebellion) is sort of the closest Canada ever came to civil war, and so it's something we learn about as school children but I'd wondered if people outside of Canada were aware of the unique position of the Métis in English-speaking Canada.