In the article entitled "The Manitoba Land Question, 1870-1882", Sprague argues that the federal government was largely responsible for its failure to adequately answer to Métis land claims. Sprague believes that the Canadian government deliberately mismanaged and controlled the Métis land organization to advance its agenda. He also argues that the Canadian government failed to meet its constitutional obligations under the Manitoba Act. Finally, Sprague suggests that the newly introduced laws opened the doors to settlers and made it difficult for the Métis to hold together. As a result, Sprague suggests that these factors led to the Métis' loss of land and therefore ultimately contributed to their subsequent exodus from Manitoba. To begin, Sprague argues that the Canadian government mismanaged the Métis land organization. Sprague states that the proof is that the Canadian government did not allow Lieutenant Governor Adams G. Archibald to make changes to sections 31 and 32 of the Manitoba Act. Archibald proposed that the government grant described in section 31 should give each person of Aboriginal ancestry an allocation of “140 acres” (p. 75) of land. Archibald also suggested that the location of these lots be close together so as to “not disperse families across the province” (page 75). Finally, Archibald offered a suggestion in the application of Section 32 that ensured that owned lands would not be threatened during the confederation process. He recommended that Manitoba be recognized as an independent province so that matters, including land ownership, would be handled at the provincial level. Therefore, as Sprague argues, Archibald's remarks were not considered by the governments of John A. Macdonald and Alexa...... middle of article...... In conclusion, Sprague believes that a number of factors implemented by the Canadian government ultimately led to the exodus of the Métis from Manitoba. First by the manipulation of the Métis land organization, then by the broken promises made by the Canadian government and finally by the new laws which dispersed the Métis. In class, we are currently studying the arrival of the Selkirk settlers in Manitoba; This article was interesting because it put the topics covered in class into much more perspective. This article would be best suited for people working in the field of law, history, or government because it contains historical evidence. Through this article, Sprague has done an excellent job in describing the historical events that took place during the periods 1870-1882. More articles on this topic should be written to uncover other injustices..