Events March 26 - Louis Riel and the Metis battle the North West Mounted Police at Duck Lake April 24 - North-West Rebellion: Battle of Fish Creek fought between Canadian forces and the Metis May 2 - North-West Rebellion: Battle of Cut Knife May 9-May 12 - North-West Rebellion: Battle of Batoche the Metis are defeated in battle May 28 - North-West Rebellion: Battle of Frenchman's Butte November 7 - The transcontinental railway is completed November 16 - Riel is executedd in Regina, Saskatchewan Banff National Park, the first national park in Canada is established A head tax on Chinese immigrants is imposed by the federal government Canada outlaws the potlatch ceremony among Northwest Coast tribes. The law, often ignored, is repealed in 1951. Births July 23 - Izaak Walton Killam, financier Thomas B. Costain, historical novelist Deaths November 16 - Louis Riel, Metis leader
