Create a POD that allows the Metis to hold up their rebellion for a longer period of time and/or win it during the Canadian North-West Rebellion of 1885.
Get rid of/delay the Canadian Pacific Railroad. That will do a lot.
I have a better idea; in OTL, the military and other militias had to ask the US for permission to traverse the US in order to reach the Metis. We could have the US deny entry into America, (which is entirely plausible), and they could also help the Metis in order to halt and/or impede Canada's progress westward, giving the opportunity for America to take British Columbia.
I have a better idea; in OTL, the military and other militias had to ask the US for permission to traverse the US in order to reach the Metis. We could have the US deny entry into America, (which is entirely plausible), and they could also help the Metis in order to halt and/or impede Canada's progress westward, giving the opportunity for America to take British Columbia.
No, the op is asking for the second riel rebellion, not the first. Getting the first one to succeed (more) is a lot easier than getting the second to succeed at all.
I'd like to know this too.Though it's not the subject of the OP, what would be your thoughts on the first one succeeding then?