Who were among the founders of L'Association des Métis de l'Alberta (now Métis Nation of Alberta) and when was it founded?

• A. Louis Riel and Gabriel Dumont founded it in 1870 during the Red River Uprising.
• B. James Brady, Malcolm Norris, Felix Calihoo, Peter Tomkins and Joseph Dion founded L'Association des Métis de l'Alberta (now the Métis Nation of Alberta) in 1932, during the Great Depression.
• C. Harry Daniels and Elmer Ghostkeeper founded it in 1981.
• D. James Brady and Peter Lougheed founded it in 1950.

Answer: (B)

This question tests knowledge of the early leadership and founding date of the Métis organization in Alberta. The group that formed L'Association des Métis de l'Alberta in 1932—during the hardships of the Great Depression—was a team of activists: James Brady, Malcolm Norris, Felix Calihoo, Peter Tomkins, and Joseph Dion. Their aim was to organize Métis communities, advocate for rights and welfare, and give Métis people a stronger collective voice in Alberta.

Other options mix leaders from different times and places. Louis Riel and Gabriel Dumont led the Red River Rebellion in 1870, long before Alberta’s Métis organization existed. Harry Daniels and Elmer Ghostkeeper are associated with later periods of Métis activism, and James Brady with Peter Lougheed points to a different context altogether.