How many Metis jurors did Guillaume Sayer choose for his trial?

• A. 3
• B. 6
• C. 9
• D. 12

Answer: (C)

This question tests how choosing a jury could empower a community to challenge colonial authority. Guillaume Sayer selected nine Métis men from Fort Garry to serve as his jurors. By lining up a jury from his own community, he aimed to have jurors who understood the local context and were more likely to view the case through a Métis perspective rather than a distant colonial lens. That deliberate choice mattered because the nine Métis jurors led to a not guilty verdict, signaling a protest against the Hudson’s Bay Company’s legal monopoly and helping spark a broader Métis assertion of rights. The number nine is the specific historical detail recorded for this trial; the other options don’t match the documented case.