Louis Riel


Louis Riel
Interview: pp. 16-21 and 145-150 The Riel Rebellion: A Biographical Approach by Charles and Cynthia Hou Louis Riel was a prominent Metis leader during Canada's early years. He led a group of Metis in a struggle for their rights that eventually resulted in the formation of the province of Manitoba. He also led the Saskatchewan Metis as they struggled for their rights. His biography: http://www.metisnation.ca/ARTS/hist_riel.html An extensive biography of his life from the Heritage Center of St. Boniface http://www.mts.net/~pb998156/Riel/indexenglish.htm A newspaper story about his execution: http://library.usask.ca/sni/stories/her3.html Poem: The Spirit of Riel http://mysongbook.de/msb/songs/s/spiritofr.html

Interview: pp. 16-21 and 145-150 The Riel Rebellion: A Biographical Approach by Charles and Cynthia Hou

Louis Riel was a prominent Metis leader during Canada's early years. He led a group of Metis in a struggle for their rights that eventually resulted in the formation of the province of Manitoba. He also led the Saskatchewan Metis as they struggled for their rights.

His biography: http://www.metisnation.ca/ARTS/hist_riel.html

An extensive biography of his life from the Heritage Center of St. Boniface http://www.mts.net/~pb998156/Riel/indexenglish.htm

A newspaper story about his execution: http://library.usask.ca/sni/stories/her3.html

Poem: The Spirit of Riel http://mysongbook.de/msb/songs/s/spiritofr.html