Louis Riel (/ ˈluːi riˈɛl /; French: [lwi ʁjɛl]; 22 October 1844 – 16 November 1885) was a Canadian politician, a founder of the province of Manitoba, and a political leader of the Métis people. He led two resistance movements against the Government of Canada and its …

In these pages, you are invited to read a biography of Louis Riel, Father of Manitoba, who gave his life for his people : The Metis. Louis, the first child of Louis Riel (Sr.) and Julie Lagimodière, was born October 22, 1844, in St. Boniface.

In the summer of 1870, Riel fled to the United States to avoid retaliatory military action. He returned to Canada a year later when he was denounced as a murderer by the establishment, but hailed as a hero in Manitoba as the defender of Catholicism and French culture.

Louis Riel’s life inspired academic studies, literary and artistic works, exhibitions, novels, poetry, plays, films, documentaries, songs, operas and so much more! Monuments, statues, buildings and organizations commemorate him across Canada, but …

Apr 2, 2014 · Riel's execution sparked outrage in French-speaking areas of Canada, directly fueling the rise of the liberal Parti National. He remains a complicated figure in Canadian history,...

Apr 22, 2013 · Louis Riel, Métis leader, founder of Manitoba, central figure in the Red River and North-West resistance (born 22 October 1844 in Saint-Boniface, Red River Settlement; died 16 November 1885 in Regina, SK).

Dec 30, 2024 · Louis Riel (born Oct. 23, 1844, St. Boniface, Assiniboia [western Canada]—died Nov. 16, 1885, Regina, District of Assiniboia, Northwest Territories, Can.) was a Canadian leader of the Métis in western Canada. Riel grew up in the …

Riel, as head of the Provisional Government, was charged with maintaining peace and order while awaiting the arrival of the first Lieutenant-Governor, Adams G. Archibald, and the troops that would accompany him.

In early November 1869, Riel emerged as a Métis spokesman and leader of a group of Red River militants who prevented McDougall and the incoming Canadian land-survey party from entering the colony.

May 14, 2018 · This essay examines the visits of the Métis leader Louis Riel to French-Canadian population centres in the northeastern United States in the mid-1870s. It explores the responses of French-Canadian ...