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Acts and legislation - Federal government - Posthumous pardon for Louis Riel

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Date:

November 1980-December 1984.

Reference:

RG22, Accession number: 1995-96/308 GAD, Box number: 10, File number: D 1021-P1, File part: 1

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D 1021-P1

Type of material:

Textual material

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1707088

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Acts and legislation - Federal government - Posthumous pardon for Louis Riel
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Date(s):

November 1980-December 1984.

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

1 file of textual records.

Language of material:

English

Added language of material:

English, French

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File contains documents relating to attempts to secure a posthumous pardon of Louis Riel, in particular those tabled in the House of Commons in 1983 and 1984. On September 23, 1983, Conservative member William Yurko tabled Bill C-691, An Act to Grant a Pardon to Riel. He tabled it a second time on March 14, 1984 (Bill C-228), and a third time on June 28, 1984 (Bill C-257).

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Riel, Louis, 1844-1885

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22-43

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General note:

Louis Riel (1844-1885) was a Métis leader, politician, and teacher. He led the Red River Resistance (or Red River Rebellion) in 1869 and the North West Resistance (or North West Rebellion) in 1885. In 1885, Riel was convicted of treason and executed. Since then his contributions to the development of the Métis Nation, the founding of Manitoba, and Canadian Confederation have been recognized. In 1992, Riel was recognized by Parliament as the founder of Manitoba.
Please note that the following documents are not included in the digital copy due to copyright: a letter from André Carle in support of a posthumous pardon and a sample copy of "Louis Riel: Justice must be done" submitted to Hon. P.E. Trudeau, Prime Minister, and his cabinet by the Association of Metis and Non-Status Indians of Saskatchewan (September 1978).

Availability of other formats note:

For a published copy of "Louis Riel: Justice must be done", see Aurora OCLC no. 80496446.

Link to related resource:

For more information regarding the Métis legal cases intended to highlight the history of Métis recognition in Canada, see the Métis Case Law Summary on the Alberta Métis website: http://albertametis.com/metis-rights/metis-case-law-summary/

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123-000308-8
1995-96/308 GAD
RG22

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RG22

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1995-96/308 GAD
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File opened by ATIP 2019-12-09.

Box [RG22 1995-96/308]

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10 File Part 1

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