Riel, Louis

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Riel, Louis

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File

Date:

1885

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RG13-B-1, Volume number: 1421, File number: 202 A, File part: 1--2

File no. (creator):

202 A

Type of material:

Textual material

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Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

1386028

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Department of Justice fonds

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Capital punishment case files

Riel, Louis
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Date(s):

1885

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

1 file of textual records.

Language of material:

English

Added language of material:

English, French

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Consists of correspondence and documents relating to the trial and execution of Louis Riel.
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Author: Lemieux, F.-X. (François-Xavier), Sir, 1851-1933

Riel, Louis, 1844-1885
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13-54

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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., The North West Resistance (or North West Rebellion) was an uprising in what is now Saskatchewan and Alberta. It began in 1884, when Louis Riel returned to Canada to advocate for the rights of the Métis of Saskatchewan and formed a provisional government. Riel led an armed insurgency, fought mainly by Métis and some First Nations allies. It ended with their defeat by federal troops at the Battle of Batoche on May 9, 1885., Please note that the following documents are not included in the digital copy of e011354890 due to copyright: Letters from A.M. Swain and F.C. Churchill to the Dept. of Justice (1959; 1941) requesting information on Riel.

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For part 3, see ecopy e011310590.

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Riel Rebellion, 1885

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Government

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RG13-B-1
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1421 File Part 1--2

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