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Is Louis Riel A Villain?

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Louis Riel

Is Louis Riel a hero or is he a villain? Well to start what is a hero and what is a villain? A hero is someone noted for courageous acts, where a villain is a person devoted to wickedness or crime. Two completely different things, someone who does good versus someone who does bad.

In my opinion I know Louis Riel is not a villain but I also know he isn’t a hero either. Sure he was a natural born leader who led the Metis in the red river rebellion, who negotiated for the Metis, but he also ran away and fled when they needed him, he stole things that weren’t his, which led to murder of white settlers. Riel wanted to help the Metis and their rights which is more than other people, but he was the reason that Thomas Scott was shot. Many

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