Patriote or Traitor? Louis Riel was born in 1844. He was captured and executed by Canadian authorities in November 16, 1885. He was a leader who gave up his life and time to fight for the right of the Metis, Indians and the western settlers. He was an well-educated young man fluent in both French and English. He was also selected as the Metis’s spokesman to negotiate with the Canadian government. During the 1869-70, he led the rebel when Canada purchases Manitoba from the Hudson’s bay company
Louis Riel was born 22 October 1844 in Saint-Boniface, Red River Settlement. Riel lead two Métis governments, was central in bringing Manitoba into Confederation, and was executed in November 16 1885 for high treason for his role in the 1885 resistance to Canadian encroachment on Métis lands. Since Louis Riel did not follow the laws of canada and went against them he is a traitor. A traitor is a person that betrays or backstabs his or her country or government. Treason is the crime of betraying one's
that, he was a fighter that stood up for what he believed in and what he knew was best for the people because simply he cared about them. Although, at times his reasons were faulty, his selfless acts were far more recognizable than his prevailing mistakes that led him to execution in 1885 as he was judged “guilty” of alleged accusations of an unfair court of whom did not favour him. As a leader of the Metis and the Red River territory, following the footsteps of his father, he came back
speakers had not been getting along at this point in time. The men had also been against Louis' judgement from the very beginning. Prior to the trial, in 1869, Riel constructed the Provisional Government in an attempt to receive more rights for the Métis people, which lead English speaking men to believe this was grounds for treason. The past disagreements between both french and
White Settler Revisionism and Making Metis Everywhere. The writers of this article both Adam and Darryl tries to explain in this article how the Metis came to dominate the northern part of America. They explain that metis was a group of indigenous people who were as a result of a mixed race of different people from different origins which included; Indian, American and Euro American. This multi-racial ancestry is what came to form up the metis nation as it is referred to who mostly dominated around
Assembly of First Nations The Assembly of First Nations, also known as the AFN, is the only national advocacy organization in Canada that represents over 900 000 people living in 643 First Nations communities across the country. They are authorized to make changes in the criminal justice system to help with the needs of First Nation peoples. The aim of this organization is to protect and advance the aboriginal and treaty rights and interests of First Nations in Canada, that’s including health, education
effects on current and succeeding generations. While all groups of race where segregated, not all groups where segregated evenly. Throughout this paper I will be looking to examine the similarities between the Coloured group of the Apartheid and the Metis Nation of the Indian Act. South Africa’s Apartheid Segregation between white and black long preceded the apartheid, however, this remained the prime objective in the creation of the apartheid state. This system created a racial hierarchy which started
41 year-old Metis father Louis David Riel passed away at 8:00am(CTZ) .After a long battle in court, he was sentenced to execution for treason which led him to be hung in Regina, Saskatchewan. On October 22, 1844 Julie Lagimodière gave birth to her son Louis Riel in lovely family home located in Sant Boniface, Winnipeg Manitoba. Over a number of years, Louis Riel spent countless hours attending a law school studying and expanding his knowledge on local politics. Being one of few metis politicians
not benefit every group involved, specifically the Metis. The population of the Buffalo was dwindling, which was their most important food source, and without it, their culture and way of life would be completely ruined. They tried to sustain themselves, but as you would guess, it was no use. They began starving, so their last option was to call for help from the Canadians. This was fantastic news for the Government, as they could trade the Metis food and small plots of land, for their much
she points out the differences between the Native people and the whites, as well as those of status Indians with non-status Native people. Both whites and full-blooded Native people rejected her due to her designation as a non-status Native, otherwise known as Metis. Filled with a strong feeling of resentment and anger, Campbell’s search for self-identity and her struggle to overcome the poverty, discrimination, and cruelty experienced by Metis individuals are described within the novel. When Campbell