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Louis Riel
Louis Riel
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Publisher:
Ronsdale Press
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Watermark
Publication Year:
2017
ISBN-13: 9781553804970
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<p class="MsoNormal">Louis Riel, prophet&#10;of the new world and founder of the Canadian province of Manitoba, has&#10;challenged Canadian politics, history and religion since the early years of&#10;Confederation. In Canada&#8217;s most important and controversial state trial, Riel&#10;was found guilty of &#8220;high treason,&#8221; sentenced to hang and executed on November&#10;16, 1885. <b></b></p>&#10;&#10;<p class="MsoNormal">With 2017 being Canada&#8217;s sesquicentennial of the initial&#10;Confederation of four British colonies, and with the question of reconciliation&#10;on the minds of many, the celebrations must recognize that the brutal execution&#10;of Louis Riel remains Canada&#8217;s &#8220;great divide.&#8221; Was the 1885 execution of Riel the&#10;hanging of a traitor? Or the legal murder of a patriot and statesman? Tried in&#10;a territorial court, Riel called out for justice, for an &#8220;inquiry into his&#10;career.&#8221; To date, no such inquiry has been called. The spiritual and political&#10;father of the M&#233;tis nation and Western Canada remains branded a traitor to&#10;Canada. </p>&#10;&#10;<p class="MsoNormal">Weaving together Riel&#8217;s words, writing, and historical&#10;research, long-time Riel activist David Doyle provides Louis Riel with the&#10;opportunity for the first time to give his evidence and assume his proper place&#10;in Canada&#8217;s history.</p>