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Apr 5, 2024 · Louis Riel (born Oct. 23, 1844, St. Boniface, Assiniboia [western Canada]—died Nov. 16, 1885, Regina, District of Assiniboia, Northwest Territories, Can.) was a Canadian leader of the Métis in western Canada. Riel grew up in the Red River Settlement in present-day Manitoba. He studied for the priesthood in Montreal (though he was never ...
Jun 7, 2022 · Published Online June 7, 2022. Last Edited June 7, 2022. Louis Riel was born in 1844 in St. Boniface, which is in Winnipeg , Manitoba. In 1844, this area was known as the Red River Settlement. Riel is best known for leading the Red River Resistance in 1869–70 and the North-West Resistance in 1884–85. He fought on behalf of the Métis.
Biography – RIEL, LOUIS (1844-85) – Volume XI (1881-1890) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Source: Library and Archives Canada/MIKAN 3623464. RIEL, LOUIS, Métis spokesman, regarded as the founder of Manitoba, teacher, and leader of the North-West rebellion; b. 22 Oct. 1844 in the Red River Settlement (Man.), eldest child of Louis Riel ...
Oct 22, 2019 · Louis Riel: Hero, heretic, nation builder. A celebration of the real Louis Riel, Métis leader and Manitoba founder, on the 150th anniversary of the Red River Resistance and the 175th of his birth. Published Oct 22, 2019. Updated Sep 22, 2022. 2,226 words. 9 minutes.
May 17, 2018 · Encyclopedia of World Biography. Riel, Louis. views 2,129,556 updated Jun 11 2018. Riel, Louis (1844–85) French-Canadian revolutionary, leader of the métis (people of mixed French and native descent) in the Red River rebellion in Manitoba (1869–70). When it collapsed, Riel fled to the USA.
Louis Riel, Métis leader, founder of Manitoba, central figure in the Red River and North-West resistances (born 22 October 1844 in Saint-Boniface, Red River Settlement; died 16 November 1885 in Regina, SK).
Biography. Louis Riel 1844-1885. Born in 1844, Louis Riel was the eldest son of a prominent St. Boniface Métis family. At 14, he was sent to Montreal to train for priesthood. By 1868, he had left school and was back in St. Boniface supporting his recently widowed mother and siblings.
