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    Louis Riel

    Métis leader in Canada

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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Louis_RielLouis Riel - Wikipedia

    Louis Riel (/ ˈ l uː i r i ˈ ɛ l /; French: [lwi ʁjɛl]; 22 October 1844 – 16 November 1885) was a Canadian politician, a founder of the province of Manitoba, and a political leader of the Métis people. He led two resistance movements against the Government of Canada and its first prime minister John A. Macdonald.

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  3. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca › en › articleLouis Riel | The Canadian Encyclopedia

    Last Edited January 12, 2024. Louis Riel, Métis leader, founder of Manitoba, central figure in the Red River and North-West resistance (born 22 October 1844 in Saint-Boniface, Red River Settlement ; died 16 November 1885 in Regina, SK ).

  4. www.biography.com › political-figures › louis-rielLouis Riel - Rebellion, Death & Facts - Biography

    Apr 2, 2014 · Louis Riel was the leader of the Métis in western Canada who led his people in revolt against Canadian sovereignty and helped found the province of Manitoba. Updated: Nov 23, 2021. (1844-1885)...

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    • Biography – RIEL, LOUIS (1844-85) – Volume XI (1881-1890) – Dictionary ...
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  6. www.britannica.com › biography › Louis-RielLouis Riel | Métis Leader, Canadian Politician, Rebel ...

    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 ...

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  7. canadiangeographic.ca › articles › louis-riel-heroLouis Riel: Hero, heretic, nation builder | Canadian Geographic

    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.

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  9. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca › en › articleLouis Riel (Plain-Language Summary) - The Canadian Encyclopedia

    Jun 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.

  10. www.biographi.ca › en › bioRIEL, LOUIS (1844-85) - Dictionary of Canadian Biography

    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* and Julie Lagimonière, daughter of Jean-Baptiste Lagimonière* and Marie-Anne Gaboury*; m. in 1881 Marguerite Monet, dit Bellehumeur, and they had ...

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