Canadian Revolutionaries - Quebec Revolutionaries, Louis Riel, William Lyon MacKenzie, Wolfred Nelson, Thomas Storrow Brown, Robert Nelson (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 24. Chapters: Quebec revolutionaries, Louis Riel, William Lyon Mackenzie, Wolfred Nelson, Thomas Storrow Brown, Robert Nelson, Jean-Olivier Chenier, Cyrille-Hector-Octave Cote, Lucien Gagnon, Charles Hindelang, Charles-Ovide Perrault, Francois-Marie-Thomas Chevalier de Lorimier, Andre-Benjamin Papineau, Philippe-Napoleon Pacaud, Ferdinand-Alphonse Oklowski. Excerpt: Louis David Riel (; 22 October 1844 - 16 November 1885) was a Canadian politician, a founder of the province of Manitoba, and leader of the Metis people of the Canadian prairies. He led two resistance movements against the Canadian government and its first post-Confederation Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald. Riel sought to preserve Metis rights and culture as their homelands in the Northwest came progressively under the Canadian sphere of influence. He is regarded by many as a Canadian folk hero today. The first resistance was the Red River Rebellion of 1869-1870. The provisional government established by Riel ultimately negotiated the terms under which the modern province of Manitoba entered the Canadian Confederation. Riel was forced into exile in the United States as a result of the controversial execution of Thomas Scott during the rebellion. Despite this, he is frequently referred to as the "Father of Manitoba." While a fugitive, he was elected three times to the Canadian House of Commons, although he never assumed his seat. During these years, he was frustrated by having to remain in exile despite his growing belief that he was a divinely chosen leader and prophet, a belief which would later resurface and influence his actions. He married in 1881 while in exile in Montana, and fathered three children. Riel returned to what is now the province of Saskatchewan to represent Metis grievances to the Canadian government. This resistance escalated into a military...