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Louis Riel (1844-1885) was an iconic figure in Canadian history best known for his roles in the Red River Resistance of 1869 and the Northwest Resistance of 1885. A political leader of the Metis people of the Canadian Prairies, Riel is often portrayed as a rebel. Reconstructing his experiences in…

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I loved this book. It is an academic book, but it is so insightful. This is a retelling of the story of Canada's executed leader of the Metis People, Louis Riel. He is now on our silver dollar because it only took us a couple of generations to realize he was and is a national treasure. There are zillions of books about this man's story. But this one is different. It does not focus on his execution but on his early life. We learn he was sent to Montreal from the prairies and becomes a highly educated man, a debater,…

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