Louis Riel

Assignment #8

Alex: We would like to thank Mr.Riel for coming here today to tell us a little about himself.

Louis Riel: Hello my name is Louis Riel and I am a member of parliament in 1869 and I have stood up for the Metis and I wrote the list of rights. I also lead the Red river Rebellion of 1869-1870, I was forced into exile by the execution of Thomas Scott in the first rebellion.

Alex: Thank you for that biography of your self and if you don't mind I would like to ask you some questions?

Louis Riel:I do not mind.

Alex: Some people refer to you as the "Father of Manitoba" would you say that is true?

Louis Riel: Yes and no because I was a founder of Manitoba but I was seen as a destined leader by my people and I was elected to the house of commons three times but I never took the seat.

I was also looked at as a villain after I executed Thomas Scott.




Alex: Why did you lead two rebellions against the Canadian government?





Louis Riel: Because I sought to preserve Metis culture and rights because the Metis were slowly going toward Canadian way of life.





Alex: But were you not hanged for treason in 1885?





Louis Riel: Yes I was hanged for there so called "Treason" I was simply trying to regain the culture and rights the Canadian government was destroying!





Alex: Thank you for those answers but I have one more.





Alex: Would you call your self a Canadian hero or villain?





Louis Riel: I would call myself a hero because I helped bring the Metis problem to the eyes of many people because I myself am a Metis which means one of my parents was a aboriginal and one was a European.










These are the sites I used :





http://www.essayforum.com/1_5744_0.html





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Riel





http://library2.usask.ca/northwest/background/riel.htm

Canadian Personalites

ASSIGNMENT #7

A) Which category of Canadian personalities interested you the most?

I liked the "We Fought" category because war interests me and these people fought for freedom.

B) Which personality interested me the most?

James Wolf interests me because he was the leader of the British army and was a General . James Wolf led the British in the "Battle for Canada" in Quebec City but he was defeated and killed. The French won the "Battle for Canada" and won the war because the British were busy fighting another war in Europe.

C) Two other notable Canadians are?

Thomas D’Arcy McGee was a political orator, Mary and Joseph Brant were Mohawk leaders who helped James Wolf in the "Battle for Canada".

Linking back to your peers

Assignment #4

I think Alyson's work for #3 is awesome because she made a very good point. "Cars and transportation that could run off of solar power or other natural resources so that we don't pollute our environment with fumes and gasses." That was really good.

Colton made a very funny point that we might have "...talking robot butlers, rocket cars, floating cities, and who knows, maybe we will be trading stocks with martians!" That could be very helpful.

Andrew, I like your prediction of the future but i kind of doubt that batman will beat superman "Money will no longer be made of paper, but will be made of bottle caps . All the good T.V. shows will be gone. But its okay because we'll still have Chuck Norris. Batman will beat Superman in the annual superhero contest, and being stupid will be against the law." Nice job!

African Canadian history

Assignment #6

Peter C. Butler III was born in 1859 in Biddulph township, Ontario. When Peter Butler was younger he became a county constable in Lucan, Ontario. In 1913 he joined the Ontario Provincial Police.

Peter was a tough but fair cop who only carried a gun when chasing cattle rustlers or transporting prisoners to the London jail. Peter used his size and nightstick to enforce the law.

Butler was a kind man and often allowed drunks to spend the night at his house instead of throwing them in jail. He also brought beer to prisoners on Sunday and kept a large collection of guns at his house. The British immigrants did not agree to a black police officer but he soon gained their respect. Butler was a large but peaceful man known for his kindness. Butler retired in 1936 after 50 years of police work and died in 1943, Lucan, Ontario. His body is buried on his family's plot on Sauble Hill.

These are the sources that I used:

http://www.famouscanadians.net/name/b/butlerpeterc.php

http://ablenet.ca/pdf/fortunebutler.pdf