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