By: Pavi Kaloa

 History saw Louis Riel as a traitor, because of initiatives taken against Canadian Government  Rebelled against government illegally for Métis rights  Executed Thomas Scott, orange lodge member  Ran away to the United States after killing Scott  Challenged government and wrongly viewed their ideas  Charged for treason

 Canadian politician  Founder of Province of Manitoba  Political and spiritual leader of Métis people  Referred to as “Father of Manitoba”  Elected three times at the Canadian House of Commons, but never assumed his seat  Remained in exile for a while because of growing belief that he was the chosen leader and prophet of Métis  Was hung till death after trial on November 16, 1885

 By revising history we are realizing that Louis Riel was in fact innocent of treason  Louis Riel was pushed to rebel against government because of racism and discrimination against Métis

 Riel is now seen as a hero for all his contributions to Canada growing as a nation  Was responsible for formation of Manitoba  During Red River Rebellion, Riel formed a provisional government and wrote a list of rights to help Métis, which were later on used to form the Manitoba Act  Manitoba Act made French and English the two official languages of the province and gave two education systems, Act also made sure guarantee of land, property and fair standings for natives

     CPR was a dream project for Canada’s prime minister John A Macdonald, but went bankrupt halfway through the project People weren’t willing to pay for the CPR because it was looked at as a waste of money When the Northwest rebellion broke out in 1885, led by Louis Riel it provided the perfect opportunity for to complete the railway, it meant that troops needed to be transported quickly, preferably by railway This gained attention from public and was viewed as a great investment CPR was key element to stopping the rebellion, construction of CPR continued after rebellion

 Undeniably Louis Riel was a national hero, and he still is today  Result of Riel’s sacrifices are that Métis are recognized and are equal to the Canadian society  Canada has the province Manitoba because of Riel  CPR still runs today and Canada is recognized because of it  École Panorama Ridge Secondary is a bilingual school because of Louis Riel

My Essay  http://www.essayforum.com/essays-term-papers 1/argumentative-essay-louis-riel-hero-villain-5744/  http://blogs.hpedsb.on.ca/harm/william/2011/11/29/is louis-riel-a-traitor-or-hero/  Socials Studies 10 Horizons Canada Moves West