The nineteenth-century Métis leader Louis Riel has emerged as one of the most popular-and elusive-figures in Canadian culture. Since his hanging for treason in
The nineteenth-century Métis politician and mystic Louis Riel has emerged as one of the most popular - and elusive - figures in Canadian culture. Since his han
"Jennifer Reid looks at the man known today as the founder of Manitoba. Not just a traditional biography, Reid examines Riel's education and religious beliefs."