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Last wishes of Louis Riel, expressed to Reverend Father Alexis André before Riel was hanged in Regina
Louis RielNovember 16, 1885 / november 16 1885
McCord Stewart Museum
Montreal, Canada
The day he was hanged for high treason, Louis Riel (1844-1885), Métis chief and founder of Manitoba, expressed his last wishes in this document. Riel, widely considered a martyr, was condemned to death following his trial for leading the North-West Rebellion, in which the Métis of Saskatchewan unsuccessfully attempted to assert their rights and form their own government.
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- Title: Last wishes of Louis Riel, expressed to Reverend Father Alexis André before Riel was hanged in Regina
- Creator Lifespan: Unknown / Inconnue - Unknown / Inconnue
- Date: November 16, 1885 / november 16 1885
- Type: Manuscrit, Manuscript
- Titre: Dernières volontés exprimées par Louis Riel au révérend père Alexis André avant sa pendaison à Regina
- Description: Les dernières volontés de Louis Riel (1844-1885), chef métis, fondateur du Manitoba et martyr pour plusieurs, ont été consignées dans ce document le jour même de sa pendaison pour haute trahison. Riel est condamné à mort à la suite d'un procès qu'on lui intente pour avoir mené la Rébellion du Nord-Ouest, un événement où les Métis de la Saskatchewan tentèrent sans succès de faire valoir leurs droits et d'établir leur propre gouvernement.
- Credit line: Gift of Brian McGreevy Skatoine, Don de Mr. Brian McGreevy Skatoine
- Author: Louis Riel
- Rights: http://www.musee-mccord.qc.ca/en/orders/conditions/
- External Link: http://www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/en/collection/artifacts/M20193
- Medium: Ink on laid paper, Encre sur papier vergé
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