The leader of the mixed-blood Mtis, Louis Riel, returned to Canada from exile in the United States on July 4, 1884. (Courtesy of the National Archives of Canada) The undisputed leader of the ...
In 1857, a young boy named Louis Riel left his home on the prairies bound for Montreal. The bright 13-year-old was chosen by a local bishop, Alexandre-Antonin Taché, as a candidate for the ...