The Story of Louis Riel: The Rebel Chief

"The Story of Louis Riel: The Rebel Chief" by J. E. Collins

Riel was a Canadian politician, a founder of the province of Manitoba, and a political leader of the Métis people. He led two resistance movements against the Government of Canada and its first prime minister John A. Macdonald. Riel sought to defend Métis rights and identity as the Northwest Territories came progressively under the Canadian sphere of influence. This book takes his incredible life story and puts it on paper for the world to see.