LOUIS DAVID RIEL

Louis 'David' Riel: Prophet or Madman

Louis 'David' Riel: Prophet or Madman

Introduction

Louis Riel was a Canadian politician and a leader of the Métis people, an ethnic mixed indigenous and European descent living in the interior of Canada, in the region where they are currently located subdivisions Canadian Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and Northwest Territories. Riel led two resistance movements against the Canadian government, in order to preserve the rights and culture of the Métis people, as the Canadian sphere of influence was felt more and more in their homeland .

The first of these rebellions, the Red River Rebellion, took place in 1869 and lasted until the following year, 1870. The provisional government established by Riel negotiated the terms between the rights of Métis people and the entrance to Red River to the Canadian Confederation as the province of Manitoba. No emcantinago, Riel was forced into exile in Montana, United States, because of the controversial execution of Thomas Scott, during the rebellion occurred. In his period of exile, Riel was elected three times to the House of Commons of Canada, but never assumed the position. Those years, suffered from mental illness crisis, particularly hallucinations that dictated that he was the leader and prophet of his people, divinely chosen. He married in 1881, in exile in the United States, and had three children.

In this paper, we will be discussing the history legend Louis David Riel and the main theme of this paper is that was he was a Prophet or Madman. Many people of that era say that he was a prophet for them; and he served many years for the people of Canada. His works represent him as a Prophet. In this paper, a full, detailed analysis of Louis Riel's Exiled, Executed, Exalted. Louis Riel, Homo Sacer and the Production of Canadian Sovereignty, these topics will help us to seek that what was him representation in the society.

Discussion

Riel's death would warn agitators not to meddle in Canada's west.... Macdonald was right. Riel's death ended thoughts of rebellion. For Métis and Native peoples, the aftermath may have been tragic; for Canada, it was tranquil. Canada's sovereignty was unchallenged from Kenora to Esquimalt. He was the real hero for his people and had an image of being a prophet for the people of that era.

The quotation above refers to Louis Riel, a Métis man who led two rebellions against Canadian settler state expansion, one in 1869 and one in 1885. It was subsequent to the second rebellion that the Canadian federal government executed Riel by hanging. The author of the quotation is Desmond Morton, an esteemed scholar of Canadian history. Above, he offers a realpolitik analysis of the political meaning and impact of Riel's execution at the hands of the young Canadian state led by its first prime minister, Sir John A. Macdonald. Morton's claim is that Riel's public hanging directly aided the production of Canadian sovereignty and advancement of Canadian political development. In essence, Morton applauds this state execution as a necessary, foundational ...