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Originally Posted by Luisito
Happy Louis Riel Day!!
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Out of curiosity, is Riel celebrated as a hero (or at least recognized as "a crucially important historic person") in Quebec, or by Franco-Canadians elsewhere, or other Westerners? Or is he specifically a Manitoba/Métis figure?
From an East Coast perspective, I think most here would recognize him as "an important figure in the early development of Western Canada post-1867, possibly Native?" but would be hard-pressed to provide any details beyond that.
(Which is a shame, as hero or not, his story is undeniably an interesting one)