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Being related to Riel, even distantly, is like a badge of honour where I am from. It's like having a celebrity in the family. I would guess that people in Northwestern Ontario can tell you more about Riel's accomplishments than John A. MacDonalds. And, his rebelling is why half of my city had to be founded to begin with. If there wasn't a Red River Rebellion, there might not have been a Prince Arthur's Landing and Dawson Road until much later.

The education system here spends a little bit more time on Riel and the rebellion, because it was something foundational to the establishment of settlement here.