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LOUIS RIEL

should not have been hung because he
represented those who couldn�t represent themselves.
was disappointed with the way the M�tis were,
so he took it upon himself to represent the M�tis and their
rights. Even though the actions that followed, such as
keeping the new governor out the colony, was illegal and
very wrong. Riel risked it for the rights of the M�tis. As for
Thomas Scott, Riel has absolutely no legal right to have
him shot, but Riel himself never touched a gun for that
purpose. He had a firing squad shoot Scott. Although, Riel
may have ordered the squad to shoot, but the men could
have backed down, no matter how powerful Riel seemed.
After the rebellion, he was ...

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rode to Montana and asked
Riel to defend the M�tis once again. Riel returned to help
the natives once more. Riel was risking capture when he
returned. This was a very noble act on his part. Instead of
staying nice and safe in Montana, Riel gave up his safety
for the M�tis. Riel decided to try an unviolent approach
this time instead of starting an all out rebellion. Riel and
the M�tis drew up a petition and presented it to the
government. The petition, which demanded more food
and money for the natives, was looked over but not acted
upon. The petition was fair in all parts but the government
turned it down. It only demanded that what belonged to
the natives be returned.
In early 1885, Riel formed another provisional
government, and started another rebellion. His followers
killed many army troops, but once again it was not the
hand of Riel that killed so many. It was of people who had
their own thoughts and intuitions. They could have easily
said no to Riel ...

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Added: 9/11/2008 08:17:33 AM
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