He mentioned artifacts, including Louis Riel's possessions, which he says were stolen during the Red River resistance. Q: Are there some artifacts in particular that you know about somewhere ...

"There needs to be more of an effort to show the history. That we dig back deeper and help tell that story," he said. Louis Riel Day honours the Métis leader as well as the contributions of the ...

This Louis Riel Day, a Manitoba museum wants ... Now Horyski is helping to boost the “viral” amount of pride Metis are feeling. There’s even a petition to rename Highway 26 in Grant ...

22, 1844: Louis Riel is born ... Macdonald, Riel goes into voluntary exile in St. Paul, Minnesota. Macdonald apparently wants to reduce tension and help avoid conflict between Quebec, where ...

The MNP Building in Portage la Prairie was bustling with activity on Louis ... Riel Day Classic between the Portage Terriers ...

Trevor Hagan/Winnipeg Free Press archives Randy Ranville, a genealogist with the Manitoba Métis Culture and Resource Centre, will be at Louis Riel Library April 24 to help residents trace their ...

The Manitoba Metis Federation is hoping a new coin honouring Louis Riel will help change the historical record on the founder of Manitoba. The Royal Canadian Mint unveiled the coin at the Fort ...

The Metis leader led the Red River Rebellion and the Northwest Rebellion. Riel’s once controversial ... This Cree word means ‘to help mutually’ or ‘the act of helping one another.’ ...

It was a lively atmosphere during Brandon’s celebration of Louis Riel Day on Monday ... Birtle, and the Metis Community of Ste. Madeleine, which burned to the ground in 1939 and displaced ...

WINNIPEG - A portrait of Louis Riel hanging in the provincial legislature now recognizes the Métis leader as Manitoba’s first premier. Premier Wab Kinew and Manitoba Métis Federation President ...

A portrait of Louis Riel hanging in the provincial legislature now recognizes the Métis leader as Manitoba's first premier. 1869 Louis D. Riel - Riel and his Councillors, 1869-1870. Front ...