Exovedate is the named coined by Métis leader Louis Riel and given by him to his council during the North-West Rebellion in Canada. Ten years prior to this date on December 8, 1875 after attending a mass in Washington, D. C., Riel had a religious vision where God spoke to him in Latin. Riel believed that God had chosen him to be the divine leader of the Mètis and that he had been given the mission to lead them to their promised land similar to how God had chosen Moses to lead the Jews. From this point onward Louis took the middle name "David" and called himself "the prophet of the new world." The Métis (pronounced MAY tee, IPA: , in French or , in Métis ) are one of three recognized Aboriginal peoples in Canada. ... Louis Riel Louis David Riel (October 22, 1844 – November 16, 1885), was a Canadian politician and leader of the Métis people of the Canadian prairies. ... The Battle of Batoche begins The North-West Rebellion (or North-West Resistance or the Saskatchewan Rebellion) of 1885 was a brief and unsuccessful attempt by the Métis people of Saskatchewan to establish their own sovereign nation independent of the Dominion of Canada. ... 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Moses or Móshe (מֹשֶׁה, Standard Hebrew Móše, Latin Moyses, Tiberian Hebrew Mōšeh, Arabic موسى Musa), son of Amram (Imran in Arabic) and his wife, Jochebed, a Levite. ...

In order to facilitate Riel's political and religious ambitions he formed the Exovedate in March of 1885. The term is a neologism invented by Riel, derived from the Latin "ex" out of and "ovis" sheep, meaning "those who have left the flock". The Exovedate was comprised of twenty men, including Gabriel Dumont and Honoré Jackson. The majority of the Exovedate were Mètis, however it also included two French Canadians, the Sioux chief White Cap, and Jackson, who was a white English speaking Methodist and first to to baptised into Riel's new religion. A neologism is word, term, or phrase which has been recently created (coined) —often to apply to new concepts, or to reshape older terms in newer language form. ... Gabriel Dumont Gabriel Dumont (December, 1837 – May 19, 1906) was a leader of the Métis people of what is now western Canada. ... Honoré Jaxon, 1907, Chicago, Illinois William Henry Jackson (May 13, 1861 – January 10, 1952), also known as Honoré Jackson or Jaxon, was a leader of the North-West Rebellion in Canada in 1885. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Alternative meaning: Lakota, Côte dIvoire is a département of Côte dIvoire. ... The Methodist movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity. ...

The Exovedate's ultimate goal was for the betterment of the Mètis who continued to suffer increasing marginalization and poverty in spite of the success that Riel had accomplished in founding the province of Manitoba in 1870. It was also a means by which Riel could proselytize for his new religion, however it is not known to what extent the Exovedate understood or were indoctrinated into Riel's increasingly esoteric beliefs. They did however declare Riel "a prophet in the service of Jesus Christ and Son of God and only Redeemer of the world...". Motto: Gloriosus et Liber (Glorious and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Winnipeg Largest city Winnipeg Lieutenant-Governor John Harvard Premier Gary Doer (NDP) Area 647,797 km² (8th) • Land 553,556 km² • Water 64,241 km² (14. ...

The final meeting of the Exovedate prior to the defeat of the Mètis in the North-West Rebellion was on March 31, 1885.

References

• Flanagan, Thomas (1979). Louis 'David' Riel : prophet of the new world, University of Toronto Press, Toronto. ISBN 0887801188.
• Siggins, Maggie (1994). Riel: a life of revolution, HarperCollins, Toronto. ISBN 0002157926.