Riel, a provincial electoral district in Manitoba, Canada named after Louis Riel.
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Riel, Louis, Métis leader, founder of Manitoba, central figure in the NORTH-WEST REBELLION (b at Red River Settlement [Man] 22 Oct 1844; d at Regina 16 Nov 1885).
Riel was educated at St Boniface and studied for the priesthood at the Collège de Montréal.
Smith persuaded Riel to summon a general meeting, at which it was decided to hold a convention of 40 representatives of the settlement, equally divided between English and French speakers.
Riel was forced into exile in the United States as a result of the controversial execution of Thomas Scott during the rebellion.
Riel was viewed sympathetically in francophone regions of Canada, and his execution had a lasting influence on relations between the province of Quebec and English-speaking Canada.
Riel was easily swayed to support their cause — which was perhaps unsurprising in view of Riel's continuing conviction that he was the divinely selected leader of the Métis and the prophet of a new form of Christianity.
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