Louis Riel

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Louis Riel was a Canadian political and spiritual leader of the Métis people who led the Red River and North-West resistances and is regarded as a key figure in the struggle for Indigenous and minority rights in Canada.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Louis Riel canonical 20
Jean-Louis Riel 1
Louis David Riel 1

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Statements (57)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadian historical figure ⓘ
Métis leader ⓘ
human ⓘ
political leader ⓘ
revolutionary ⓘ
burialPlace Saint-Boniface Cathedral cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada ⓘ
causeOfDeath hanging ⓘ
chargedWith high treason ⓘ
commemoratedBy Louis Riel Day (Manitoba) ⓘ
statues and monuments across Canada ⓘ
convictedOf high treason ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Canada ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1844-10-22 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1885-11-16 ⓘ
dateOfMarriage 1881-03-06 ⓘ
didNotTakeSeatIn House of Commons of Canada ⓘ
educatedAt Collège de Montréal ⓘ
Petit Séminaire de Montréal ⓘ
ethnicGroup Métis ⓘ
familyName Riel ⓘ
founded Provisional Government of Red River ⓘ
fullName Louis David Riel ⓘ
linked to: Louis Riel
givenName Louis ⓘ
hadChild Jean-Louis Riel ⓘ
linked to: Louis Riel

Joseph Riel ⓘ
Marie-Angélique Riel ⓘ
hasHeritageDesignation Person of National Historic Significance (Canada) ⓘ
led North-West Resistance ⓘ
Red River Resistance ⓘ
legacy considered a founder of Manitoba ⓘ
key figure in the struggle for Indigenous and minority rights in Canada ⓘ
symbol of Métis identity and resistance ⓘ
mannerOfDeath execution by hanging ⓘ
motherTongue French ⓘ
movement Indigenous rights in Canada ⓘ
Métis rights movement ⓘ
notableFor defending Métis rights and lands ⓘ
leadership of the North-West Resistance ⓘ
leadership of the Red River Resistance ⓘ
role in the creation of the province of Manitoba ⓘ
occupation law clerk ⓘ
politician ⓘ
spiritual leader ⓘ
teacher ⓘ
opposedBy Government of Canada ⓘ
Prime Minister John A. Macdonald ⓘ
linked to: John A. Macdonald
placeOfBirth Red River Settlement ⓘ
near present-day Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada ⓘ
placeOfDeath Regina, North-West Territories, Canada ⓘ
politicalIdeology Métis nationalism ⓘ
defence of minority rights ⓘ
positionHeld Member of Parliament of Canada-elect ⓘ
President of the Provisional Government of Manitoba ⓘ
President of the Provisional Government of Red River ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
spouse Marguerite Monet dit Bellehumeur ⓘ
wasElectedTo House of Commons of Canada ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Métis → notableLeader → Louis Riel ⓘ
Red River Colony → notableLeader → Louis Riel ⓘ
North-West Rebellion → leader → Louis Riel ⓘ
North-West Rebellion → commander → Louis Riel ⓘ
Manitoba Act, 1870 → relatedPerson → Louis Riel ⓘ
Red River Resistance → leader → Louis Riel ⓘ
Louis Riel → fullName → Louis David Riel ⓘ
linked to: Louis Riel
Louis Riel → hadChild → Jean-Louis Riel ⓘ
linked to: Louis Riel
Gabriel Dumont → allyOf → Louis Riel ⓘ
Esplanade Riel → namedAfter → Louis Riel ⓘ
Battle of Batoche → commander → Louis Riel ⓘ
Battle of Batoche → opponentOf → Louis Riel ⓘ
Fort Garry → associatedWith → Louis Riel ⓘ
St. Norbert → associatedWith → Louis Riel ⓘ
1885 Rebellion → leader → Louis Riel ⓘ
1885 Rebellion → commander → Louis Riel ⓘ
Battle of Loon Lake → relatedTo → Louis Riel ⓘ
Red River Expedition → relatedTo → Louis Riel ⓘ
Fathers of Confederation → hasMember → Louis Riel (sometimes considered) ⓘ
linked to: Louis Riel