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. He led two resistance movements against the Canadian government that sought to preserve Métis rights and culture as their homelands in the Northwest Territories came progressively under the Canadian sphere of influence.

References

• Boulton, Charles A. (1886) Reminiscences of the North-West Rebellions. Toronto. Online text. A first person account of the rebellions.
• {{Book reference | Title = Louis Riel: A Comic-strip Biography| Author = Brown, Chester | Year = 2003 | Publisher = Drawn and Quarterly, Montreal | ID = ISBN 1896597637}} A biography of Riel in the form of a graphic novel.
• {{Book reference | Title = Canada: A story of challenge| Author = Careless, J.M.S. | Year = 1991 | Publisher = Stoddart | ID = ISBN 0773673547}} A survey of Canadian history.
• {{Book reference | Title = Riel and the Rebellion | Author = Flanagan, Thomas | Year = 1983 | Publisher = Western Producer Prairie Books, Saskatoon | ID = ISBN 0888331088}}
• {{Book reference | Title = Louis Riel| Author = Flanagan, Thomas | Year = 1992 | Publisher = Canadian Historical Association, Ottawa | ID = ISBN 0887981801}} A short work highlighting the complexity of Riel's character, and its many interpretations.
• {{Book reference| Title = Louis 'David' Riel : prophet of the new world|Author = Flanagan, Thomas | Year = 1979 | Publisher = University of Toronto Press, Toronto |ID = ISBN 0887801188}} An influential work suggesting parallels between Riel's following and Millenarianism.
• {{Book reference | Title = The collected writings of Louis Riel| Author = Riel, Louis | Year = 1985 | Publisher = ed. George Stanley. University of Alberta Press, Edmonton | ID = ISBN 0888640919}} Riel's own writings and letters.
• {{Book reference | Title = Riel: a life of revolution| Author = Siggins, Maggie | Year = 1994 | Publisher = HarperCollins, Toronto | ID = ISBN 0002157926}} A sympathetic reevaluation of Riel drawing heavily on his own writings.
• {{Book reference | Title = Louis Riel| Author = Stanley, George | Year = 1963 | Publisher = McGraw-Hill Ryerson, Toronto | ID = ISBN 0070929610}} The standard Riel biography, covering most of the material in this article.