Rebellion: Saskatchewan Uprising of 1885, The only Armed Rebellion in Canadian History, Led by Louis Riel: Hero or Traitor? - Tapa blanda

The 1885 rebellion in Canada’s Northwest Territory--its only armed rebellion--was marked by much more than bloody clashes between the nascent Dominion’s military establishment and a colony of hunters and fur-trader inhabitants making a living in the Metis nation. It led to a young nation struggling for its identity, with the purpose of becoming understanding and tolerant of its disparate makeup of Native Indians from many nations, and Frenchmen and Englishmen from their respective nations, who ultimately merged into today’s proudly diverse nation called Canada. In addition, that rebellion pushed the completion of Canada’s Transcontinental Railroad and the creation of two new Provinces: Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The rebellion featured two larger-than-life Metis leaders: the religious visionary Louis Riel, fluent and magnetic, and Gabriel Dumont, the so-called “Prince of the Prairie”, Riel’s brilliant backwoods military tactician. Stan Modrak, author of Rebellion, also authored a military memoir titled Hostage of the Mind, published in 2012 after the publication of freelance articles in various military magazines. He was inspired to write Rebellion after learning of Louis Riel’s dedication, leadership and of the valiant efforts of his Metis peoples to earn national respect and Liebesraum.