On this day, November 16th, in 1885, the Canadian Government hanged my 5th cousin Louis Riel, for treason.
He was seeking to preserve Metis rights and culture. He was 41.
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Novelist, author of the Ancestors series of books (and many other things), husband, father, grandfather, amateur genealogist, shamelessly bad fair-weather golfer, retired IT professional and traveler in time.
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