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Métis leader Louis Riel is still a divisive figure 140 years after his hanging

Nov. 16 marked the 140th anniversary of Louis Riel’s execution at the age of 44. Riel was the political and religious leader of the Métis and defender of the territorial and cultural rights of his people in the Canadian Prairies.

The Conversation · Dec 15, 2025

Underfunded and unstudied: The need for Red River Métis health research funding

This year marks 139 years since the execution of Louis Riel by the Canadian government at the North-West Mounted Police barracks in Regina, Sask.

The Conversation · Aug 1, 2024

In Donald Sutherland’s 1970s career, the personal and political met in European ‘auteur’ films

Younger generations today mainly knew Donald Sutherland in his grizzled paternalistic roles, by turns loveable (as in Pride and Prejudice) or hateful (as in The Hunger Games).

The Conversation · Jun 30, 2024