In 1885 Louis Riel was the leader of the Metis and first Nations people of western Canada against the Canadian government. After his capture in the North-West Rebellion, he stood trial and was found guilty of treason. He was then hanged.
Louis riel got hung in public because the government wanted people to know that he was a criminal.
FROM:Nic F.
Riel was hanged in present day Regina, Saskatchewan.
Louis Riel was convicted of treason and, despite a recommendation by the jury for mercy, was hanged on November 16, 1885.
He did nothing he got hanged at 41
Because of his political leadership of the Métis during the Northwest Rebellion in 1885, Louis Riel was tried and convicted of having committed an act of treason, for which he was hanged.
As with all institutions, it took the Canadian government a very long time to recognize Louis Riel had been wrongly convicted.
Riel was hanged in present day Regina, Saskatchewan.
Louis Riel was convicted of treason and, despite a recommendation by the jury for mercy, was hanged on November 16, 1885.
Louis Riel was hanged on November 16, 1885, at 8:23 AM in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
The fighting was over by the time they got around to hanging Riel. He was captured at the Battle of Batoche.
He did nothing he got hanged at 41
Louis Riel Murdered Thomas Scott. ======================== Louis Riel did not murder Thomas Scott. In fact, Riel did not kill anyone. Louis Riel was convicted of treason and was hanged in Regina, Northwest Territories, on November 16, 1885. (Regina is now the capital of the Province of Saskatchewan.) Riel is the only person in Canada's history to have been executed for the crime of treason.
Louis Riel has been dead for over 125 years. He was convicted of treason, and was hanged at Regina on November 16, 1885. He is buried in Winnipeg.
Yes, Louis Riel was a politician and revolutionary, in the region that is now Manitoba and Saskatchewan, in the 19th century. He was eventually hanged, but is now remembered as an important leader with a just cause.
Louis Riel was convicted of treason and was hanged in Regina, Northwest Territories, on November 16, 1885. (Regina is now the capital of the Province of Saskatchewan.) Riel is the only person in Canada's history to have been executed for the crime of treason.
The uprisings (also known as the Riel Rebellion) were led by Louis Riel, who was ultimately tried and hanged for treason.
Louis Riel was a hero, not a villain.
He led all the metis to protest against the government to get there own rights Louis riel is a important Canadian hero.