In 1885, Louis Riel was charged with high treason, found guilty, and consequently executed for his role in Saskatchewan's North-West Rebellion. During his trial, the Metis leader gave two speeches, passionately defending the interests of the Metis in...
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In 1885, Louis Riel was charged with high treason, found guilty, and consequently executed for his role in Saskatchewan's North-West Rebellion. During his trial, the Metis leader gave two speeches, passionately defending the interests of the Metis in western Canada as well as his own life The Queen vs Louis Riel : the historical context / Desmond Morton -- "Through the grace of God I am the founder of Manitoba" : Louis Riel's constitutional thought / Nicole C. O'Byrne -- Louis Riel's trial speeches / Thomas Flanagan -- The use and force of rhetorical strategies in Louis Riel's first speech / Christopher Tindale -- Narrative and logical orders in Louis Riel's address to the jury / Hans V. Hansen -- "A new German-Indian world" in the north-west : a Me?tis deconstruction of the rhetoric of immigration in Louis Riel's trial speeches / Kerry Sloan -- Reconstructing the substantive argument in Louis Riel's address to the jury / Paul Groarke -- "An insane and irresponsible government" : Louis Riel and the representation of responsibility / Benjamin Authers -- "Who starts the nations?" : Louis Riel and the question of geopolitical legitimacy / Jennifer Reid -- Louis Riel's ethos and the diffe?rend / Maurice Charland -- The case of two trials, Louis Riel and Socrates : intersections, overlaps, divergences / Louis Groarke.
