... There is no certainty as to why exactly Thomas Scott was murdered. But from the memoirs, the letters, and the research it seems quite clear that Louis Riel did not receive a fair trial in relation to today's standards. In my opinion, the Canadian Federal Government made Louis Riel a martyr, and his visions and hopes for the Metis people made him a hero. Louis Riel was born in St. Boniface, on 22nd of October 1844, into one of the community's leading Métis families.2 He was brought up by parents who hoped for him to become a priest.3 A promising student, he was sent to Montreal to train for the priesthood, but he never graduated.4 An attempt at training as a lawyer ended similarly, and by 1868 Riel was back in the Red River area.5 Ambitious, well educated and fluent in three languages, Riel quickly emerged as a leader ...

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