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1 online resource |
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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 |
| Summary |
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 |
| Notes |
Includes reprints of two speeches given by Louis Riel |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Riel, Louis, 1844-1885 -- Criticism and interpretation
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Riel, Louis, 1844-1885 -- Trials, litigation, etc
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Riel, Louis, 1844-1885 |
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Forensic orations -- Canada, Western -- History -- 19th century
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Rhetoric -- Canada, Western -- History -- 19th century
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Trials (Treason) -- Canada, Western -- History -- 19th century
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Métis -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Canada, Western -- History -- 19th century
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Northwest Resistance, Canada, 1885 -- Sources
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Multiracial people -- Civil rights -- Canada, Western -- History -- 19th century
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Speech.
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HISTORY -- Canada -- Post-Confederation (1867- )
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Multiracial people -- Civil rights
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Forensic orations
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Métis -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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Rhetoric
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Trials (Treason)
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Canada, Western -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
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Western Canada
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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Sources
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Trials, litigation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hansen, Hans V., 1948- author, editor
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Riel, Louis, 1844-1885.
Speeches
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| ISBN |
9780773590465 |
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0773590463 |
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9780773590472 |
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0773590471 |
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9780773543362 |
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0773543368 |
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9780773543355 |
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077354335X |
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