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Louis Riel the Half Breed Leader and Montana Years
The article profiles Louis Riel known as the John Brown of the Half Breeds. It recounts his exile in Montana after Manitoba rebellion, his meetings with U S Marshal Alex C Botkin, his pursuit of U S citizenship, and his plans for a half breed republic. It also covers his 1884 activity among the Métis and the Saskatchewan uprising, his leadership of the insurgents at Batoche, and his eventual execution in Regina.
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Louis Riel
John Brown
Canada
Montana
Republic of
Manitoba
Regina
Alex C. Botkin
Helena
Riel
Congress
Fort Benton
Winnipeg
Republic of Manitoba
United States
Gabriel Dumont
Saskatchewan
Beattie
Mulvany
Cpy
Assinaboia
Rocky Mountain
North America
Rome
St. Boniface
Colege
Hudson Bay Company
Northwest Territory
Riel J
Darness
Fort Garry
Thomas Scott
Archibishop Tache
Dominion
Garnet Wolsey
Provenche i
Scott
Ottawa
Sun
Northwest Territories
Hagland
Russia
Batoche
Frog’s Lake
Frog Lake
Big Bear
Little Bear
As- Biniboine
Harper’s Ferry