What is Louis Riel?
{{Infobox Politician | name = Louis David Riel | image = Louis Riel.jpg | image_size = 200px | riding = [[Provencher (electoral district)|Provencher]] | predecessor = [[George-Étienne Cartier]] | successor = [[Andrew Bannatyne]] | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1844|10|22}} | birth_place = [[Red River Colony]], [[Rupert's Land]] | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1885|11|16|1844|10|22}} | death_place = [[Regina, Saskatchewan|Regina]], [[District of Assiniboia]] | occupation = Politician | spouse = Marguerite Monet dit Bellehumeur (1881–1885) | parents = [[Louis Riel Sr.]]<br />Julie Lagimodière | children = Jean-Louis,<br />Marie-Angélique }} '''Louis David Riel ''' (22 October 1844 – 16 November 1885, {{pron-en|ˈluːi riːˈɛl}} (Loo-EE Ree-EL) in [[English language|English]]) was a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[politician]] who helped found [[Manitoba]] and was a leader of the [[Métis people]] in the [[Canadian Prairies]].<ref>{{cite web | publisher =A database of materials held by the University of Saskatchewan Libraries and the University Archives | title =Louis Riel | url =http://library2.usask.ca/northwest/background/riel.htm | accessdate =2007-09-23 | archive-date =2012-02-21 | archive-url =https://www.webcitation.org/65byVi2bI?url=http://library.usask.ca/northwest/background/riel.htm | url-status =dead }}</ref> He led two [[Resistance movement|resistance movements]] against the Canadian government, led by [[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Minister]] [[John A. MacDonald|John A. Macdonald]]. Riel tried to preserve Métis rights and culture. However, he was until recently usually regarded as an [[outlaw]] since he fought the [[Canadian government]] in 1870, when his people took prisoners. One of the prisoners was a man named Thomas Scott, who disobeyed and disrespected Riel's men by assaulting one of them. Riel had enough, and Scott was put on trial to a jury that contained several of Riel's most trusted men including Elzéar Goulet, a Métis leader who supported Riel. The cou