Was Louis Riel A Hero

Louis Riel was a martyr, amongst his people he led a resistance against the Canadian Government and it resulted in a death penalty, through his acts it is shown he did not do it just for himself but for his people. The traits of a martyr is one who puts themself in a dangerous position for the sake of the people who they lead, mostly against an oppressing casualty amongst a wide range of people. Louis Riel, was an ambitious leader that came from a respected family, Louis Riel had gone to Montreal for a classical education, he had found no vocation for the Church or the law and had drifted home qualified for no career but politics. A nation council of the Metis became the real authority in Red River.

Louis Riel’s ambitions were not quite bizarre …show more content…
With a leader with such intentions, it is not surprising that Louis Riel wouldn’t stand for what Macdonald seeked in Canada, being Metis and apart of the indigenous culture himself, betrayal against the Canadian government is reasonable because of these reasons, the wishes that Macdonald wanted would depict a Indigenous persons worth and Louis Riel was truly impassioned in equality for his people specifically, he rebelled for the good.

Even today, Manitoba is still governed by the Manitoba Act, such as laws being written in French and English, rights for the French, the regulations Louis Riel supported. When he was hung he refused to depict himself as insane as he thought it would be insulting to his followers, again, showing he had passion for his people and was willing to die for them. Knowing a portrayal of him being insane would make a negative impact to them.

Louis Riel remains a martyr and a hero in Canadian history today, a figure that is followed and valued as a true hero. He may be looked at as a traitor to the country but the good he did outweighs the bad, intentions were for the people he loved and he deserves a place today as a