In numerous communities in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and even in Ontario, Riel is commemorated in the names of streets, schools, and other buildings such as the Louis Riel School Division in Winnipeg. The student centre and campus pub at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon are named after Riel. Highway 11, stretching from Regina to just south of Prince Albert, has been named Louis Riel Trail by the province; the roadway passes near locations of the rebellion. On 26 September , Manitoba legislature passed a bill establishing a statutory holiday on the third Monday in February as Louis Riel Day, the same day some other provinces celebrate Family Day, beginning in The first Louis Riel Day was celebrated on 18 February Please note that CBC does not endorse the opinions expressed in comments.
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Already have an account? This was because there was a long period between New Year's Day and Good Friday when there were no holidays. A competition was held among school children to name the day.
The winning name was 'Louis Riel Day' to commemorate this Manitoba politician. The date does not have any special connection to a particular event in Louis Riel's life. The first Louis Riel Day in Manitoba was in These are an Aboriginal people with their own culture, language and heritage.
The area, which was their ancestral homeland, is now in the Canadian provinces of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia and the Northwest Territories and parts of the north-west of the United States. Louis Riel was also a founder of the Manitoba province and a Canadian politician. However, during his lifetime, he was a controversial figure and lived in exile in the United States for a number of years.
He was involved in a number of uprisings and, after a controversial trial, he was executed for treason in
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