Louis Riel Firebrand

Afiery activist, Louis Riel devoted his life to the Metis cause. He was a pioneer in the field of aboriginal rights and land claims but was branded an outlaw in his own time. It was a time of great change in the North-West. The buffalo were disappearing from the prairie, furs were no longer in high demand, and in 1868 the Hudson's Bay Company had sold Rupert's Land to the new Dominion of Canada. Inhabitants of the Red River Settlement were worried about securing their rights to the land they occupied.Stewart, Sharon is the author of 'Louis Riel Firebrand', published 2007 under ISBN 9781894852265 and ISBN 1894852265.