High Treason: The Trial of Louis Riel*

Step into the courtroom during the fateful days of July 1885, where the future of Canada hinged on the trial of Louis Riel, accused of treason. Unlike the United States, Canada's westward expansion featured a unique cultural blend of French-Catholic settlers, known as the Métis, who struggled for their rights against an indifferent anglo-protestant government. Riel's leadership in the first rebellion led to the establishment of the Manitoba Act, yet his second uprising ultimately ended in failure and his execution.