Louis Riel on Trial
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Photograph of a sketch of Riel's trial in Regina, NWT, 1885. Riel stands at centre in the prisoner's box.
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Art History Major Research Paper (M.A) - Ontario College of Art & Design University, 2018.
Music Senior Project (BA Hons) -- University of North Carolina, 2018.
Historical note:
Michel Dumais, prominent South Branch Metis. Dumais was one of the delegates sent to retrieve Riel from Montana in 1884 along with Gabriel Dumont and James Isbister. He was farm instructor at the One Arrow Cree Reserve until 1885. After fighting in the Resistance he fled to Montana alongside Gabriel Dumont.Lessons structured around items from the Seattle Museum of Art's collection.