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Riel is hanged for treason on November …
Years: 1885 - 1885
November
Riel is hanged for treason on November 16, 1885.
Prior to his execution, Riel had been reconciled with the Catholic Church, and had been assigned Father André as his spiritual advisor.
Prior to his execution, Riel had been reconciled with the Catholic Church, and had been assigned Father André as his spiritual advisor.
He had also been given writing materials so that he could employ his time in prison to write a book.
Fifty years later, one of the jurors, Edwin Brooks, will state that Riel had been tried for treason but had been hanged for the execution of Thomas Scott in 1870.
Subsequent to Riel’s execution, latent ethnic animosity will intensify in Canada.
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