RIEL COMMEMORATION 1985 – 2016
Metis & Non-Status leader, Jim Sinclair Regina March and Honouring 1985 (Riel execution post, Mounted Police Barracks) COMMEMORATION Jim Sinclair, the late past-president of the Association…
The Minister’s Encouraging Response
On May 1, 2016, the Friends of Louis Riel wrote the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs informing her of our letter to Prime…
Exoneration is not the same as Pardon
As Canada enters its 150th year since Confederation Louis Riel’s conviction for high-treason stands as a prime example of Canadian injustices in the colonial era. The…
Open Letter to all friends of Louis Riel
AN OPEN LETTER TO ALL FRIENDS OF LOUIS RIEL The Friends of Louis Riel is a non-partisan society organized to engage Canadians and international friends in…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CANADA
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CANADA The ideals that Louis Riel fought for – ideals of inclusiveness and equality – are now the very same values on which we…
Time for Reconciliation – Louis Riel – Canada’s Metis Father of Confederation
To commemorate National Aboriginal Day 2016, the Powell River Friends of Louis Riel will be holding a night of Justice and Reconciliation on Saturday, June 18th,…
Our Vision
Friends of Louis Riel OUR VISION: Legally, Louis Riel remains a convicted TRAITOR to Canada. The Friends of Louis Riel Society is a…
Harry Daniels Victory
HARRY DANIELS 1940 – 2004 A founding member of the Métis and Non-Status Indians of Saskatchewan (AMNSIS) and the Métis Association of the NorthWest Territories, Harry…
President recieves award
Friends of Louis Riel president receives le Cornouiller D’or Award
Inquiry into the Career of Louis Riel 