History

Explore presents the Hudson’s Bay Company – Part 3: The rise of the Métis

Episode 15

Indigenous rights lawyer and author Jean Teillet reveals how the struggle to dominate the fur trade led to the rise of a distinct people in Canada: the Métis

39 minutes

People & Culture

Louis Riel: Hero, heretic, nation builder

A celebration of the real Louis Riel, Métis leader and Manitoba founder, on the 150th anniversary of the Red River Resistance and the 175th of his birth

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9 minutes

a beadwork of portrait of Louis Riel in the July/August 2019 issue

People & Culture

Beading a Métis icon

Artist Krista Leddy offers a peek into her studio as she creates a portrait of Louis Riel out of thousands of glass beads

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6 minutes

Travel

Following the Louis Riel trail from Regina to Winnipeg

One writer’s journey to explore the life of Louis Riel

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6 minutes