Who was Louis riel to the métis people? Explain this in your own words.

Riel sought to defend Métis rights and identity as the Northwest came progressively under the Canadian sphere of influence. Over the past seven decades especially, he has been viewed as a folk hero and protector of minority rights and culture by Métis, French Canadian and other Canadian minorities.

Explanation:

Louis was the district of Assiniboia.,He was born October 23, 1844 in Saint Boniface, Canada and he died in November 16,1885 at age 41.Louis was a spokeman for the Metis insurgents, who managed to halt the Canadian surveyors and prevent the govenor-designate, William McDougall, from entering Red River.