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Due to Louis Riel's ubiquity as one of the most studied figures in Canadian history, the historiography of Louis Riel naturally leads to several interpretations and understandings of actions and reactions depending on the scholar in question. One of the reasons the rebellion or resistance paradigm is so deeply ingrained in the Canadian historical tradition is because Riel has been studied so much.[1] Still this article's challenge is to discover Riel as a human being and to "appreciate the pathos and tragedy" of his life and of Métis history, not to "create, debunk, or venerate" an icon.[2][3]
- ^ Hamon 2019, p. a
- ^ Flanagan 1992, p. 22
- ^ Gaudry, Welch & Gallant 2019, The term 'Métis' is defined for this article's purpose as normally being capitalized and as describing "people of the Métis Nation, who trace their origins to the Red River Valley and the prairies beyond."