The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-05-07
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LOUIS R1EI,. I.

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Interesting Facts About R1el .:Ss Il, \ 4
4 Bishop Brondelio OF Helena, Mont, preached
Sunday the 28th ID ST Matthew church Wash
ington, D. O.. His errand East is to secure
assistant priests to go and preach among the
IL, 900 Indians under his charge. He knew
Louis Riel the leader of the halt breed re-
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sIn 1888, E says Fxther, Brondel, swhen 1
went to Montana, Louis Riel was in the en-
ploy of our church teaching the Indians I
found him at the St Peter mission teaching in
the little school house there. 81 He; had 8 half:
breed wife 9 quiet woman who shared, his adj
tile camp: He has two or three small child
rem, bnt the little family lived quite happily
at the mission. Riel was good teacher, 7edu-
Gated at Montreal under: Archbishop Tache,
and speaks French correctly and 1uentlH
He is . handsome man, til, well built,
when saw him last some time in August of
last summer, he wore q long silky black beard
The troubles In Mantle are to day what they
were In 1871, and Louis ;Riel Is not the author
Of the revolt he was drawn into it by the re-
peated calls of his people, the half breeds.
! know that he was 10th 10 go q to war,
and that he was overcome BY, the demands
and entreaties of these people. They look
to him as their leader-the man who has the
education and courage aud skill to act as
their commander in the little war they have
brought on. Riel has no property Of any kind
British possessions on other peoples horses,
those of half breeds who were with him in tho
struggle In 1850 the Canadian government,
through the home government sent a request
to Archbishop Tache,R who was In attendance
on the vatican council, to come home and go
ing them to lay down their arms and accept
the conditions Of peace the governm entauthor-
lied the archbishop to make These were that
the half breeds should be spared their lives,
and homes and that their farms should not be
disturbed by the government surveyors with
peace was restored this way, the archbishop
having great influence over Rel, Gen Wolse-
ley came on the field. and it was noised
through the country that he had put down the
rebellion. Then the Canadian government re-
fused TO keep the promises il had authorized
to make the half breeds and Indians under
stand, and to this day his influence among
them has been weakened by the bad faith 81
the Canadian government In 1870. He said
iregretrully, this time whom be was !. call
cd on totry and talk the half -kfeeds ont OF
late. They would not believe me, 81 think,
added Bishop Brondel, Il that the American
indiana will not 60 To Riel. Al year ago they
might have done 80 They were starving then
Among the Blackfeet there was hardly q dog
10 be seen, for they had eaten them. Two
hundred and forty souls persisted of hunger
IN the winter Of 1853 g. . Since then . good
deal has been done for these Indiana.
Their children are being taken into the
white mans schools, fed and clothed and taught
This the pdults Of tho tribe like, They are
bound BY this beneyolence to keep the peace,
and they seem disposed TO follow the abundant
advice given them to- ill the ground and be.
come independent Of the white mems cr11aI and
thleving agents. The same thing Is true 81
most Of the Indians In Montana; mono Of them,
II think, will go into the revolt There Ii only
one end OF the matter for RieL It may be de-
iayed, but y viii surely come. He will be beat
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