How Did Louis Riel Influence First Nations

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Louis Riel made many mistakes and here are just a couple of them. Louis Riel influenced first nations into thinking that there should be war with his speech and he then he then got them all killed, in the uprising. Louis Riel set up his own government therefore betraying the canadian government. Louis Riel killed a north western mounted police officer. Louis riel, accepted the rebellion therefore making the whole uprising happen. Louis Riel was not an active canadian citizen and not helping support the government Louis could have helped develop canada but instead he turned against them and made life even harder for them. Louis Riel made the french believe that they were not being treated as equals making them feel even more unequal and then
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