The leader of the North West Rebellion had been hung after losing an unfair against the government on the 16th day of 11th month in 1885. The trial was first held at Winnipeg but was later moved to Regina as the government had discovered that a Manitoba Jury could be half Metis. Of the six men that made up the Regina Jury, only one of the six men spoke French. The accused Louis Riel was being charged with high treason by John A Macdonald after leading the North West Rebellions. The law John A Macdonald had charged Riel with, was based on a law which dated back to the year 1342 where death was the penalty. François – Xavier Lemieux and Charles Fitzpatrick who were defending the accused were arguing that their own client was insane. Riel’s lawyers had sensible justification when it came to this finding. Riel considered himself to…show more content… Judge Hugh Richardson disregarded their pleas and sentenced Riel to death for high treason. The events that led up to the hanging of Louis Riel was his involvement in the revolution against the government in both the North West rebellions and the Red River Resistance. Louis Riel was the central figure when it came to both these events, The Metis people went to Riel in the past for the issue in the Red River Area, so when their voice had no ears to listen from the government the Metis people had no choice but to go to Louis Riel again to lead them for the rebellions against the government in 1884. The Metis people went to Louis Riel in the first place because they knew that Riel was the only one who could take a stand against the government with his useful skills, which were being able to deal with Canadian and were hoping to utilize his skills for their benefits. The Metis people had an issue with their rights not being recognized, and the fact that the Metis people did not hold a permanent right to their
