In 1869, the Canadian government ignited the anger ... Rupert's Land On November 2, Riel set out with a group of 120armed men for Fort Garry, the administrative centre of the region.
Louis Riel (centre) with his advisors during the 1869-70 Red River uprising. (Courtesy of the National Archives of Canada) Riel and his mostly Métis supporters had seized Fort Garry, which served ...