The trial of Louis Riel was one of the biggest spectacles ... Charged with high treason for leading the North West Rebellion, Riel wanted to use the trial as a platform to vindicate himself.

In 1857, a young boy named Louis Riel left his home on the prairies bound for Montreal. The bright 13-year-old was chosen by a local bishop, Alexandre-Antonin Taché, as a candidate for the ...