Louis Riel will be found innocent or guilty?

Louis Riel is was a Métis leader who stands for his people through thick and thin. He was put in trial due to the killing of Thomas Scott his involvement in the Northwest Rebellion of 1885.

In 1870 Thomas Scott tried to lead a rebellion against provisional government. Riel as a leader did all he could to save his land, therefore Thomas Scott got put in jail for what he tried to do. And he was sentenced to death for treason by a firing squad. Some reasons for Thomas Scott's execution are: he taunted guards, he said he would kill Louise rein Louis Riel the moment he was set free and he assaulted one of the guards

Lois riel Louis Riel is a hero because he was the reason Canada has Manitoba and Saskatchewan by its side. He stood up for the native rights and defended the Métis; he led both red river rebellion and the northwest rebellion against the Canadian government and sir John A MacDonald, demonstrated the skills of the Canadian pacific railway [???], and wrote the list of rights, he was elected to the house of commons three times ( is a component of the Parliament of Canada).he has been a leader of resistance movement by the Métis and first nations peoples against the Canadian government.

Louis Riel was tried for treason and was found guilty, despite the fact that there was strong evidence that Riel was insane. The jury found him guilty of treason, but made a strong recommendation for clemency, which was ignored by the judge.

Louis Riel was executed by hanging on November 16, 1885. He is the only person in Canada's history to have been executed for treason. His grave is in downtown Winnipeg.