As you may (or may not) be aware, yesterday was Louis Riel Day in Manitoba (as opposed to Family Day here in Ontario). This proud holiday dates all the way back to last year - 2008. It was also the day that was chosen by the Manitoba Metis Federation to unveil several jailhouse poems written by Riel that they recently purchased at auction. This might make an interesting afterword to the exhibit.
I'm posting links to a few news stories on the events, one from the Globe and Mail, and two from the Winnipeg Free Press, for your interest.
From the Globe: <http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090216.wriel17/EmailBNStory/National/home>
From the Free Press:
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/Riels-contributions-to-Canada-praised-39684707.html
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/After-more-than-a-century-Louis-Riels-final-poems-displayed-in-public.html
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