{"id":20173,"date":"2012-01-27T03:02:30","date_gmt":"2012-01-27T03:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mixedracestudies.org\/wordpress\/?p=20173"},"modified":"2015-02-13T18:34:39","modified_gmt":"2015-02-13T18:34:39","slug":"louis-riel-and-the-creation-of-modern-canada-mythic-discourse-and-the-postcolonial-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/?p=20173","title":{"rendered":"Louis Riel and the Creation of Modern Canada: Mythic Discourse and the Postcolonial State"},"content":{"rendered":"

Louis Riel and the Creation of Modern Canada: Mythic Discourse and the Postcolonial State<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

University of Manitoba Press<\/a>
\nNovember 2008
\n314 pages
\n6 \u00d7 9
\nPaper, ISBN: 978-0-88755-734-7<\/p>\n

Jennifer Reid<\/a><\/strong>, Professor of Religion
\nUniversity of Maine, Farmington<\/em><\/p>\n

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Politician, founder of Manitoba<\/a>, and leader of the M\u00e9tis<\/a>, Louis Riel<\/a> led two resistance movements against the Canadian government: the Red River Uprising of 1869\u201370<\/a>, and the North-West Rebellion of 1885<\/a>, in defense of M\u00e9tis and other minority rights.<\/p>\n

Against the backdrop of these legendary uprisings, Jennifer Reid examines Riel\u2019s religious background, the mythic significance that has consciously been ascribed to him, and how these elements combined to influence Canada\u2019s search for a national identity. Reid\u2019s study provides a framework for rethinking the geopolitical significance of the modern Canadian state, the historic role of Confederation in establishing the country\u2019s collective self-image, and the narrative space through which Riel\u2019s voice speaks to these issues.<\/p>\n

Table of Contents<\/strong><\/p>\n