Pere du Manitoba: Louis Riel - Winnipeg, Manitoba
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A mural honouring Metis leader Louis Riel as the founder of Manitoba
Waymark Code: WMT0GF
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date Posted: 09/03/2016
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This mural is on the side of a small commercial building in the St. Norbert area of Winnipeg. It faces Avenue de l'Eglise. The main part of the mural shows various scenes of Metis life. In the centre stands a portrait of Louis Riel. The text reads "Pere du Manitoba: Louis Riel Founder of Manitoba". A smaller adjoining panel on the back corner of the building shows Monseigneur Noel Ritchot. He is seated, writing a "Liste des Droits" (list of rights) with a quill pen. Father Ritchot negotiated on behalf of the Metis after the Red River Rebellion of 1869-1870, part of a sequence of events that led to the creation of the Province of Manitoba in 1870.
Somewhat surprisingly, this mural is not to be found on the Murals of Winnipeg website, which normally can be counted on as an exhaustive list of murals in the city.
City: Winnipeg
Location Name: St. Norbert Physiotherapy
Artist: S. Jackson
Date: 1997
Media: Paint on bricks
Relevant Web Site: Not listed
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