I am glad that the Crown have proved that I am the leader of the Half-breeds in the North-West. I will perhaps be one day acknowledged as more than a leader of the Half-breeds, and if I am I will have an opportunity of being acknowledged as a leader of good in this great country.
Louis RielI became the leader because of my father's leadership and I was considered as powerful as same as my own father.
Louis RielDeeds are not accomplished in a few days, or in a few hours. A century is only a spoke in the wheel of everlasting time.
Louis Riel