Central Canada's Patrick Riel: Metis Soldiers, English Canadian Settler Mythmaking, and the First World War
A Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of * in *, University of Regina. iv, 73 p. This thesis examines myths surrounding First World War soldier Patrick Riel and argues that white Canadian settlers have c...
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ftunivregina:oai:ourspace.uregina.ca:10294/14367 2023-10-09T21:53:32+02:00 Central Canada's Patrick Riel: Metis Soldiers, English Canadian Settler Mythmaking, and the First World War Schiffmann, Eric Belisle, Donica Flood, Dawn Daschuk, James Dempsey, L. James 2021-03 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10294/14367 https://ourspace.uregina.ca/bitstream/handle/10294/14367/Schiffmann_Eric_MA_HIST_Spring2021.pdf en eng Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina http://hdl.handle.net/10294/14367 TC-SRU-14367 https://ourspace.uregina.ca/bitstream/handle/10294/14367/Schiffmann_Eric_MA_HIST_Spring2021.pdf Thesis 2021 ftunivregina 2023-09-16T22:17:08Z A Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of * in *, University of Regina. iv, 73 p. This thesis examines myths surrounding First World War soldier Patrick Riel and argues that white Canadian settlers have created a variety of stories about Patrick Riel’s supposedly Métis identity. Settler-propagated stories about Patrick Riel started after his untimely death in January 1916. In a few short weeks, news of his death had made headlines across Canada. Several war promoters, including the famous Max Aitken (also known as Lord Beaverbrook) and such lesser-known figures as Walter Gordon and Reverend R. G. McBeth propagated myths about Patrick Riel. By 1917, they had turned Patrick Riel into a heroic Métis sharpshooter and a nephew of Louis Riel. The problem is that Patrick Riel was not a member of the Métis Nation. He was also not Louis Riel’s “nephew” or “grandson,” as some have claimed. Through an examination of this soldier and subsequent events, we can learn how settler war promoters and writers have constructed a Métis identity for Patrick Riel. We can also see why English Canadians invented connections between Patrick Riel and Louis Riel. Investigations of these stories allow insights into how colonialism operates and how English Canadian settlers have sought to co-op Métis heroes into settler culture and history. Student yes Thesis Metis oURspace - The University of Regina's Institutional Repository Aitken ENVELOPE(-44.516,-44.516,-60.733,-60.733) Canada Regina ENVELOPE(154.846,154.846,64.939,64.939) |
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A Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of * in *, University of Regina. iv, 73 p. This thesis examines myths surrounding First World War soldier Patrick Riel and argues that white Canadian settlers have created a variety of stories about Patrick Riel’s supposedly Métis identity. Settler-propagated stories about Patrick Riel started after his untimely death in January 1916. In a few short weeks, news of his death had made headlines across Canada. Several war promoters, including the famous Max Aitken (also known as Lord Beaverbrook) and such lesser-known figures as Walter Gordon and Reverend R. G. McBeth propagated myths about Patrick Riel. By 1917, they had turned Patrick Riel into a heroic Métis sharpshooter and a nephew of Louis Riel. The problem is that Patrick Riel was not a member of the Métis Nation. He was also not Louis Riel’s “nephew” or “grandson,” as some have claimed. Through an examination of this soldier and subsequent events, we can learn how settler war promoters and writers have constructed a Métis identity for Patrick Riel. We can also see why English Canadians invented connections between Patrick Riel and Louis Riel. Investigations of these stories allow insights into how colonialism operates and how English Canadian settlers have sought to co-op Métis heroes into settler culture and history. Student yes |
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Central Canada's Patrick Riel: Metis Soldiers, English Canadian Settler Mythmaking, and the First World War |
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Central Canada's Patrick Riel: Metis Soldiers, English Canadian Settler Mythmaking, and the First World War |
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Central Canada's Patrick Riel: Metis Soldiers, English Canadian Settler Mythmaking, and the First World War |
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Central Canada's Patrick Riel: Metis Soldiers, English Canadian Settler Mythmaking, and the First World War |
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Central Canada's Patrick Riel: Metis Soldiers, English Canadian Settler Mythmaking, and the First World War |
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central canada's patrick riel: metis soldiers, english canadian settler mythmaking, and the first world war |
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Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina |
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