It’s very unsurprising to me that illegitimate “Métis” groups and individuals are pushing for the pardon/exoneration of Riel.

Riel is not a national hero. He is not a Canadian beacon of minority rights. He is a leader and land defender, belonging only to the Métis Nation.

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Removing Riel from his connection to the land, the North-West, and propping him up as some national puppet of reconciliation is disgraceful and anti-Indigenous.

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This is what exposes those falsely claiming to be Métis: they have no recognized relationship with a defined territory. They imagine Riel as a wrongfully convicted Canadian, not a land defender who died protecting Métis territory.

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The murder of Riel was the Canadian legal system at work. A country built on Indigenous genocide will always treat Indigenous life as disposable.

This is not about pardoning or exonerating Riel, this is about White settler guilt.

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And finally, Marilou McPhedran has proven herself to be anti-Métis and she has no business representing the province of Manitoba in any capacity.

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