I became the leader because of my father's leadership and I was considered as powerful as same as my own father.

- Louis Riel

Life, without the dignity of an intelligent being, is not worth having.

- Louis Riel

We must cherish our inheritance. We must preserve our nationality for the youth of our future. The story should be written down to pass on.

- Louis Riel

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…

- Louis Riel

What people referred me as is the Father of Manitoba.

- Louis Riel

I know that through the grace of God, I am the founder of Manitoba.

- Louis Riel

You got to be brave and have courage, believe in yourself, because that is the first thing to success is believe in yourself.

- Louis Riel

I have nothing but my heart and I have given it long ago to my country.

- Louis Riel

My people will sleep for one hundred years, but when they awake, it will be the artists who give them their spirit back.

- Louis Riel