Assignment 8, Louis Riel Interview

Hello everyone!

Today I am doing an assignment on Louis Riel and my interview with him in heaven. I know what your thinking in HEAVEN!? WHAT!? Yeah well, god found my story of how I really needed to talk to him important and let me take a visit, and this is how it went;
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Carly: Welcome back everyone and today I am up in heaven to talk to Louis David Riel. So welcome Louis, we are so glad to have you on the show with us!


Louis:Oh why thank you! I'm so glad you came up to talk to me! So I hear you have some questions for me today?


Carly: Yes, i sure do!

Louis: Okay, spill!

Carly: Well first off, where was your home town again?

Louis:I grew up in St. Boniface, Quebec.

Carly: Was that a nice place to live? or would you have preferred something different.

Louis: Well I liked it there, there was nice schools and people.. though I liked Saskatuwan aswell.

Carly: Oh! I see that you were named after your father?

Louis:yes, and I am proud of it!

Carly: *laugh*, well I can see why! Your father, he was was a millar, AND a farmer! And he was also the leader of the metis as well! And of course, he was the father of you; a founder of the province of Manitoba, a Canadian politician, and of course a leader of the Metis people in the Canadian prairies! How did you get along with this father of yours?

Louis:Well he was sometimes a pain in the butt talking about school and only school, but we got along sometimes as i remember.

Carly: Did you ever try to change the way you and your father communicated?

Louis:*laugh* Yes and I tryed to do the most I could until the day I died.

Carly: Oh man, what was the story around your death again? Sorry, if you don't want to talk about it, it was a very dramatic time.


Louis:Oh, no matter! Its all over now anyways so I might as well. Okay well, I was the leader of the metis right, and that is a big job if you think about it. I was in charge of the whole tribe! Big, big job! but anyways, so over the winter of 1885, tension began to grow on the Indian tribes and they began to feel like were becoming a "victim" of hunger and disease, and all the Indian agents did not have the tools or medicines necessary to relieve there suffering and of course they blamed it on ME. Out of all of the people they could, they blamed me. Then it just went down after that. my authority went down, and soon enough I found myself only being supported by the French-speaking Métis and the Indians.


Carly: Oh, and sorry to cut in but how did that feel only being supported by the French-speaking Métis and the Indians?


Louis:Well, it definitely brought me down, but that's not even the worst part! After that happened, oh man i was trying to be smart and i was thinking if i decided to capture Fort Carlton it would be very important for my operations, and of course I was wrong. It then turned into this big thing and ended with me being sentenced to hang on September 18th.

Carly: Oh man, well I'm really sorry about that, but don't you worry about ever being forgotten because that'll never happen. You have been a great contribution to Canada, and a proud leader of the Metis.

Louis:Oh, I'm flattered. And thank you so much for having me here today it has been a pleasure!
Carly: It has. :)

*clap clap clap clap clap*

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Riel_Sr.

http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?BioId=39918

http://www.shsb.mb.ca/Riel/eparents.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Riel

http://library2.usask.ca/northwest/background/riel.htm

Assignment 7, Canadian Personalitys

Today I'm doing an assignment about Canadian Personality's.

a.) Which category of Canadian Personalities interested you the most? Did you like the "we inspired", "we founded", "we fought", "we built" or "we governed" section the best? Why?

The category of Canadian Personalities that interested me the most was the "We Inspired," section. I liked the We Inspired section the most because it talks about a few people who inspired the world by doing ether what they like to do the most like "Herman Smith," or just teaching others like "Arthur Lismer."

b.) Which personality interested you the most? Why? Find an image of him or her to embed (add to the body of your post) and write, in your own words, a short description of what he or she did and why he or she is your favourite. If you get information from any source, you must credit it by creating a link to it (that includes information from the site that I've asked you to look at).

The person who I thought was the most interesting to read about was a man named Herman Smith Johannsen, and his nickname was, "Jackrabbit". I picked him because when I read his story of how he was in bankruptcy, and was struggling at that point and still decided to teach kids and become what they called "the living hero on cross-country skis" They called him Jackrabbit because it means/ stands for a love of nature, physical health and freedom. As they say, Herman was born and raised on skis, in Norway. Then in the Golden age of skiing" (1930) he "spearheaded the development of ski hills and trails throughout the Laurentians and the northeastern United States." Then Herman learned new techniques, organized skiing for younger ages, organized competitions, and teach people to love skiing. Then, in 1967, the "vigorous"92 year old man, became the living hero on cross-country skis, and his love for skiing remains in his trails he cut, his people he trained and in the sport he loves the most, cross-country skiing.

c.) In your post, suggest three more influential Canadian personalities that could be added to this site. Why did you choose these people? Which categories would they fit into? Link to information about each of them.

The three people that i would suggest would be;

1. Jamie Tworkowski.

Jamie is one of the founders of an organization called "To write love on her arms." The organization works with people who suffer from depression, addiction, self-injury or suicide . I have never actually suffered from any of those things but I know people who has and it helped them a lot. Plus, Jamie Tworkowski does shows in different city's and at different times where people like Jamie speak and tell there story of how they got through, what they went through.

"You were created to love and be loved. You were meant to live life in relationship with other people, to know and be known. You need to know that your story is important and that you're part of a bigger story. You need to know that your life matters."
TWLOHA

2. Avril Lavigne.

I think that Avril Lavigne should be on the site because she inspired many people not only to express there feelings in music but to be your own person and not to care about what people say. I also like the lyrics she writes and the messages she wants people to listen to, for example; Tomorrow - by Avril Lavigne, "tomorrow is a different day."
Wiki

3. Eva Avila.

I think that Eva Avila should be on the website because she went on Canadian Idle, not expecting to make it even to the top 4 and then BAM, she won the whole thing and became the Canadian Idle for 2006. And i think that because she worked so hard and made it so far shows that if you are committed to something and want it bad enough then there is a chance you will succeed your goal.

d.) Which History-Maker did you have the most in common with? Were you able to figure it out from the clues given? What do you share with that person? What are some things that are different between you and that person?

My "Match Maker," was a lady named Elizabeth MacGill, who's nickname was "Elsie." I was not able to figure out who she was by the information given because it only told me dates and such and so i would only have known if i would have looked on a different website because i have never heard of her. What i share with the person is that we both like to listen to music in our free time/its one of our hobbies. What we don't have in common is that she is an only child and doesn't know what it feels like to have a sibling though i do because i have a sister.
THE GAME

e.) One hundred years from now, (in 2109!) imagine that students are learning about Canadian History Makers and they discover you. What will you be remembered for? How were you a Canadian History Maker? You are using your imagination, so think about some things that you would like to accomplish in your life and imagine that you have all the accomplishments of your life to look back on. Write a short profile of yourself, imagining the contributions you have made to the future of Canada. (Write this as though you've lived your whole life. You may have been a phenomenal athlete, the first black Prime Minister, cured cancer...use your imagination!)

Carly McDonald was born in Ottawa, Canada and has done many things in her life until she died at the age of 103. First of all she got recognized as one of the best Canadian Dancers in the world and got many metals in competitions all around the world, for example; Platinum - for best technique, High Gold - for best expression, exetra. But lets not just dwell over her dancing carrier that made her millions, she also had a loving family of 5 (three children and her husband). Other then her Dancing career she had a great career in brodcasting and acting. She was in many films and won a oscar for Best Actress. She had a fantastic long rewarding life.