This Riel Business

This Riel Business 1974 Directed by Ian McLaren

This documentary short is a cinematic recording of Tales from a Prairie Drifter, a stage comedy about the North-West Resistance during the opening of the Canadian West. Highlighting the roles of Louis Riel, the Resistance leader, prime minister Sir John A. Macdonald and General Middleton, who was sent to quell the uprising, the play defines the First nations and Métis cause more succinctly than many history books. Here, the play is performed by the Regina Globe Theatre before and Indigineous audience of First Nations and Métis, whose reactions are recorded.

Country Canada

Production Country Canada

Language English

Spoken Language English

Gnere Documentary

Production Company ONF | NFB

Release Date 1 January 1974

27 mins