Alumnus Patrick O’Reilly (BCom/92) shares insights to the creation of the Canadian Museum of Human Rights
The Red and Assiniboine Rivers meet in an area of central Winnipeg known as The Forks, one of the most historically significant junctions in Canada. Indigenous peoples gathered there for thousands of years before European fur traders and settlers—”invaders” might be another word—arrived by canoe, ox cart and rail. Many of the epic tales that tell the story of Canada began along those shores. Those stories include battles between Aboriginals and the more recent arrivals. Among the most enduring of those tales is that of Louis Riel, the Manitoba Métis leader who, depending on your point of view, is either a Father of Confederation or a traitor deserving of execution.