Gabriel Dumont (M%C3%A9tis leader)
Gabriel Dumont was a leader of the Mtis people of what is now Western Canada. In 1873 Dumont was elected to the presidency of the shortlived republic of St. Laurent afterward he continued to play a leading role among the Mtis of the South Saskatchewan River. He played a critical role in bringing Louis Riel back to Canada, in order to pressure the Canadian authorities to pay attention to the troubles of the Mtis people. He was adjutant general in the provisional Mtis government declared in the District of Saskatchewan in 1885, and commanded the Mtis forces in the NorthWest Rebellion or North West Resistance of 1885.
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