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>> U.S.S. Louis Riel is not coming
> to Steve-Trek anytime soon.
>Okay....
>Who is Louis Riel?
Louis Riel (1844-1885) was a Canadian historical figure. He was a Metis
(h= alf-Indian,
half-European, usually of French descent). By 1869, he had become somethin= g of
a leader among the Indians and Metis in the Red River Settlement (what is n= ow
Winnipeg, Manitoba), which when the land was administered by the Hudson Bay
Company (Canada's oldest corporation, then a fur-trading enterprise, now a
= chain
of department stores) had a fair degree of autonomy. In 1869, the Hudson B= ay
Company, by order of the British government, transferred its vast holdings
= (basically
the entire Canadian Shield area) to the Canadian government, which in turn
imposed its own administration on the Red River Settlement. Louis Riel
led=
a
rebellion against this new administration, but was defeated. He fled the c= ountry,
but returned in 1884 to Saskatchewan, where he led some further rebellions
of the native peoples against the central government and the
newly-establis= hed
provincial and territorial governments. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police
(then called the Northwest Mounted Police) were formed to deal with these
r= ebellions
and insurrections, and in 1885, they captured Riel. He was tried and convi= cted
of treason and hanged in 1885. Many years later, he was somewhat rehabilia= ted
and was seen as an early native leader attempting to do what was best for
h= is people.
His convicton for treason was overturned in the 1980's and he was given an = official
pardon (clearly symbolic, of course). Some actually view him now as a posi= tive
figure and regard his as a "father of Confederation" for bringing
native is= sues to the
forefront.
In Canada, Riel is obviously an historical figure of some note, although so= me still
claim that he was a rebellion leader and that his conviction on treason was=
justified.
Nevertheless, because he is generally unknown outside of Canada, it is unli= kely
that his name would grace a starship since people would ask, "Who's
Louis R= iel?"
Your average Canadian would know (assuming he is somewhat aware of history,
but not all are), but only the most dedicated students of history outside
o= f
Canada would know. I think it's the same with Michael Gray's Chamberlain
(see, I even forget his first name, is it Jerome?), which may be why that
i= s not the
best name to use. Of course, Michael is free to name his ships as he wishe= s, but
perhaps he should have used the full name and called it the U.S.S. Jerome
Chamberlain. In Steve-Trek, I tend to limit using the names of people as
s= hip names
unless that person is generally well-known, and I would favour scientists o= ver
political leaders and military types.
Steve
The Universe Unbounded.
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>> U.S.S. Louis Riel is not
coming> to Steve-Trek anytime
soon.>Okay....>Who is
Louis Riel?
Louis Riel (1844-1885) was a
Canadian historical
figure. He was a Metis (half-Indian,
half-European, usually of French
descent).
By
1869, he had become something of
a leader among the Indians and
Metis in the Red
River Settlement (what is now
Winnipeg, Manitoba), which when the land was
administered by the Hudson Bay
Company (Canada's oldest corporation, then a
fur-trading enterprise, now a chain
of department stores) had a fair degree of
autonomy. In 1869, the Hudson Bay
Company, by order of the British government,
transferred its vast holdings (basically
the entire Canadian Shield area)
to the Canadian
government, which in turn
imposed its own administration on
the Red River
Settlement. Louis Riel led a
rebellion against this new
administration, but was
defeated. He fled the country,
but returned in 1884 to
Saskatchewan, where he led
some further rebellions
of the native peoples against the central
government and the newly-established
provincial and territorial
governments. The
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
(then called the Northwest Mounted
Police) were
formed to deal with these rebellions
and insurrections, and in 1885,
they captured
Riel. He was tried and convicted
of treason and hanged in
1885. Many years
later, he was somewhat rehabiliated
and was seen as an early native
leader attempting
to do what was best for his people.
His convicton for treason was
overturned in the
1980's and he was given an official
pardon (clearly symbolic, of
course). Some
actually view him now as a positive
figure and regard his as a "father of
Confederation" for bringing native issues to the
forefront.
In Canada, Riel is obviously an
historical figure
of some note, although some still
claim that he was a rebellion
leader and that his
conviction on treason was justified.
Nevertheless, because he is
generally unknown
outside of Canada, it is unlikely
that his name would grace a
starship since people
would ask, "Who's Louis Riel?"
Your average Canadian would know
(assuming he is
somewhat aware of history,
but not all are), but only the
most dedicated
students of history outside of
Canada would know. I
think it's the same
with
Michael Gray's Chamberlain(see, I even forget his first name, is
it Jerome?), which may be why that is not the
best name to use. Of
course, Michael is free
to name his ships as he wishes, but
perhaps he should have used the
full name and
called it the U.S.S. Jerome
Chamberlain. In
Steve-Trek, I tend to limit
using the names of people as ship names
unless that person is generally
well-known, and I
would favour scientists over
political leaders and military
types.
Steve
The Universe
Unbounded.
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