"Sarah Riel the sister of Métis leader
Louis Riel was born October 11, 1848 in
St. Boniface, Manitoba. She joined the
Grey Nuns as a novice in 1865 and in 1868 became the first
Métis Grey Nun from
Red River. She could speak English, French, Cree and
Michif and in 1871 was sent to
Île-à-la-Crosse where her father
Jean-Louis Riel was born. She served in the school and the hospital of the mission until her death of
tuberculosis December 27, 1883. She took the name Sister Marguerite-Marie in 1872 and is buried under that name at the cemetery in Île-à-la-Crosse. Her headstone in French reads:
Ici Repose Rév. Soeur Marguerite Marie (Riel) Decédée 27 Decembre, 1883, Agée 34 ans, R.I.P. She and her brother Louis Riel wrote to each other while she was alive and letters remain describing their relationship and her life in Île-à-la-Crosse."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara_Riel
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| Ile a la Crosse is built on a peninsula (aerial view) |
