路易斯·瑞尔 (Louis Riel) 荣获加拿大邮政新邮票

路易斯·里尔（Louis Riel）和他在马尼托巴省成立之前的动荡事件中为保护梅蒂斯人及其权利而领导的抵抗运动受到加拿大邮政的表彰。

Canada Post is honouring Louis Riel and the resistance he led to protect Métis people and their rights during the turbulent events leading up to the creation of the province of Manitoba.

加拿大邮政向路易斯·瑞尔（Louis Riel）以及他在马尼托巴省成立之前的动荡事件中为保护梅蒂斯人及其权利而领导的抵抗运动表示敬意。

A special stamp, featuring Riel and his provisional government councillors, along with an image of Upper Fort Garry in the background, was released on Wednesday.

周三发行了一张特别邮票，上面有瑞尔和他的临时政府议员，背景是上加里堡的图像。

It was unveiled next to the Fort Garry gate, the last remaining section of the historic structure, which was demolished in the early 1880s in order to straighten Main Street and align it with the bridge over the Assiniboine River.

它在加里堡门旁边揭幕，这是这座历史建筑最后剩下的部分，该门于 1880 年代初被拆除，以便拉直主街并将其与阿西尼博因河上的桥梁对齐。

The stamp's release comes two weeks after the Royal Canadian Mint issued a new coin featuring a portrait of Riel on Oct. 22 — the 175th anniversary of his birth. It is the first coin to be engraved with Michif, the official language of the Métis Nation.

该邮票发行两周前，加拿大皇家造币厂于 10 月 22 日（即瑞尔诞辰 175 周年）发行了一枚印有瑞尔肖像的新硬币。这是第一枚刻有梅蒂斯民族官方语言 Michif 的硬币。

"I am delighted by the many recent national acknowledgements of the Métis Nation," said Manitoba Metis Federation president David Chartrand.

马尼托巴省梅蒂斯联合会主席戴维·查特朗 (David Chartrand) 表示：“梅蒂斯民族最近获得了许多全国性的认可，对此我感到很高兴。”

"Their contributions to Manitoba and to Canada are finally and justifiably becoming fully known and appreciated."

“他们对曼尼托巴省和加拿大的贡献最终得到充分认识和赞赏。”

The stamp was illustrated by Gérard DuBois, who based it on an 1848 lithograph of the fort by Henry James Warre and an 1870 photograph of Riel and his provisional government.

该邮票由热拉尔·杜波依斯 (Gérard DuBois) 绘制，其灵感源自亨利·詹姆斯·沃勒 (Henry James Warre) 1848 年绘制的堡垒石版画以及瑞尔 (Riel) 和他的临时政府 1870 年的照片。

"I hope everyone in Canada buys this stamp and that it goes all over the world. It is a form of visibility and presence that will memorialize [the Métis] people's struggle for land, sovereign rights and for the integrity of our distinct culture," Chartrand said.

“我希望加拿大的每个人都购买这枚邮票，并将其传遍世界各地。这是一种知名度和存在感的形式，将纪念[梅蒂斯]人民为土地、主权和我们独特文化的完整性而进行的斗争。”查特朗说道。

Riel has a complicated legacy. Convicted and hanged as a traitor to the country, he is now seen as a Métis hero.

瑞尔有着复杂的遗产。他因叛国罪被定罪并被绞死，现在被视为梅蒂斯英雄。

In 1992, the Canadian government officially recognized him as a founder of Manitoba, and many are pushing for him to be formally acknowledged as a father of Confederation.

1992年，加拿大政府正式承认他为曼尼托巴省的创始人，许多人都在推动他被正式承认为联邦之父。

Riel was born in St. Boniface, Man., and was 25 when he emerged as a leader for the Métis people.

Riel 出生于马萨诸塞州圣博尼法斯，25 岁​​时成为梅蒂斯人的领袖。

The Red River Resistance — also called the Red River Rebellion — followed the Canadian government's purchase of Rupert's Land, a vast northern and western swath of what is now Canada, from the Hudson's Bay Co.

红河抵抗运动（也称为红河叛乱）是在加拿大政府从哈德逊湾公司购买鲁珀特土地（Rupert's Land）之后发生的，鲁珀特土地是现在加拿大北部和西部的一大片土地。

The Canadian government began surveying Métis land in Red River for future settlement, ignoring those who lived on and farmed the land.

加拿大政府开始调查红河梅蒂斯人的土地以供未来定居，而忽略了那些在这片土地上居住和耕种的人。

Riel stopped surveyors and declared that any attempt by Canada to assume authority in the area would be contested unless Ottawa first negotiated terms with the Métis.

里尔拦住了测量人员，并宣称加拿大在该地区接管权力的任何尝试都将受到质疑，除非渥太华首先与梅蒂斯人谈判条款。

He created a provisional government after seizing control of Fort Garry in November 1869. It was there that Riel created a list of rights and conditions passed on to Ottawa as terms for the province entering Confederation.

1869 年 11 月夺取加里堡的控制权后，他创建了临时政府。正是在那里，瑞尔制定了一份权利和条件清单，并将其转交给渥太华，作为该省加入联邦的条件。

It was also where Riel imprisoned a contingent of men who opposed his governance and unsuccessfully attempted to overthrow it.

瑞尔也在这里囚禁了一群反对他的统治并试图推翻他的统治但未成功的人。

The Riel-led Legislative Assembly of Assiniboia was the first elected government in the Red River settlement and functioned from March 9 to June 24, 1870.

里尔领导的阿西尼博亚立法议会是红河定居点的第一个民选政府，任期为 1870 年 3 月 9 日至 6 月 24 日。

His resistance was ultimately quashed when the Canadian militia arrived, with Riel already having fled to the United States.

当加拿大民兵到达时，他的抵抗最终被镇压，瑞尔已经逃往美国。

The flashpoint was the execution of Thomas Scott, an Ontario-born member of an anti-Riel faction, in March 1870. The execution prompted Ottawa to send the military expedition to enforce federal authority in Red River.

1870 年 3 月，托马斯·斯科特 (Thomas Scott) 被处决，他出生于安大略省，是反里尔派系的成员。这次处决促使渥太华派遣军事远征队在红河执行联邦权力。

However, the Manitoba Act that formally established the province included many of the conditions set out by Riel. He was officially recognized by the Parliament of Canada and the provincial legislature as a founder of Manitoba in 1992.

然而，正式建立该省的马尼托巴法案包含了瑞尔规定的许多条件。 1992年，他被加拿大议会和省立法机关正式承认为马尼托巴省的创始人。

"I'm an individual who believes in afterlife, and I believe that Riel is still watching over his people," Chartrand said.

查特兰德说：“我是一个相信来世的人，我相信瑞尔仍在守护着他的人民。”

"I'm sure he's smiling upon us today and proud of his Métis nation still standing strong."

“我确信他今天对我们微笑，并为他的梅蒂斯民族依然坚强而感到自豪。”

Riel's U.S. exile ended in 1884 when the Métis in Saskatchewan called on him to help protect their rights. That resistance again became a military operation when Canadian troops arrived, culminating in the Battle of Batoche.

1884 年，萨斯喀彻温省的梅蒂斯人呼吁他帮助保护他们的权利，瑞尔的美国流亡就此结束。当加拿大军队到达时，这种抵抗再次变成了军事行动，并在巴托什战役中达到顶峰。

Riel was captured and faced a trial in Regina.

瑞尔被捕并在里贾纳接受审判。

On Nov. 16, 1885, at the age of 41, he was hanged for high treason.

1885年11月16日，41岁的他因叛国罪被绞死。