Items include crucifix, hunting knife and poetry book that belonged to executed Métis leader

Alex Soloducha – CBC News

September 23, 2017

RCMP Deputy Commissioner Kevin Brosseau and MMF president David Chartrand signed a memorandum of understanding for the return of artifacts connected to Louis Riel on Saturday in Winnipeg. (Manitoba RCMP)

The federal government has officially agreed to return a series of artifacts connected to Métis leader Louis Riel, which are currently housed in the RCMP Heritage Centre in Regina, to the Métis people.

At the Manitoba Métis Federation annual general assembly in Winnipeg on Saturday, RCMP Deputy Commissioner Kevin Brosseau and MMF president David Chartrand signed a memorandum of understanding for the return of the artifacts.