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Louis Riel's sword found days after it went missing
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The Canadian Press
Date: Sunday Jul. 25, 2010 9:20 PM ET
BATOCHE, Sask. — A missing sword believed to have belonged to the famous Metis leader Louis Riel has been found.
The sword disappeared Wednesday during the Back to Batoche festival in Saskatchewan.
It had been on display at a table hosted by a Metis delegation from British Columbia.
Robert Doucette of the Metis Nation of Saskatchewan says the sword was recovered on Sunday by a security company working at the festival.
He says the artifact was turned in by a man from the nearby One Arrow First Nation.
A $500 reward for the return of the sword had been offered, but Doucette says it hasn't been decided yet if it will be paid out.
Batoche Days is an annual celebration of Metis culture held near the site of the 1885 showdown between the Canadian army and Metis and aboriginal fighters, who were led by Riel.
The Metis were defeated and Riel was found guilty of high treason and hanged in Regina.
He is considered the greatest leader of the Metis as well as the founding father of Manitoba.
The province has a holiday named for him.
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