William Bradford, who was one of Plymouth's governors; William Brewster, who established the colony at Plymouth; John Carver, who was the FIRST governor; Myles Standish, who was military advisor for the colony; the Winslow brothers, who later brought back the first cattle and negotiated with Indians.
And all of the men who signed the Mayflower Compact deserve our deepest gratitude.
Executed for high treason for his role in the 1885 resistance to Canadian encroachment on Métis lands. Riel was initially dismissed as a rebel by Canadian historians, although many now sympathize with Riel as a Métis leader who fought to protect his people from the Canadian government.
