1872 Times 9 Oct. 4/5 We do not propose to dwell on the story of M. Riel's revolt.]

1876 J. C. Hamilton Prairie Province iv. 42 A main cause of differences is the rancour still existing from the effects of the Riel rebellion and Scott tragedy.

1892 J. D. Borthwick Hist. & Biogr. Gaz. Montreal 123 He was also appointed the sole Commissioner to settle the Rebellion Losses claims after the first Riel uprising.

1919 Mississippi Valley Hist. Rev. 4 483 In connection with the Riel revolt, the senate of the United States, on December 8, 1869, passed a resolution requesting the president to communicate information to the Senate.

1976 J. Lukasiewicz Railway Game 24 The first indication of an impending rebellion in Saskatchewan (the Second Riel Rebellion) appeared in the Ottawa press on March 23.

2001 M. K. Lux Med. that Walks iv. 141 The protective, paternalistic impulse of the ‘white man's burden’ quickly turned to coercion and repression as Aboriginal people generally were linked to the Riel Rebellion.

1956 Whitaker's Almanack 886/1 The official rate of exchange (1956) was 97.7 riels = £1.

1964 New Statesman 17 Jan. 79/1 The black market value of the pound sterling rose to 300 riel after the quarrel with America.

1977 ‘J. le Carré’ Honourable Schoolboy xv. 341 Going rate is three million riels to the Minister... Less if you pay gold.

1996 Guardian 14 Sept. (Jobs & Money section) 10/5 As the Khmer Rouge closed in on the capital, Phnom Penh, the Riel went from 600 to the US dollar to 16,600.