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Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?
Everything written in the article is relevant to the topic of the Red River Rebellion. The article gives a brief, general description of the Rebellion, and goes into further detail by outlining the background, the results, such as the establishment of the Provisional Government and the emergence of Louis Riel as a leader, as well as the aftermath, which was the creation of the province Manitoba.

Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
The article is written in a neutral tone. It solely states the facts that pertain to the topic and the information that provides a more thorough understanding of the topic. The only area that might need a citation as it makes a claim would be that the capture of Fort Gary is known as one of Louis Riel's most brilliant moves. This may certainly be the case, but there is no source which supports this claim, at least not one that was cited, therefore cannot be taken as fact. The article, however, does a good job at remaining neutral surrounding the controversy of Riel's character, or doesn't mention it.

Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article?
The links used in the article are all working. The sources are used correctly however there could be more links inserted where they are needed. For example, the writer of the article states that the capture of Fort Gary was taken without anyone shedding blood, but the source simply states that Fort Gary was taken.

Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?
The facts are backed up appropriately. Largely, the writer uses the Dictionary of Canadian Biography which is a reliable reference. Also, archives and a memoir are even utilized.

How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProject?
The article is given a B class rating as of date. It was formerly a featured article candidate but failed to be nominated because at the time, the article still needed a lot of improvement and did not look like it does today. Previously, the article had no references, however was edited to include the sources.

Check out the Talk page of the article. What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
There is not much debate about how to represent this topic in the Talk page of the article. There is a comment mentioning how the article should be titled and referred to as the Red River Resistance rather than the Red River Rebellion, and a disagreement on the date given for the creation of Manitoba, but other than those two cases, the comments are full with suggestions to improve the article such as the need to rewrite certain areas of close paraphrasing.