It should be altered to reflect new facts or facts that were deliberately ignored (or covered up) in earlier versions.
Alternate voices are important to give history its depth. True, this creates a bit more mess. It isn't quite as simple as good guys/girls versus bad guys/girls, but the 'truth' generally isn't so clear-cut anyway.
Have a look at some of the various discussions around Louis Riel.
(Canadian History: Red River Rebellion and North-West Rebellion)
A good starting place is Canada's History magazine (Feb-March 2013): Thunder on the Prairie and
Shifting Riel - ity.
Was he a rebel, a defender of human rights, a hero, a crazy man ? Perhaps he was all of this and more.
For sure, he wasn't just a hero. He wasn't just a rebel.
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