Big Bear, Chief b. 1825 d. January 17, 1888 Cree Indian Leader. A noted leader and great warrior, Big Bear was born about 1825 near Fort Carlton to the Cree-Ojibwa chief Black Powder. Eventually becoming a Cree leader, and spokesman for discontented Indians, Big Bear refused to sign Treaty six in 1876, linking it as bait meant to trap the Indians. By 1884, he was convinced that any form of overt resistance to the white man was futile. He then cooperated with another Cree leader, Poundmaker, and urged united Indian action, in an attempt...[Read More] (Bio by: Mongoose) Poundmaker Indian Reserve, Cut Knife, Saskatchewan, Canada
Poundmaker, Chief b. 1842 d. July 4, 1886 Cree Peace Chief. Born Pitikwahanapiwiyin near Battleford, Saskatchewan, the son of Sikakwayan, was an Assiniboine shaman, and his half Cree wife. Orphaned as an adolescent, he was raised by his mother's family. In 1873 he was adopted by Crowfoot, a Blackfoot chieftain. He was a headman in his band when he became involved in 1876 in Treaty Six negotiations with the Canadian government. In an effort to win his people a favorable treaty, he lobbied for a provision that guaranteed them food...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola) Poundmaker Indian Reserve, Cut Knife, Saskatchewan, Canada
b. 1825 d. January 17, 1888
