A pre-eminent Plains Cree chief Piapot was a military and political leader who tried to sustain the traditional Indian way of life. In 1870 he fought the Blackfoot in the last Indian battle of the Canadian plains. Urged to sign Treaty No. 4 with the Canadian Government in 1875, he was one of the last Cree leaders to do so. For many years he strove unsuccessfully to have the treaty terms improved. Piapot and his band delayed settling on a reserve until 1883 when very few buffalo remained. In later years he championed the right to continue Cree spiritual ways of life. *Note: This designation has been identified for review. A review can be triggered for one of the following reasons - outdated language or terminology, absence of a significant layer of history, factual errors, controversial beliefs and behaviour, or significant new knowledge.