pīhtokahānapiwiyin (Poundmaker) National Historic Person (ca. 1842–1886)
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Poundmaker was designated a national historic person in 1967.
Historical importance: Outstanding Cree chief and spokesman
Commemorative plaque: Cut Knife, Poundmaker Cree Nation, SaskatchewanFootnote 1
Poundmaker
Outstanding Cree chief and spokesman, he sought better treaty terms for the bands of this area. During the 1885 Rebellion he repulsed Lt-Col. Otter's attack on his reserve at Cut Knife but exercised restraint upon his followers. Imprisoned as a rebel, he died in Alberta after his early release.
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- Battle of Cut Knife Hill National Historic Site
- Repatriation of a staff belonging to Pitikwahanapiwiyin (Chief Poundmaker)
- Speech of Chief Poundmaker (pîhtokahânapiwiyin)
- Treaty 6
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