Kinistino

A photograph of the siege which pitted the NWMP against Almighty Voice and his two companions. The bluff where Almighty Voice dug in is visible in this panoramic shot from across the prairies, as is artillery fire on the left.

A photograph of the encampment near Kinistino, SK erected by the North West Mounted Police and associated volunteers during the standoff with Almighty Voice and his two Cree companions.

This file contains excerpts from Reginald Beatty's diary, correspondence about his encounters with Cree people, and letters home to his parents detailing his experience in the 1885 Riel Rebellion. Mr. Beatty was a farmer and fur trader in what is now known as the Melfort area of Saskatchewan.

Photograph of a Cree man alleged to be Almighty Voice, famed for his standoff against the North West Mounted Police. Almighty Voice was from the One Arrow First Nation.