Canadian Sioux Sharing in U.S. Funds
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Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 3, no. 6, June 1972, p. 13
Description
Discusses claim to money awarded by the Indian Claims Commission in the United States.
Historical note:
The Rocky Mountain Rangers, under Captain Stewart, and the Moose Mountain Scouts, under Captain White, were also put in commission for service during the 1885 Resistance.Historical note:
On 2 May 1885 Lieutenant Colonel William Otter was defeated by Poundmaker's war chief Fine-Day at the Battle of Cut Knife near Battleford, SK. A flying column of Canadian militia and army regulars was defeated by Poundmaker despite their use of a Gatling gun.