Chief Poundmaker
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Small Sepia Portrait of Chief Poundmaker, taken originally in 1885
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.Historical note:
Crosscurrents is a journal based in Saskatoon, with offices at 134 Avenue F South.Educational Thesis (MA) -- University of Calgary, 1980.