Chief Poundmaker
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Small Sepia Portrait of Chief Poundmaker, taken originally in 1885
Reports on the varied reasons why First Nations chiefs rejected the Indian Affairs Minister’s proposed joint governance consultation process to change the Indian Act.
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Discusses whether the federal government will choose to initiate alternative dispute resolution as opposed to litigation in resolving the 700 Indian Residential school lawsuits in British Columbia.
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Focuses on the residential school survivors conference theme of pressure strategies for improved claim resolution
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Historical note:
Buffalo Bill Cody helped found Cody, Wyoming in 1895, and established his TE Ranch in the area.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.