Chief Big Bear of the Plains Cree
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Description
Black and White photograph Chief Big Bear of the plains Cree in western style clothing.
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.Looks at the expanded interest in tribal sovereignty and the reasons for becoming a framework for Indigenous issues.
Joint issue with: Indigenous Studies Today Issue 1, Spring 2006.