Poundmaker

Pitikwahanapiwiyin (towards 1842 - July 4th 1886), more known under the pseudonym of Poundmaker , was a chief cry Prairies known for its fight for the rights as of his.

In 1873, it is adopted by Crowfoot, Amerindian chief of the tribe of the Pieds-Noirs ( in Blackfoot ), increasing by là-même the political influence of Pondmaker. In 1876, this one adopts finally the Traité 6, after being opposite there during a time. He is elected chief of his tribe two years later.

During the Rebellion of the North-West, Poundmaker and its warriors made the seat of Fort Battleford, Saskatchewan. A Canadian forwarding carried out by the Colonel William Dillon Otter attacked them in their camp close to Cut Knife Hill, but due to beat a retreat. Poundmaker, which had not taken share with the combat, retained its warriors who wanted to continue their enemies.

Poundmaker, protesting its innocence, was condemned for Trahison in 1885 to 3 years of prison (with the penitentiary of Stony Mountain). Slackened after one year, it leaves there broken as well physically as morally. He dies of a Hémorragie in Blackfoot Crossing (Alberta), on July 4th, 1886, that is to say 4 months after his release.

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