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Wandering Spirit was a young war chief among the Plains Cree and frequently came into conflict with the band's titular leader, Chief Big Bear. Whenever Big Bear left the band for a period of time, Wandering Spirit and Big Bear's son, Imasees, were left in command. [1] Both had challenged Big Bear for full leadership in 1885 but were unsuccessful.
Wandering Spirit and the seven others were hanged on November 27, 1885, in the largest mass hanging in Canada's history. [5] Although Big Bear had opposed the attack, [11] he was charged with treason because of his efforts to organize resistance among the Cree.
Big Bear's son Little Bear joined with Chief Wandering Spirit to go to Frog Lake and kill some of the white residents. Big Bear voluntarily surrendered to the North-West Mounted Police at Fort Carlton on 2 July 1885. [20] Big Bear tried to solve the problems between his people and the Canadian government peacefully. [23]
Big Bear's band fell apart during the retreat to the north after the battle. The Battle of Loon Lake on June 3 demoralized them further. By early July the rebellion was over. Big Bear had surrendered at Carlton and was in prison. Wandering Spirit was later executed along with seven others.
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Wandering Spirit ordered his men to raid the fort, filling wagons full of food clothes and supplies. The Cree then returned to Frog Lake with 44 hostages from Fort Pitt. Most of the hostages were placed under the control of the Woods Cree at Frog Lake. [35] In May 1885, Fort Pitt was once again visited by Wandering Spirit and Big Bear's Cree.