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Big Bear (Mistahi-maskwa, ᒥᐢᑕᐦᐃᒪᐢᑿ in syllabics) was born in 1824 in Jackfish Lake, near the future site of Battleford.His father, Muckitoo (otherwise known as Black Powder), was a minor chief of a tribe of 80 Plains Cree-Saulteaux people who were deemed to be "true nomadic hunters".
Sweet Grass often worked closely with the fellow Cree chief Big Bear. They hunted in the same territory and would often hunt and camp together. [3] Sweet Grass was ten years older, so Big Bear recognized him as the superior chief. [3] They bonded over sharing the characteristic of being small, but mighty warriors. [3]
To the west where the Cree uprising led by Poundmaker and Big Bear occurred was the Battleford sub-district with 3,603 people. [3] [4] The largest settlement and the capital of the district was Prince Albert with about 800 people [5] followed by Battleford with about 500 people "divided about equally between French, Métis and English". [6]
In early 1888, Big Bear was released. He settled on the Poundmaker First Nation, where he died soon after. Chippewa notation: Big Bear was not a predecessor to Chief Rocky Boy, for whom the Rocky Boy Reservation is named. Little Bear (c.1850-1921). The son of Big Bear, considered Cree. Some said his mother was a Chippewa whose people had ...
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.
Cree chiefs and an interpreter in 1886, with Mistawasis seated at the bottom right. His ally, Ahtahkakoop, is seated at the bottom left. Mistawasis (Cree: ᒥᐢᑕᐘᓯᐢ, meaning "Big Child"; born Pierre Belanger) was a Chief of the Sak-kaw-wen-o-wak Plains Cree, [1] notable for his role as the leader of his people during the signing of Treaty 6 in 1876, to which he was the first signatory.
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A-Pis-Chas-Koos (Little Bear) for the murder of Dill. (A-Pis-Chas-Koos was a Cree chief but not to be confused with Little Bear (Imasees), son of Big Bear, who was active in the Frog Lake incident and went unpunished.) [6] Itka (Crooked Leg) for the murder of Payne, a farm instructor of the Stoney Reserve south of Battleford.