Wandering Spirit (chief)

Wandering Spirit (chief)

Wandering Spirit (a.k.a. Kapapamahchakwew, Papamahchakwayo, Esprit Errant; b.1845 - d.1885) was a Cree war chief of a band of Plains Cree.

Frog Lake Massacre

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The Frog Lake Massacre was a Cree uprising during the North-West Rebellion. Led by Wandering Spirit, young Cree warriors attacked the small town near Frog Lake, Alberta in April 2, 1885.

Angered by what seemed to be unfair treaties by the Canadian government and the dwindling buffalo population, their main source of food, Big Bear and his Cree decided to rebel after the successful Métis victory at Duck Lake. They gathered all the white settlers in the area into the local church. Thomas Quinn, the town's Indian Agent, was killed after a disagreement broke out. The Cree then shot at the settlers. Nine people were killed and three were taken as captives.

The massacre prompted the Canadian government to take notice of the growing unrest in Western Canada. The rebellion was eventually put down, and Wandering Spirit, the war chief responsible for the Frog Lake Massacre, was hanged.

Death

Wandering Spirit was eventually captured and hanged on November 27, 1885 at Battleford, Saskatchewan for the Frog Lake Massacre.

External links

* [http://library.usask.ca/northwest/index/subject/197.html University of Saskatchewan Library]
* [http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=5616 Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online]


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