Author: William Bleasdell CameronPublisher: London : Duckworth
ISBN:
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
The War Trail of Big Bear
Author: William Bleasdell CameronPublisher: London : Duckworth
ISBN:
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
The War Trail of Big Bear, Being the Story of the Connection of Big Bear and other Cree Indian Chiefs
Author: William Bleasdell CameronPublisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 1787205630
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
First published in 1926, this book by William Bleasdell Cameron is the gripping account of his experiences of captivity following the Frog Lake Massacre of the North-West Rebellion of April 2, 1885, of which he was the only male survivor. “On that dread day in April, 1885, when savagery was blood-mad, his constant and understanding kindness to the Indians bore fruit: “Those women are starting for the camp. Go with them; and do not leave them. They will not shoot among the women.” And from that moment until the release of the prisoners two months later he lived amongst them in their wanderings, an intelligent and sympathetic eye-witness of all that happened. This is the story Mr. Cameron has to tell. It is of especial value for its treatment of events on the little-known western front.”—The Washington Historical Quarterly
The War Trail of Big Bear
Author: William Bleasdell CameronPublisher:
ISBN: 9781436679589
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
Peel's Bibliography of the Canadian Prairies to 1953
Author: Ernest Boyce InglesPublisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 9780802048257
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 948
Book Description
The Prairie Provinces cover Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
Blood Red the Sun
Author: William Bleasdell CameronPublisher: Hurtig Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Charlie Russell Roundup
Author: Brian W. DippiePublisher: Montana Historical Society
ISBN: 9780917298479
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
A collection of essays by various authors that explore the work, influence, and legacy of American cowboy artist and writer Charles M. Russell.
Extraordinary Canadians: Big Bear
Author: Rudy WiebePublisher: Penguin Canada
ISBN: 0143172700
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
Big Bear (1825–1888) was a Plains Cree chief in Saskatchewan at a time when aboriginals were confronted with the disappearance of the buffalo and waves of European settlers that seemed destined to destroy the Indian way of life. In 1876 he refused to sign Treaty No. 6, until 1882, when his people were starving. Big Bear advocated negotiation over violence, but when the federal government refused to negotiate with aboriginal leaders, some of his followers killed 9 people at Frog Lake in 1885. Big Bear himself was arrested and imprisoned. Rudy Wiebe, author of a Governor General’s Award–winning novel about Big Bear, revisits the life of the eloquent statesman, one of Canada’s most important aboriginal leaders.
Big Bear
Author: Hugh A. DempseyPublisher: University of Regina Press
ISBN: 9780889771963
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
When the white settlers came to western Canada, Big Bear realized that the Cree Indians' way of life was threatened, and he fought to prevent his people from being reduced to poverty-stricken outcasts in their own land. Although his protests were peaceful, he was labelled a troublemaker. Years of frustration and rage exploded when his followers killed the white people of Frog Lake, a tragedy Big Bear was powerless to stop. The old chief stood trial for inciting rebellion--though all he had sought was justice and freedom.
Big Bear (Mistahimusqua)
Author: J.R. MillerPublisher: ECW/ORIM
ISBN: 1770906800
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
A biography of the Plains Cree chief who challenged Canadian authorities and became a warrior of legend. When Big Bear was young, in the first half of the nineteenth century, he overcame smallpox and other hardships—and eventually followed in the footsteps of his father, Black Powder, engaging in warfare against the Blackfoot. The time would come for him to draw on these experiences and step into a leadership role, as the buffalo began to disappear and his people suffered. This rich historical biography tells of Big Bear’s role as chief of a Plains Cree community in western Canada in the late nineteenth century, at a time of transition between the height of Plains Indian culture and the modern era. During the 1870s and early 1880s, Big Bear became the focal point of opposition for Cree and Saulteaux bands that did not wish to make treaty with Canada. During the early 1880s, he spearheaded a Plains diplomatic movement to renegotiate the treaties in favor of the Aboriginal groups whose way of life had been devastated. Although Big Bear personally favored peaceful protest, violent acts by some of his followers during the North-West Rebellion of 1885 provided the federal government with the opportunity to crush him by prosecuting him for treason. His story provides fascinating insight into this era of North American history.
The War Trail of Big Bear
Author: William Bleasdell CameronPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cree Indians
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description