Mistawasis
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Mistawasis was a Chief of the Sak-kaw-wen-o-wak Plains Cree, 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. Due to the dw
Cree chiefs and an interpreter in 1886, with Mistawasis seated at the bottom right. His ally, Ahtahkakoop, is seated at the bottom left.
Treaty 6
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Treaty 6 is the sixth of the 11 numbered treaties that were signed by the Crown and various First Nations between 1871 and 1921. It is an agreement between the Crown and the Plains and Woods Cree, Ass
Mistawasis
…Child"; born Pierre Belanger) was a Chief of the Sak-kaw-wen-o-wak Plains Cree, 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. Due to the dwindling buffalo population caused by excessive hunting, he was forced to look for new…
Treaty 6 Flag, which has been flown in cities throughout the treaty territory since 2012, including Edmonton, Saskatoon, Morinville, and Lloydminster.
A pile of bison skulls in 1892 in Detroit
A presentation copy of the original Treaty No. 6 (1876 August 23). Printed on parchment. Text in black and red; blue and red border. Sourced from the University of Alberta Library's Bruce Peel Special Collections.
Pipe ceremony at Waterhen River, northern Saskatchewan