Poundmaker
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Poundmaker, also known as pîhtokahânapiwiyin, was a Plains Cree chief known as a peacemaker and defender of his people, the Poundmaker Cree Nation. His name denotes his special craft at leading buffal
Poundmaker and his wife
Gordon Tootoosis
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Gordon Tootoosis was a First Nations actor of Cree and Stoney descent. Tootoosis was a descendant of Yellow Mud Blanket, brother of the famous Cree leader Poundmaker. He was acclaimed for his commitme
Poundmaker
…Hill, the site of the North-West Rebellion battle, has been renamed Poundmaker Hill. His grandnephew John Tootoosis, Cree leader, and great-grandnephew Gordon Tootoosis, actor, both lived on this reserve. Poundmaker appears as the leader of the Cree in Sid Meier's Civilization VI, having bonuses related to trade and…
Tootoosis in the 1970s