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Big Bear

Big Bear, also known as Mistahi-maskwa (Cree: ᒥᐢᑕᐦᐃᒪᐢᑿ; c. 1825 – 17 January 1888), was a powerful and popular Cree chief who played many pivotal roles in Canadian history. He was appointed to chief of his band at the age of 40 upon the death of his father, Black Powder. Big Bear is most notable for his involvement in Treaty 6 and the 1885 North-West…

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Born
c. 1825 Jackfish Lake, Rupert’s Land
Died
17 January 1888 Poundmaker Indian Reserve, Cut Knife, Saskatchewan District (North-West Territories), Canada
Father
Black Powder
Mother
Delaney

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Early life

Historical context

Conflict with other Indigenous People

Treaty 6

North-West Rebellion

Life after Treaty 6 and the Trial of Big Bear

Death

Legacy

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Big Bear

Nodes52
Edges51
Triples159
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.038462
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Big Bear

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related to Treaty 6 · 25
Big Bear → As, At, August, Big Bear's, But, By, Canada, Canadian, Cree, Disease, Factor William McKay, HBC, Hudson's Bay Company, It, Let, McKay, North-West Mounted Police, On, Plains Cree, Queen's
related to Early life · 22
Big Bear → After, As, Battleford, Bear Spirit, Big Bear's, Black Powder, Bull's Forehead Hill, Cree, Crees, His, In, It, Jackfish Lake, Little, Maskwa, Mistahi, Mistahi-maskwa, Muckitoo, Plains Cree-Saulteaux, The
related to Conflict with other Indigenous People · 19
Big Bear → Alberta, Belly River, Big Bear's, Blackfoot, Canadian Plains, Cree, First Nations, Indian, Known, Lethbridge, Occurring, October, Plains Cree, Scrub Plains Cree Indigenous, The, The Battle, This, To, White
related to Life after Treaty 6 and the Trial of Big Bear · 18
Big Bear → After, After Métis, As Big Bear, Big Bear's, Chief Wandering Spirit, Cree Chief Wandering Spirit, Frog Lake, Gabriel Dumont, Henry Ross Halpin, Hudson's Bay Company, In, Little Bear, Louis Riel, North-West Rebellion, The, Though, Treaty, With
related to Historical context · 15
Big Bear → Canada, Canadian, December, During, European, However, In, Indigenous, Indigenous People, People, The, The Canadian, The Western Plains Indigenous, There, These
related to North-West Rebellion · 15
Big Bear → Big Bear's, By, Canadian, Crowfoot, First Nations, In, Louis Riel, Métis, North-West Rebellion, Plains Indigenous, Plains Indigenous Peoples, Prairie West, The, The North-West Rebellion, Treaty
related to Further reading · 11
Big Bear → Bill Waiser, Blair Stonechild, Indians, ISBN, Loyal Till Death, McClelland, North-West Rebellion, Rudy Wiebe, Stewart, The Temptations, Toronto
related to Legacy · 9
Big Bear → Big Bear's, Canada's, Canadian, Cree Chief, He, Indigenous, It, This, To
related to Death · 7
Big Bear → Christianity, February, He, His, January, Little Pine, While
related to Leadership · 7
Big Bear → Before, Black Powder, Blackfoot, Chief, He, Plains Cree, Upon

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big bear treaty cree people canadian government indigenous chief plains signing north-west reserve 1885 would bear's band rebellion lake father

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Big BearBornc. 1825 Jackfish Lake, Rupert’s Land1.00infobox
Big BearDied17 January 1888 Poundmaker Indian Reserve, Cut Knife, Saskatchewan District (North-West Territories), Canada1.00infobox
Big BearFatherBlack Powder1.00infobox
Big BearMotherDelaney1.00infobox
Big Bearrelated to Conflict with other Indigenous PeopleTo0.60section
Big Bearrelated to Conflict with other Indigenous PeopleScrub Plains Cree Indigenous0.60section
Big Bearrelated to Conflict with other Indigenous PeopleCree0.60section
Big Bearrelated to Conflict with other Indigenous PeopleBig Bear's0.60section
Big Bearrelated to Conflict with other Indigenous PeopleThe Battle0.60section
Big Bearrelated to Conflict with other Indigenous PeopleBelly River0.60section
Big Bearrelated to Conflict with other Indigenous PeopleOccurring0.60section
Big Bearrelated to Conflict with other Indigenous PeopleOctober0.60section

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