Pitikwahanapiwiyin facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Pîhtokahanapiwiyin |
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| Cree headman | |
Chief Poundmaker (1885)
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| Born | Pîhtokahanapiwiyin 1842 near Battleford, Rupert's Land, British North America |
| Died | 4 July 1886 (aged 43–44) Blackfoot Crossing, Alberta, North-West Territories, Canada |
| Father | Sikakwayan |
Pitikwahanapiwiyin was a Native American leader. Born in 1842 near Battleford Saskatchewan. He was a chief of the plains Cree tribe. He was known to English speakers as Chief Poundmaker. He helped end a long war between the two nations; the Cree and the Blackfoot. To seal the peace between the two tribes he became the adopted son of the Blackfoot chief Crowfoot.
Images for kids
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Poundmaker and his wife
See also
In Spanish: Pîhtokahanapiwiyin para niños
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