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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. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Ploughshares Monitor, published by Project Ploughshares on March 22, 2009. The length of the article is 1696 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Guns on the plains: from extraordinary Canadians: Big Bear.(Reprint)
Author: Rudy Wiebe
Publication: Ploughshares Monitor (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 22, 2009
Publisher: Project Ploughshares
Volume: 30Issue: 1Page: 14(3)

Article Type: Reprint

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