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Little Bear (born âyimisîs, ᐋᔨᒥᓰᐢ or Macquettoquet - Little Big Bear) was a Cree leader who lived in the District of Alberta, Idaho Territory, Montana Territory, and District of Saskatchewan regions of Canada and the United States, in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Sep 9, 2015 · The Northwest Rebellion began 1885, over prolonged disagreements between the Métis and the Canadian government, exacerbated an already difficult situation. During the rebellion, several members of Big Bear’s Band of Cree killed nine settlers at Frog Lake and took others hostage.
In the years after Sand Creek, Little Bear had several wives – Gum Woman, Wild Cat Woman, Fish Woman and Blind Woman, who were sisters. Little Bear was 75 years old at the time of his death on January 20, 1917. Only one of his children lived to adulthood, a son named White Face Bull.
- " (born Ayimâsis or Macquettoquet)."
- Rocky Boy, Hill County, Montana, USA.
- circa 1842
Jan 28, 2019 · Little Bear and his small band of 100-200 Indigenous Crees had just fought against the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in the failed and bloody Northwest Rebellion — a First Nations and Métis uprising against Canadian rule and policies that led to disease and starvation across the northern Plains.
During the winter of 1882-1883, an estimated one-sixth to one-quarter of the Piegan population in Montana died of starvation. Desperate to avoid a similar fate, the Cree sent raiders against other Indigenous groups in an attempt to secure much needed horses and supplies.
- Benjamin Hoy
- 2019
Cameron identified Little Bear as the leader of the massacre, in which a total of nine were killed, including clergy. Some contemporary writings blamed Wandering Spirit. Cameron was held hostage by the Little Bear Band for two months. Little Bear's band fled to Montana, but they were subject to deportation to Canada in 1896 by the U ...
Little Bear goes to sleep. Indigenous Storybooks is designed specifically for children, families, community members, and educators, and makes Indigenous stories from Little Cree Books available in Cree, Haida, English, French, as well as community-contributed translations into languages spoken in Canada.
