Trial of poundmaker

The Pontiac Rebellion. The World of Joseph Brant. The Trial Of Poundmaker. Details Known as a peacemaker and defender of his people, Poundmaker surrendered after Canadian forces attacked his camp in in response to an uprising. Create free account Sign in. Please enable JavaScript in your browser to use this website. Milton Tootoosis, a headman for Poundmaker Cree Nation, still remembers the day his community exhumed and brought back Poundmaker's body in , when Tootoosis was five years old.

For her, the exoneration will bring healing after decades of being told by people outside of her community that her great-great-great-grandfather was a traitor. In addition to the charges against Poundmaker, the federal government took away the community's cows, horses and guns, which left people with little to live on. Many starved. Many people were imprisoned on what Blaine Favel described as trumped-up charges.

For example, his great-grandfather was imprisoned for four months for stealing horses. Browse more videos. Playing next Zimbabwean military chiefs 'rewarded' with cabinet jobs. Kansas City Chiefs. Super 50 HP polls: Congress manifesto promises interest-free loans, jobs, laptops. RJD manifesto: 10 lakh jobs, free laptops, loan waiver. Sign In. Episode aired 46m. Documentary Drama. Known as a peacemaker and defender of his people, Poundmaker surrendered after Canadian forces attacked his camp in in response to an uprising.

His story is told through interviews with Read all Known as a peacemaker and defender of his people, Poundmaker surrendered after Canadian forces attacked his camp in in response to an uprising. Director Gil Cardinal. Gil Cardinal.