Big Bear
At a glance:
- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Military History
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians
- Curriculum: American Indian History, Canadian History
Article abstract: Big Bear was a war chief during the Second Riel Rebellion{$IRiel Rebellion, Second} of 1885.
At a council of two thousand Indians in 1876, Big Bear denounced the newly formed Canadian government for dishonesty and urged armed resistance. He joined Louis Riel, Jr., leader of the Métis uprisings against white encroachment. The Métis were people of mixed French, Scottish, and Indian ancestry whose land and trade rights had been guaranteed after the First Riel Rebellion. Unremitting white encroachment, particularly during the construction of the...
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