Northwest Rebellion

• Hundreds sign petition to rename McPherson Avenue, suggest Métis fiddler John Arcand

  Erin O’Connor has started an online petition, calling for McPherson Avenue in Saskatoon to be renamed in honour of famous Saskatchewan Métis fiddler John Arcand.

  Canada

  Mar 15, 2021
  
• Justin Trudeau exonerates Saskatchewan chief of historic treason conviction

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vindicated Chief Poundmaker during a ceremony at the reserve in Saskatchewan that bears his name - Poundmaker Cree Nation.

  Canada

  May 23, 2019
  
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• Saskatchewan First Nation awaits Chief Poundmaker exoneration

  Milton Tootoosis has been part of an effort that he says has spanned years to press Ottawa to exonerate Chief Poundmaker.

  Canada

  May 20, 2019
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• Metis Nation of Ontario meets in Peterborough

  There are Metis communities across the province, including Peterborough, where a strong effort is made to educate non-Metis on their history and culture.

  Canada

  Aug 17, 2018
• Group pushes to have Chief Poundmaker exonerated for treason conviction

  A group says Chief Poundmaker was a peacemaker and should be pardoned for his treason conviction in the Northwest Resistance.

  Canada

  Dec 6, 2017
• Beardy’s and Okemasis First Nation receiving $4.5M compensation

  Beardy's and Okemasis First Nation says it will distribute and invest $4.5 million in compensation for a dispute dating back to the Northwest Rebellion.

  Politics

  Feb 15, 2017
• Sask. First Nation owed $4M from feds that wasn’t paid in 1885

  Tribunal finds federal government owes Sask. First Nation millions for withholding treaty payments over a century ago.

  Canada

  May 8, 2015