The canadian magazine of politics, science, art and literature, November 1910-April 1911 . e south, andhe was told he had no land and mustgo and live on a reserv^ation—a smallpatch of ground out of the greatplains his fore-fathers travelled andcalled their own. Why should hehave to live in little patches like thewhite man ? He only wanted to beleft alone. Then lately there had beentalk; messengers had come from othertribes. Mr. Kiel had told them of thegrievances of the Half-breeds, his.^oung men were restless and discon-tented; they were told that the coun-try was to be taken back, the whitem
The canadian magazine of politics, science, art and literature, November 1910-April 1911 . e south, andhe was told he had no land and mustgo and live on a reserv^ation—a smallpatch of ground out of the greatplains his fore-fathers travelled andcalled their own. Why should hehave to live in little patches like thewhite man ? He only wanted to beleft alone. Then lately there had beentalk; messengers had come from othertribes. Mr. Kiel had told them of thegrievances of the Half-breeds, his.^oung men were restless and discon-tented; they were told that the coun-try was to be taken back, the whitemen driven out, and then the buffaloescould return, and the Crees would bea great people once again. He doubt-ed. He had seen many winters andknew the white mans strength andhs great numbers, but he could notcontrol his young men. For the youn?men and himself it mattered little:they could take their chances: but thefuture of the squaws and little onesmade him anxious, and he did his bestto hold in his vouns: men. but thevwere hot-headed and wanted war. When the spring came and the new. 417 418 THE CANADIAN MAGAZINE grass was up for the ponies, there waeno holding them. But the WhiteChief must see that his people madewar gently. They had ill-treated no-body. The prisoners taken had. allbeen well treated, and after the fightat Cutknife Hill he had held backhis young men who might have caus-ed much loss to the soldiens in theirreturn march to Battleford. Pound-maker made a strong point of thisand dilated upon his vi-ew of this gentle behaviourand his considerate treament of sometwenty odd prisoners, the Chief urgedthat all should be forgiven, the tribere-instated upon its reservation, andrations and allowances issued as form-erly. At the close of this address an in-teresting little incident took asked that his chiefwife, who was present, be heard onbehalf of the women and General declined, saying that he(Poundmaker) must speak for hisp
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