Chapter XIV -- "The Cypress Hills Slaughter"
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| Database ID | 25698 | |
| Institution | University of Saskatchewan Archives | |
| Fonds/Collection | S.D. Hanson fonds | |
| Series | Reference material | |
| File/Item Reference | Reference material-The Story of Saskatchewan and its People - vol. 1, chapter XIV | |
| Date of creation | 1924 | |
| Physical description/extent | 1 Chapter; 9 pages | |
| Number of images | 9 | |
| Scope and content | Chapter XII from "The Story of Saskatchewan and its People." The chapter is entitled "The Cypress Hills Slaughter". This is a account of the killings of Assiniboine by White traders representing American companies from Fort Benton. Hawkes goes discusses his opinions, with some historical context, under the heading "Indian Fights in Saskatchewan". The chapter includes a section entitled "Six Hundred Blackfeet Killed in 1866" which recalls the conflict between the Blackfoot and Cree at Red Ochre Hills. It concludes with "Sixty Cree Killed in 1868 Near Cypress Hills", an account of a Blackfoot and Cree encounter in which Blackfoot on horseback took the lives of 60 Cree men upon their return to camp. | |
| Restrictions on access | There are no restrictions on access. | |
| Contributer | Hawkes, John (author) | |
| Copyright holder | Public domain | |
| Copyright expiry date | Public domain | |
| Other terms governing use and reproduction | Responsibility regarding questions of copyright that may arise in the use of any images is assumed by the researcher. | |
| Type | Published | |
| Primary Media | Textual documents | |
| Specific document types | Books | |
| Provenance Access Point | Hanson, Stanley Duane, 1942-2001 (Archivist) | |
| Other notes | This material is found in the University Archives Reference Collection and not in the Hanson fonds. | |
| Place | Cypress Hills, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| Treaty boundaries | Treaty 4 Treaty 6 | |
| Cultural region | Plains | |
| Names | Cowie, Isaac, 1848-1917 (HBC Factor) Hawkes, John Wood, Chief Justice | |
| Subject | Fur Trade Warfare Forts Community Histories Nakoda (Stoney) Assiniboine Blackfoot Confederacy - Siksika (Blackfoot proper) Cree | |
| Date Range(s) | 1920-1929 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/25698
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