Crowfoot : chief of the Blackfeet

Dempsey, Hugh A. 1929- (Author).

Summary: "In 1885 the Riel Rebellion erupted in the Canadian-American west, but Crowfoot refused to participate, feeling that it was a losing battle. Did he follow this course of action for personal aggrandizement and personal gain, as many of his tribesmen suspected? The author has searched widely in the source material for the answer. This account reveals Crowfoot as a leader of rare vision and perception, a man whose loyalty to his people was foremost and unswerving, a chieftain who always acted to the best of his ability and in the best interests of his people." --back cover

Record details

ISBN: 0888301243
Physical Description: print
226 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Edition: Pbk. ed.
Publisher: Edmonton : Hurtig, c1976.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

1. A Blood baby -- 2. Young warrior -- 3. Life in the camps -- 4. Crowfoot becomes a chief -- 5. Father of his people -- 6. A son lost and gained -- 7. Red coats -- 8. Sitting Bull spurned -- 9. Blackfoot treaty -- 10. Starvation -- 11. Land of the Long Knives -- 12. Long walk home -- 13. Faith destroyed -- 14. Discontent -- 15. Rebellion -- 16. Death of a son -- 17. Triumphant tour -- 18. End of an era.