This year marks the 127th anniversary of the demise of Wandering Spirit, the war chief of the Big Bear Nation in the late 1870s, who was hanged in 1885 at Fort Battleford for killing Indian agent Thomas Quinn at Frog Lake.
This information is a part of the written history of events that occurred during the time European settlers were making their homes on the prairies.
In First Nation culture, oral history is the traditional format in which stories of significance are passed down through generations.
On Nov. 27, BATC and Stoney Knoll First Nation extend an invitation to hear the oral history of Wandering Spirit, as told by Tyrone Tootoosis, featured speaker for the commemoration.
Other stories of significance to the area First Nations will be presented orally as well, as part of the agenda for the commemoration activities.
BATC and Stoney Knoll First Nation invite everyone to attend the commemoration which will be held at the Sweetgrass Community Care Centre followed by a traditional feast.
For more information, please contact Chief Ben Weenie, Stoney Knoll First Nation at 306-480-8570.
