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Historic “Battle of Cutknife Hill’ staged at Poundmaker
Volume:
14
Issue:
11
Year:
2010
On a hill overlooking a valley on the Poundmaker Cree Nation, community members and visitors gathered on July 2 to watch the historical moment of the 1885 ‘Battle of Cutknife Hill’ come to life.
Blasts from a single cannon and various rifles were fired from the hands of Northwest Mounted Police who aimed at Indian warriors dressed in traditional garb, rifles in hand and riding atop horses.
Band members decided to do the re-enactment of the battle as part of a commemoration celebration from June 28-July 4, with funds provided by Saskatchewan West Central Tourism Region.
“We thought maybe we’d like to do a re-enactment and bring the people and the younger generation to understand the battle that took place in 1885,” said Vera Kasokeo, Director of Poundmaker Museum and one of the organizers. “There was the Nez Pearce from Oklahoma that was here. And than we had some Sarcee people that came from Calgary.”