23 h 44 m, 2 abr 1885 ano - Frog Lake Massecre
Descrição:
At the Frog lake supply post, in Alberta, a group of Cree men from Plains Cree Chief Big Bear's band shot and killed nine male settlers. The tension between the Cree and the government agents were already very high, and the murders were not helping. The Metis, who were motivated by hunger and the defeat at Duck Lake, decided to take over the Frog Lake settlement on April 2nd, 1885. When the Frog Lake settlers refused to leave the area, a deadly shootout broke out. When Cheif Big Bear arrive, he attempted to stop the men from killing each other but failed. Nine months later, 8 Cree men were hanged. IT was the largest public hanging in Canadian history
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23 h 44 m, 2 abr 1885 ano
Agora
~ 140 years ago