Crowfoot
Crowfoot (actually Blackfoot Isapo-Muxika or Issapóómahksika, "Big Krähenfuß" * around 1830, † 25. April 1890 ) was a tribal chief of the Blackfoot - Indians ( Siksika ) in Canada .
Life
While Crowfoot was a warrior, he was also interested in creating peace between the different tribes. When the Canadian Pacific Railway decided to build its main line through Blackfoot territory , negotiations with Albert Lacombe convinced Crowfoot to allow it. The president of the railway company, William Van Horne, gave him a lifelong ticket on the routes of the CPR.
In 1877 the government, represented by Col. James Macleod and Lieutenant Governor David Laird, forced Crowfoot and other Blackfoot chiefs to sign a treaty by which the tribes ceded land. In return, they received annual payments and reservations .
Despite his generally recognized bravery, Crowfoot refused to participate in the Northwest Rebellion in 1885 because he believed it was a lost cause. He died of tuberculosis in 1890 . The Crowfoot Trail, a major road in Calgary , is named after him.
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| SURNAME | Crowfoot |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Isapo-Muxika (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Tribal chief of the Blackfoot First Nation in Canada |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1830 |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 25, 1890 |