Neekaneet
Neekaneet (Foremost Man) (c. 1874 - 1897) was a Plains Cree chief, leader of the Nekaneet Cree Nation who settled in Cypress Hills in 1880. He was declared a National Historic Person on 13 November 1981.[1]
Neekaneet died in Cypress Hills on 16 May 1897. His people were granted a reserve in 1913.
References
[edit]- ^ "Neekaneet (Foremost Man) National Historic Person". www.pc.gc.ca.
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