• The largest mass hanging in Canadian history

  • Nov 2 2023
  • Length: 12 mins
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The largest mass hanging in Canadian history

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  • The Frog Lake Massacre was part of the Cree uprising during the North-West Rebellion in western Canada. Led by Wandering Spirit, young Cree men attacked officials, clergy and settlers in the small settlement of Frog Lake in the District of Saskatchewan in the North-West Territories on 2 April 1885. Nine settlers were killed in the incident. Although it was not a military engagement, the incident proved to be one of the most influential events associated with the NORTH-WEST RESISTANCE. Incited by hunger and mistreatment rather than political motives, 
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