Death of Cree Chief Crowfoot
Canadian History
April 25, 1890
The great Cree chief Crowfoot died at Blackfoot Crossing. He was a perceptive, farseeing and diplomatic leader who became disillusioned with the Canadian government.
Crowfoot Addressing the Marquis of Lorne: Pow-wow at Blackfoot Crossing, on September 10, 1881*. Click photo to enlarge and credit.
Quote
“What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset.”
Photographic portrait of Crowfoot, Head Chief of the Blackfoot - circa 1885 - "Click" photo to enlarge and credit