HuffPost Canada via Library and Archives Canada Chief Poundmaker is shown in an undated photo from Library and Archives Canada. —Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has exonerated a Saskatchewan chief of treason more than 130 years after his conviction and apologized to his people for the hardship their leader’s unjust imprisonment caused. The exoneration of Chief Poundmaker was announced at the reserve that bears his name —Poundmaker Cree Nation— about 200 kilometres northwest of Saskatoon. “Today, our government acknowledges that Chief Poundmaker was a peacemaker who never stopped fighting for peace. ‘Chief Poundmaker was not a criminal’“The government of Canada recognizes that Chief Poundmaker was not a criminal, but someone who worked tirelessly to ensure the survival of his people and hold the Crown accountable to its obligations as laid out in Treaty 6,” the prime minister continued.

Source: Huffington Post May 23, 2019 18:56 UTC