Chief Whitecap

Chief Wapahaska (fl. 1880s) (Dakota: Wápaha Ská),[1] also known as Chief Whitecap, was a Dakota chief from the area now known as Whitecap Dakota Reserve.[2]

Statue of Chief Whitecap (standing) and John Neilson Lake (seated) in River Landing, Saskatoon

Founding of Saskatoon

John Lake of the Temperance Colonization Society of Toronto arrived in what is now Saskatoon in 1882 to survey the land. Whitecap advised that Lake begin the settlement on the east bank of the South Saskatchewan River, which would later become Nutana.[3]

Later life

Whitecap was a participant in the North-West Rebellion, and was tried for treason after Louis Riel's surrender. He was later found not guilty.[4]

References
  1. https://dakotalessons.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Chief-Whitecap-.pdf
  2. Thompson, Christian. "Whitecap Dakota First Nation". www.esask.uregina.ca. The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  3. Sarjeant, A. Margaret; Sarjeant, William A.S.; Kerr, Don (14 November 2012). "Saskatoon". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  4. Beal, Bob; Macleod, Rod (7 February 2006). "North-West Rebellion". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
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