| description: | Head Shot Of Big Bear. Mistahimaskwa (Big Bear, Ca. 1825-88) He Was An Independent, Strong Willed Plains Cree Chief. Determined That His People Should Be Able To Live Where They Wanted To Live, As In The Past. He Refused To Sign Treaty No. 6 Because He Thought The Conditions Of The Agreement Left The Fate Of The Native People In The Hands Of The Government. Many Of His Band, Including His Eldest Son Imasis, Took Part In The 1885 Frog Lake Massacre. Tried For Treason In 1885, Big Bear Was Found Guilty And Given A Three Year Sentence. He Died In 1888. This Photo Was Taken During His Trial, Outside The Nwmp Barracks In Regina, Sk |