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It is known that chief Peguis had his nose cut in a fight in 1802. He had the nick name of "Cut Nose." That's not the only similarity between chief Peguis and John Smith. Historically, it is known that a Saulteaux Ojibwa leader with the name John Smith, led 100s of Saulteaux Ojibwa's to central Saskatchewan, from the St. Peters Reserve in southeastern Manitoba. | It is known that chief Peguis had his nose cut in a fight in 1802. He had the nick name of "Cut Nose." That's not the only similarity between chief Peguis and John Smith. Historically, it is known that a Saulteaux Ojibwa leader with the name John Smith, led 100s of Saulteaux Ojibwa's to central Saskatchewan, from the St. Peters Reserve in southeastern Manitoba. | ||
They were set aside the Muskoday Reserve and James Smith Reserve, in Saskatchewan. | They were set aside the Muskoday Reserve and James Smith Reserve, in Saskatchewan. Historians have written that the Indians of Muskoday and James Smith, are Cree. They are not Cree if they trace their origins to St. Peters Reserve. St. Peters Reserve was located within Saulteaux Ojibwa territory. | ||
If chief Peguis was in fact the John Smith who died in 1922, he was not 137 when he died. He was 148. Chief Sitting Bull claimed to have been born and raised among the Red River Metis or Saulteaux Ojibwa's. If that's true, he probably knew chief Peguis. Many of the other Saulteaux Ojibwa's from St. Peters Reserve, were forced to relocate to Peguis Reserve in 1907. | If chief Peguis was in fact the John Smith who died in 1922, he was not 137 when he died. He was 148. Chief Sitting Bull claimed to have been born and raised among the Red River Metis or Saulteaux Ojibwa's. If that's true, he probably knew chief Peguis. Many of the other Saulteaux Ojibwa's from St. Peters Reserve, were forced to relocate to Peguis Reserve in 1907. | ||
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