Editing Poundmaker (section)

{{short description|Plains Cree chief}}
{{about|the Cree headman}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=September 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox royalty
| name        = Poundmaker
|title = [[Cree]] headman
| image       = Poundmaker.png
| caption     = Chief Poundmaker (1885)
| birth_name  = Pîhtokahanapiwiyin

| birth_date  = {{birth-date|1842}} 
| birth_place = near [[Battleford]], [[Rupert's Land]], [[British North America]]
| death_date = 4 July {{death year and age|1886|1842}} 
| death_place = [[Blackfoot Crossing]], [[District of Alberta|Alberta]], [[Northwest Territories|North-West Territories]], Canada 
| known_for   = 
|father =  Sikakwayan 
| mother = 
}}
'''Poundmaker''' ({{circa|1842}} &ndash; 4 July 1886), also known as '''''pîhtokahânapiwiyin''''' ({{langx|cr|ᐲᐦᑐᑲᐦᐋᓇᐱᐏᔨᐣ}}), was a [[Plains Cree people|Plains Cree]] chief known as a peacemaker and defender of his people, the [[Poundmaker Cree Nation]]. His name denotes his special craft at leading buffalo into buffalo pounds (enclosures) for harvest.

In 1885, during the [[North-West Rebellion]], his band was attacked by Canadian troops and a battle ensued. After the rebellion was suppressed, he surrendered and was convicted of treason and imprisoned. He died of illness soon after his release. In May 2019, Canadian Prime Minister [[Justin Trudeau]] exonerated the chief and apologized to the [[Poundmaker Cree Nation]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/chief-poundmaker-exoneration-1.5126471 |title=Chief Poundmaker, wrongly convicted of treason-felony in 1885, to be exonerated by Trudeau |date=7 May 2019 |publisher=CBC |access-date=8 May 2019 |quote=Trudeau's statement of exoneration is being co-developed with Poundmaker Cree Nation.}}</ref>