Located near Cutknife, Saskatchewan is Poundmaker First Nation which is within Battleford Ojibway Reserve. Poundmaker Reserve land area is within Battleford Ojibway Reserve. According to 2016's census, on-Reserve population of Poundmaker is 547. Around 120 speak Corrupted Ojibway Language which is what Lewis and Clark called Cree Language. Their history is one in which many (maybe not most) originally lived in the Montana region. Poundmaker is a suspicious historical figure who may have been hired by whites. His name indicates bribery or he was paid by whites. After signing treaty 6, chief Poundmaker became a leader of 182 people and settled down on Reserve with them. Canadian leaders were not keeping promises and many of the subjects under the leadership of Poundmaker, became attracted to the more militant Ojibway leaders under chief Big Bears command. Chief Poundmaker was quick to intervene after some of the battles of the 1885 war. He refused to allow Ojibway Soldiers to kill their white captives. After the war, chief Poundmaker surrendered and was imprisoned. His role in 1885's Northwest Rebellion was very limited. He led some Ojibway's to Fort Battleford to negotiate for food. They rejected his requests for rations. Chief Poundmaker then left the Fort Battleford region.
