was convicted of treason in 1885 and sentenced to three years in Stony Mountain Penitentiary. He said to Riel, "You did not catch me, I gave myself up. I wanted peace." At his trial, he is reported to have said: Because of the power of his adopted father, Crowfoot, Poundmaker's hair was not cut in prison, and he served only seven months. Nonetheless, his stay there devastated his health and led to his death (from a lung hemorrhage) in 1886, at the age of 44. He was buried at Blackfoot Crossing near Gleichen, Alberta, but his remains were exhumed in 1967, and reburied on the Poundmaker Reserve, Saskatchewan. Pictures from the exhumation and reburial were donated to the Allen Sapp museum in North Battleford. Exoneration Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke to members of the Poundmaker Cree Nation and others gathered at Cut Knife Hill, on 23 May 2019 to exonerate Poundmaker and clear his memory. In part he said: "The Government of Canada recognizes that Chief Poundmaker was not a criminal, but someone who worked tirelessly to ensure the survival of his people, and hold the Crown accountable to its obligations as laid out in Treaty 6. We recognize that the unjust conviction and imprisonment of Chief Poundmaker had, and continues to have, a profound impact on the Poundmaker Cree Nation." Legacy The Poundmaker Cree Nation continues to this day, near Cut Knife. His grandnephew John Tootoosis, Cree leader, and great-grandnephew Gordon Tootoosis, actor, both lived on this reserve. Pîhtokahanapiwiyin, referred to by his anglicised name Poundmaker, appears as the leader of the Cree in Sid Meier's Civilization VI, having bonuses related to trade and diplomacy. His appearance in the game drew criticism from some members of the Poundmaker Cree Nation, who felt that, by being included in a game based around expansion and conquest, his values and those of the Cree were misrepresented, and criticized the company for not formally approaching community elders, but also commented that his portrayal wasn't completely negative, and hoped his inclusion in the game would help his, at the time, ongoing exoneration by publicizing his figure. References External links Pîhtokahanapiwiyin (Poundmaker) Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online CBC article "Photos of Cree chief surface" (broken link) 1840s births 1886 deaths First Nations history Cree people People of the North-West Rebellion Pre-Confederation Saskatchewan people Indigenous leaders in Saskatchewan Persons of National Historic Significance