8 5 . ▁C ree ▁bands ▁sympath etic ▁to ▁the ▁M ét is ▁cause ▁and ▁with ▁gr iev ances ▁of ▁their ▁own ▁began ▁ra iding ▁stores ▁and ▁far ms ▁in ▁the ▁western ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁S ask atch ew an ▁for ▁ ▁arms , ▁am mun ition ▁and ▁food ▁supplies ▁while ▁civ ili ans ▁fled ▁to ▁the ▁larger ▁settlement s ▁and ▁for ts ▁of ▁the ▁North - West ▁Territ ories . ▁ ▁Prom inent ▁leaders ▁of ▁this ▁u pr ising ▁were ▁Chief ▁P ound maker ▁and ▁Chief ▁Big ▁Bear . ▁P ound maker ▁and ▁his ▁band ▁had ▁a ▁reserve ▁near ▁present - day ▁C ut ▁Kn ife ▁about ▁ 5 0   km ▁( 3 1 ▁miles ) ▁west ▁of ▁Fort ▁Battle ford . ▁Big ▁Bear ▁and ▁his ▁band ▁had ▁settled ▁near ▁F rog ▁Lake ▁about ▁ 5 5   km ▁( 3 4 ▁miles ) ▁north west ▁of ▁Fort ▁Pitt ▁but ▁had ▁not ▁yet ▁selected ▁a ▁reserve ▁site . ▁Both ▁bands ▁were ▁sign ator ies ▁of ▁Tre aty ▁ 6 ▁and ▁were ▁unh appy ▁in ▁the ▁way ▁it ▁was ▁implemented ▁by ▁the ▁Canadian ▁government . ▁The ▁loss ▁of ▁the ▁buff alo ▁and ▁the ▁in ade qu ate ▁r ations ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁Indian ▁agents ▁kept ▁the ▁bands ▁in ▁a ▁contin ual ▁state ▁of ▁near - star v ation . ▁ ▁Geography ▁The ▁District ▁of ▁S ask atch ew an ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁was ▁divided ▁into ▁three ▁sub - d istrict s ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁