Say the name, Walking the sky
And we'll never know the reason why
Eight men on a Battleford wall
Sing to the sun as the trap doors fall
Free, just like a red winged blackbird
Free, just like a red winged blackbird
Wandering spirit took his shot
Tom Quinn deserved all the lead he got
Little Bear and Miserable Man
Standing guard over sacred land
Free, just like a red winged blackbird
Free, just like a red winged blackbird
Eight dead by the red sunset
But they won't back down
And thеy won't forget
To the shame of powеrful men
Ol’ Whiskey Jack's gonna rise again
Free, just like a red winged blackbird
Free, just like a red winged blackbird
And we'll never know the reason why
Eight men on a Battleford wall
Sing to the sun as the trap doors fall
Free, just like a red winged blackbird
Free, just like a red winged blackbird
Wandering spirit took his shot
Tom Quinn deserved all the lead he got
Little Bear and Miserable Man
Standing guard over sacred land
Free, just like a red winged blackbird
Free, just like a red winged blackbird
Eight dead by the red sunset
But they won't back down
And thеy won't forget
To the shame of powеrful men
Ol’ Whiskey Jack's gonna rise again
Free, just like a red winged blackbird
Free, just like a red winged blackbird
envoyé par Dq82 - 24/9/2025 - 17:33
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The hangings at Battleford refers to the hanging on November 27, 1885, of eight Indigenous men for murders committed in the First Nations uprising that occurred at the time of the North-West Rebellion. The executed men were found guilty of murder in the Frog Lake Massacre and in the Looting of Battleford. These murders took place outside the military combat that took place during the North-West Rebellion.
The court trials were presided over by magistrate Charles Rouleau. The trials and hangings followed the Looting of Battleford, where the judge himself suffered material loss.
Prior to the rebellion the Canadian government's actions in the District of Saskatchewan resulted in starvation, disease, and death among the Indigenous peoples of the area. Traditional means of self-support, such as buffalo disappeared with the sale of lands.
At both Frog Lake and Battleford, some people took up arms against the wishes of their leaders. Some were sentenced to prison terms or death. Others fled to the United States.