Historedia
Person

Wandering Spirit

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1885

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Wandering Spirit, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Frog Lake Massacre: Cree warriors kill nine settlers

    1885

    Role: War chief of a band of Plains Cree

    1. April 2, 1885 · Frog Lake settlementAttack on Frog Lake

      Cree men led by Wandering Spirit attacked and killed nine officials, clergy, and settlers at Frog Lake on April 2, 1885.

    2. April 4, 1885 · Frog Lake settlementBurning of Settlement

      The church, rectory, and all buildings of the Frog Lake settlement were burned on April 4, 1885.

Sources

  1. Wandering Spirit (Cree leader) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-08