Battle of Cut Knife-May 2, 1885;
Warrior Chief Fine-Day.
A small group of warriors were attacked
at Cut Knife
-Fifty Cree; three-hundred-fifty
Canadian forces rife.
Might, bravery and skill meant troops
without strife.
Victory belongs with Metis who fight
only for life.”
Troops had to traverse a creek and a
wet marsh
Otter badly miscalculated- terrain was
so harsh!
Supreme strategies made Otter’s
image tarnish.
Fine Day proved a brilliant tactician-
no farce.
When Otter retreated Poundmaker said
“no more.”
-Peaceful negotiation in Battleford was
our door.
Our numbers are many but we came for
stores.
Starvation and sickness make our people
feel sore.
Written by Carol Howard Vulliamy- Metis
Elder
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