The entire Province of Saskatchewan has about the same number of people as the metro area of Salt Lake City, Utah. This place of approximately a million souls has produced a surprising number of people who've gained national and international acclaim for their achievements.
Some are alive; some are no longer with us. But all are Saskatchewan folks (a few aren't, but we claim them as our own) who've distinguished themselves in their chosen areas of endeavour.
Chief Big Bear (Mistahimaskwa) (1825?-1888) Big Bear was born in the Fort Carlton district of what’s now central Saskatchewan. He was a revered leader and visionary who refused to sign Treaty 6 because he believed it condemned his people to perpetual poverty and loss of lifestyle. He worked towards establishing an Indian confederacy to lobby for better treaty terms, but starvation forced him to acquiesce. He counseled peace when extremist followers participated in the violence surrounding the Northwest Resistance of 1885.
