Canada's Largest Mass Execution: The Battleford Hangings

After the Frog Lake Massacre and the North West Resistance, eight Indigenous men were arrested and put on trial. The trial was a foregone conclusion, and all were put to death outside Battleford in 1885. It was the largest mass hanging in Canadian history. Artwork/logo design by Janet Cordahi Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: www.canadaehx.com/shop Donate: canadaehx.com (Click Donate) E-mail: [email protected] Twitter: twitter.com/craigbaird Mastadon: @[email protected] Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cdnhistoryehx YouTube: youtube.com/c/canadianhistoryehx Want to send me something? Craig Baird PO Box 2384 Stony Plain PO Main, Alberta T7Z1X8 *sources* Newspapers.com Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan: https://esask.uregina.ca/entry/frog_lake_massacre.html Parks Canada: https://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/dfhd/page_nhs_eng.aspx?id=26 St. Albert Gazette: https://www.stalbertgazette.com/beyond-local/acimowin-opaspiw-society-takes-on-research-about-frog-lake-massacre-10390900 Parks Canada: https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/sk/battleford/culture/histoire-history Kenton DeJong Travel: https://kentondejong.travel/blog/visiting-the-grave-of-canadas-largest-mass-hanging/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices