Francis Pegahmagabow was a remarkable aboriginal leader who served his nation in time of war and his people in time of peacefighting. In wartime he volunteered to be a warrior. In peacetime he had no option. His life reveals how...
Wasauksing First Nation
- Author:Hayes, Adrian, Bartleman, JamesSummary:
- Author:McInnes, Brian D., Rice, WaubgeshigSummary:
Francis Pegahmagabow (1889–1952), a member of the Ojibwe nation, was born in Shawanaga, Ontario. Enlisting at the onset of the First World War, he became the most decorated Canadian Indigenous soldier for bravery and the most...