Crowfoot (1830-1890) or Isapo-Muxika was a chief of the Blackfoot First Nation in Canada. He tried to obtain peace instead of tribal warfare. When the Canadian Pacific Railway sought to build their mainline through Blackfoot territory, negotiations with Father Albert Lacombe convinced Crowfoot that it should be allowed. In gratitude, Crowfoot was given a lifetime pass to ride on the CPR by railway president Cornelius Van Horne.
Even though he was well respected for his bravery, he refused to join the North-West Rebellion of 1885, believing it to be a lost cause.
Crowfoot Trail, a major road in Calgary, Alberta is named after him.
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