Trudeau Exonerates Saskatchewan Chief of Historic Treason Conviction

Trudeau Exonerates Saskatchewan Chief of Historic Treason Conviction
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responds to a question during Question Period in the House of Commons in Ottawa on May 7, 2019. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press
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CUT KNIFE, Sask.—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has exonerated a Saskatchewan chief of treason more than 130 years after his conviction and apologized to his people for the hardship their leader’s unjust imprisonment caused.

The exoneration of Chief Poundmaker was announced at the reserve that bears his name—Poundmaker Cree Nation—about 200 kilometres northwest of Saskatoon.