Francis Pegahmagabow
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Francis Pegahmagabow 🇨🇦

Binaaswi (The Wind that Blows Off) (Known as "Francis Pegahmagabow")
Ojibwe Warrior, Most Decorated Indigenous Soldier of WWI, Chief of Wasauksing
Born Mar 09, 1891 🇨🇦 Wasauksing First Nation (Parry Sound, Ontario), Canada
Passed Away Aug 05, 1952 Parry Sound (Ontario), Canada
Lifespan 61 years old
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"We went overseas to fight for freedom; we must not return home to live as wards without rights in our own land."

Archival Overview

Renowned Ojibwe marksman and scout who became the most decorated Indigenous soldier in Canadian military history during World War I, later serving as Supreme Chief of the Native Independent Government.

Biographical Record

Enlisting in the 1st Canadian Infantry Battalion in August 1914, Pegahmagabow served through the Second Battle of Ypres, the Somme, and Passchendaele. Serving as a deadly sniper and scout, he was credited with 378 enemy kills and the capture of 300 prisoners, earning the Military Medal with two bars for exceptional battlefield bravery.

Returning to Wasauksing First Nation after suffering severe lung damage from German mustard gas, Pegahmagabow served as Chief and councillor, founding early Indigenous political organizations to demand treaty rights, self-determination, and fair treatment for Indigenous veterans.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Wasauksing First Nation Cemetery
Wasauksing First Nation (Parry Island, Ontario), Canada
GPS: 45.3167, -80.1167
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