Early Life
Have you ever thought about what it would be like back in the days when the Stampede began where there were no First Nations involved? The great Canadian cowboy Tom Three Persons changed some of the rules. He fought against *discrimination and *racism for First Nations to be in the stampede. He also was the first First Nation to grow a grain crop. His original name was Mutsi-i-Kitstuki and it means handsome offering. He was the best *bronco rider
*Bronco means a bucking horse
*discrimination means unjust treatment of people based on age, gender or race
*Racism means discrimination against someone of a different race
Values of Tom Three Persons
Tom valued many things such as equality, kindness, knowledge as well as his culture. Did you know that he also was teacher? He was a very kind, gifted teacher that taught all of the students mostly math. He really valued his culture because he always wanted everybody to be in the Stampede not just the Europeans.
Tom Three Persons Family
Tom Three Persons was originally baptized as Moses Three Persons, but became known to all as Tom. Tom Three Persons was born in March, 1888 to Ayakohtseniki (Double Talker), a Kainai (Blood) woman. His natural father was Fred Pace, a North West Mounted Police recruit-turned whiskey trader. His uncle taught him how to hunt and, most importantly, how to ride. He died in 1949 from falling out of a wagon.
What was Alberta like Back Then?
Imagine a time when you could not just go to Safeway or Sobeys to buy food. Lots of farmers and cowboys brought cattle (cows) and they finally got more food. The cows gave them milk and beef. They soon became less hungry. Farming was also big in Alberta because they grew crops for food for the people. Without farmers and ranchers people would starve. Life for the new farmers was hard because they had no doctors or medical supplies.
Sources used:
1. Adventurous Albertans book.
2. http://www.cowboycountrymagazine.com/index.php/featured-content/trail-blazers/317-tom-three-persons,
3. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/eppp-archive/100/200/301/ic/can_digital_collections/pasttopresent/settlement/aa_Tom_Three_Persons.html
Have you ever thought about what it would be like back in the days when the Stampede began where there were no First Nations involved? The great Canadian cowboy Tom Three Persons changed some of the rules. He fought against *discrimination and *racism for First Nations to be in the stampede. He also was the first First Nation to grow a grain crop. His original name was Mutsi-i-Kitstuki and it means handsome offering. He was the best *bronco rider
*Bronco means a bucking horse
*discrimination means unjust treatment of people based on age, gender or race
*Racism means discrimination against someone of a different race
Values of Tom Three Persons
Tom valued many things such as equality, kindness, knowledge as well as his culture. Did you know that he also was teacher? He was a very kind, gifted teacher that taught all of the students mostly math. He really valued his culture because he always wanted everybody to be in the Stampede not just the Europeans.
Tom Three Persons Family
Tom Three Persons was originally baptized as Moses Three Persons, but became known to all as Tom. Tom Three Persons was born in March, 1888 to Ayakohtseniki (Double Talker), a Kainai (Blood) woman. His natural father was Fred Pace, a North West Mounted Police recruit-turned whiskey trader. His uncle taught him how to hunt and, most importantly, how to ride. He died in 1949 from falling out of a wagon.
What was Alberta like Back Then?
Imagine a time when you could not just go to Safeway or Sobeys to buy food. Lots of farmers and cowboys brought cattle (cows) and they finally got more food. The cows gave them milk and beef. They soon became less hungry. Farming was also big in Alberta because they grew crops for food for the people. Without farmers and ranchers people would starve. Life for the new farmers was hard because they had no doctors or medical supplies.
Sources used:
1. Adventurous Albertans book.
2. http://www.cowboycountrymagazine.com/index.php/featured-content/trail-blazers/317-tom-three-persons,
3. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/eppp-archive/100/200/301/ic/can_digital_collections/pasttopresent/settlement/aa_Tom_Three_Persons.html