the altitude of big bear california is 6,750 ft.
the altitude of big bear california is 6,750 ft.
what is the altitude of big bear california?
6,750 ft
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big bear had resisted signing treaty 6 for four years. with food supplies running low and his people facing starvation, he was forced to sign the treaty. after signing the treaty, big bear and his people could not decide where their reserve would be. though they did not want to live on a reserve, in order to receive food rations from the government a location needed to be decided on. the first winter after signing the treaty, big bear and his people did not receive any rations as they had not decided what reserve to live on. it was in the year 1884 that big bear would meet hudson's bay company clerk henry ross halpin in frog lake, and the pair soon became friends. in 1885 big bear had chosen a reserve to live on. after big bear was unable to choose a reserve quickly, he began losing influence over his people. cree chief wandering spirit rose in authority among the cree people. when the métis initiated the north-west rebellion of 1885 under louis riel and gabriel dumont, big bear and his supporters played a minimal role in the overall uprising, big bear's son little bear joined with chief wandering spirit to go to frog lake and kill some of the white residents. nine men were killed, and this later became known as the frog lake massacre. though big bear tried to stop this from happening, as he was a chief he was arrested for treason. big bear had tried to solve the problems between his people and the canadian government peacefully. many people felt big bear would be found 'not guilty' as he had tried to stop the massacre at frog lake and tried to protect those that were taken prisoner. henry ross halpin testified at his trial saying that he was just as much of a prisoner as he, himself had been. at the time of the trial, big bear was 60 years old. the trial was confusing for big bear as the trial was in english, and had to be translated into cree. hugh dempsey has stated in his book, that stanley simpson, a man who was taken prisoner at fort pitt, was the only man to appear for the prosecution. much of the evidence was in favour of big bear innocence. the evidence was clear that big bear had not taken part in killings at frog lake or the looting and taking of prisoners at fort pitt. however, big bear was found guilty of treason and sentenced to three years at stony mountain penitentiary in manitoba. in 1887, after serving two years of his sentence, big bear was released due to failing health conditions. big bear died soon after being released on the poundmaker reserve in january 1888 at 62 years of age.
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