Chief Joseph Dreaver of the Mitawasis First Nation bravely served during the First and Second World Wars. Painting : Dreaver by Mike Holden.
Sent by Jes from Toronto, Canada.
Chief Joseph Dreaver was a Veteran of the First and Second World Wars. He made impressive contributions as a soldier, a Veteran and a leader in the Indigenous community.
Joseph was born on 2 June 1891 in what is now known as Mistawasis Nêhiyawak, a Cree First Nation in central Saskatchewan.
He was the grandson of Chief Mistawasis, an important leader of the Plains Cree. Chief Mistawasis signed Treaty 6 with the British Crown in 1876. Joseph’s father, George Dreaver, was also chief of his First Nation for decades.
Joseph attended the Regina Indian Industrial School in his youth, hundreds of kilometres away from his home in Mistawasis. After the First World War broke out, he volunteered to join the Canadian Expeditionary Force at Prince Albert, Saskatchewan in March 1916. Joseph’s enlistment papers tell us he was a farmer and at 24 years old stood 5 foot 9 ½ inches (177 cm) tall. He was married to Evelyn (Cardinal) Dreaver and had two young sons at that time (read more).
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