Definition:Francis Pegahmagabow was a Candian First Nation who was born on Parry island reserve, he was believed to be born on March 9th, 1891. Francis was raised according to the cultural customs and traditions of the Anishbbe. He was taught to hunt, and was a great hunter, during his youth. In addition, he enlisted in the Canadian military and after facing resistance from the Canadian government and military he was admitted into the Canadian military and was positioned as a sniper. The primary battles that he fought in were related to World war 1, specific battles were namely, the Second Battle of Ypres, the battle of the Somme ( WIA ), the battle of Passchendaele, the Second Battle of Passchendaele, and the Somme Battle of the Scarpe. He was the deadliest sniper of world war one, as within the First world war he amounted to an astonishing 378 kills, solely with the use of his sniper. For his service, he was awarded 3 Military medals, 2 bars to his military medals, 1 war medal, and 1 victory medal. Addaintly, after his time as a soldier he reentered his civilian life, in which he became chief for the perry Island for 4 years. His actions and goals during his time as chief was oriented around bettering the treatment of First Nations people. Then, Francis Pegahmagabow suffered a heart attack, which caused his death on August 5th, 1952, when he was 64 years of age. Nevertheless, after his death, his legacy never died. A statue of him was unveiled near his place of birth, on June 21st, 2016. Even after his death, he is remembered as the best sniper of the First world war, and as a genuine and devoted leader for the First Nation peoples and their rights.
