A Warrior's Robe (Mike Mountain Horse, A Bood Indian Veteran of World war One‪)‬

One of the most popular figures in Lethbridge during the 1930s was Mike Mountain Horse, a Blood Indian who participated in parades, wrote articles for the local newspaper, and often spoke to school children and women's groups. One of the reasons for his popularity was the fact that he was a veteran of World War One and had been wounded in action. Not only that, but he came from a family of warriors, his brother Albert being one of the victims of the war. Gassed in two battles in 1916, Albert was invalided to Canada but died on the way home. Shortly after his body was returned to the reserve, Mike joined up. He recalled: Mike Mountain Horse was born in 1888, the son of Mountain Horse and Sikski, and was given the personal name of Crow Flag. He attended St. Paul's Residential School on the Blood Reserve and at the turn of the century he was transferred to the Calgary Indian Industrial School. He was remembered for his interest in school work, particularly reading and writing. He was also an athlete and when he left school in 1905 he raced for a time under the name of Mike Deerfoot. He then became a scout for the Royal North-West Mounted Police in 1907, serving for many years at detachments in the Macleod and Lethbridge districts.