There are roughly two million lakes in Canada, covering about 7.6% of the Canadian landmass. The main lakes are Huron, Great Bear, Superior, Great Slave, Winnipeg, Erie, & Ontario. The largest lakes situated entirely in Canada is Great Bear Lake in the Northwest Territories. ... It's a rocky, U-shaped region which encircles Hudson Bay and is made up of mostly low hills and lakes. ... Lawrence River, the Great Lakes, and regions west & south of that. ...
His men had cannons, and a Gatling gun, which helped them defeat the Métis. 13) Big Bear was a Cree Chief who refused to sign Treaty No. 6 for six years. ... In April 1885, his band was refused supplies at Frog Lake, so the Cree's war leader took nine townspeople as hostages. He hostages were killed through a misunderstanding, and Big Bear was blamed. ... He responded by riding out to meet the larger force of Métis at Duck Lake on March 26, 1885. ...