Papewes or Papaway (Lucky Man)

Papewes, or Lucky Man, was a headman in Big Bear's band in the 1870s in what is now Saskatchewan. When Big Bear refused to sign Treaty Six, Lucky Man was forced to take Treaty for food. He signed Treaty Six in 1879 and had as many as 872 followers in 1882. However, Lucky Man did not abandon Big Bear's leadership, staying with him in the Cypress Hills until 1883 when they both went north to Battleford.

After Big Bear took Treaty in 1882, Lucky Man's followers dropped. In 1885 there were only 80, and it soon became obvious that Lucky Man's band was just a convenient means for Big Bear's followers to receive assistance.

During the hostilities of 1885 ucky Man supported Big Bear and after the arrest of Little Poplar and Wandering Spirit Lucky Man fled to the United States. Though he did not partake in any killing, he was not granted amnesty by the government. Lucky Man did return to Canada is 1896, but was accused of killing George McIvor, a recent immigrant to Canada. Lucky Man was not convicted of the crime, and upon his release he returned to the United States where he died in 1901.

Sources: Dictionary of Canadian Biography, Volume XIII, p. 807.