George Lawrence Poitras, Paskwaw-Mostos-Kapimotet (Walking Buffalo) (1937 – November 7, 2005) was a teacher and later Chief of the Peepeekisis Cree Nation.
George Poitras (in 1957) was one of four students from the school who received the Tom Longboat Award established by Indian Affairs and the Amateur Athletic Union of Canada.
[6][7][8] Zeman, et al. report that the first native high school and sports were introduced in 1948 by Father Paul Piechet.
[4] The Qu’Appelle team sweater was made to resemble those of the Montreal Canadiens, with the CH logo being replaced by an “Indian head”.
[3] The high school sports teams were very successful during, and after, his tenure: Poitras "was a defenseman in hockey for many years playing with Q.I.R.S., Yorkton Terriers, Kamsack Flyers, Balcarres Broncs, Fort Falcons, Sioux Indians, Lloydminster Borderchiefs as well as in Moose Jaw.
In November 1981 Chief George Poitras was identified as being a member of the Board for the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College.
"[23][24] His daughter, Evelyn Poitras produced "Buffalo: A Memorial", a telling of the experience of her father at the Qu'Appelle Indian Residential School in Lebret, Saskatchewan, put into the context of other stories of healing and reconciliation.