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At Devil Lake
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Narcisse-Omer Cote (1859-1944) a civil servant for the Government of Canada, entered the department of the interior in 1879. In 1885, he was appointed secretary to the Royal Commission investigating and adjudicating Metis claims. In 1900 he became a Commissioner of the North-West Half-Breed Commission. The Commission was to enumerate and issue scrip to the Metis who qualified in the district of Saskatchewan and a small part of Manitoba. Their work lasted from May 16 to December 6 1900.At Snake Plains
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At Snake Plains (Men Posing in front of tent)
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At Snake Plains (picnic)
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Narcisse-Omer Cote (1859-1944) a civil servant for the Government of Canada, entered the department of the interior in 1879. In 1885, he was appointed secretary to the Royal Commission investigating and adjudicating Metis claims. In 1900 he became a Commissioner of the North-West Half-Breed Commission. The Commission was to enumerate and issue scrip to the Metis who qualified in the district of Saskatchewan and a small part of Manitoba. Their work lasted from May 16 to December 6 1900.Blackfoot
Blackfoot brave with scalps
Blackfoot braves with scalps
"Blackfoot Dandy"
Black and white photograph of a Blackfoot man on horseback in an extravagant traditional regalia and feathered head-dress, subtitled "Blackfoot Dandy".
"Blackfoot Lodge"
Blanche and Sarah Mann Inside Indian Agency at Saddle Lake North West Territories
Blanche Mann inside Indian agency at Saddle Lake North West Territories
"Blood Indian Brave"
"Blood Indian Carrying Tomahawk"
"Blood Indians"
"Blood Indians, McLeod"
Commissioners and Women in Mess Tent at Duck Lake
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Commissioners' Mess Tent at Duck Lake
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Crowd gathered around Aboriginal People in Yorkton
Devil's Lake
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The Face Pullers: Ch.1 Images - "Cree Indians, Blanket Costume"
The Face Pullers: Ch.1 Images - Dance in front of Hudson's Bay Co. Store
The Face Pullers: Ch.1 Images - Indigenous Girl with Doll
The Face Pullers: Ch.2 Images - :"'Pointed Cap,' Cree Indian, with His Fifth Squaw"
The Face Pullers: Ch.3 Images - Battleford/North Battleford Baseball Teams Members
Black and white photograph of three members of the Battleford and North Battleford baseball teams. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
The Face Pullers: Ch.3 Images - Cree Family
Black and white photograph of an unidentified Cree family in western clothes. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
The Face Pullers: Ch.3 Images - "Knitting and Spinning at St. Albert School"
Black and white photograph of a class of young Indigenous girls learning to knit and spin at the St. Albert industrial school. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
The Face Pullers: Ch.3 images - "Learning Saddlery and Bootmaking, St. Albert School, 1898"
Black and white photograph of a class of Indigenous youths learning saddlery and bootmaking at the St. Albert industrial school. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
The Face Pullers: Ch.3 images - Reserve Indians
Black and white photograph of four Indigenous men wearing western clothing, taken on a reserve in Alberta. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
The Face Pullers: Ch.3 Images - School Band
The Face Pullers: Ch. 3 Images - St. Albert Brass Band
Black and white photograph of the members of the St. Albert Brass Band posing with instruments. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
The Face Pullers: Ch.3 Images -:"Three Cree Women".
The Face Pullers: Chapter 2: Chief Nak-ka-Naw: Cree Indian in Pow-Wow costume
From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.