People

Black and White photograph Kahneepotaytayo, Big Bear's Head Dancer in quasi-traditional costume with feathered headband.

Black and White photograph of Kahneepotaytayo, Big Bear's Head Dancer in quasi-traditional costume with his wife, the daughter of Apischiscoose.

Close-up image of an elderly Kahnespotaytayo holding a head dress. Note on back reads: "Kahnespotaytayo Big Bear's Head Dancer, Rebellion of 1885 Taken 1925."

Kaluak, an Inuit woman, a native of Holman Island [NWT].

First 5 pages same as regular Issue 134; The "Sugar Cane Tintin"; last page is typed by Father LeJeune and is a declaration of debt of "a few hundred dollars" and solicitation for support through subscriptions.

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Photoengraving: The Indian Chiefs of British Columbia.

An image of four Aboriginal women and three children in western style dresses standing in a row. This postcard is missing from the archives.

Inuit carver and ceramicist, Kavik, seated in front of [work bench]; facing camera.

Head and shoulders image of Inuit carver and ceramicist, Kavik; indoor scene.

File contains four negatives from a visit by a Santa Claus from the Kinsmen Service Club to the residential school in Prince Albert (likely All Saints). Scanned image shows said Santa Claus giving a present to a child.

The scanned image shows a shot of someone dressed as Santa Claus with a group of children and a school official at the Kinsmen Christmas Party at the Indian School (All Saints?) in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan taken on December 17, 1961.

File contains 2 negatives showing a man in a Santa Claus suit visiting with children at the Kinsmen Indian School Party (All Saints Residential School?) held on December 18, 1963 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.

A photograph of two Kinsmen posed with two young First Nations women in dressy outfits featuring beads and fringes. Man at left may be Ernest Whitmore, a law professor. Part of series B 4014 to 19.

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A photograph of dietician and helpers at work in the kitchen of the Indian Industrial School in Regina, Saskatchewan. Four women in the picture stand near a large cook stove. Two appear Aboriginal and two appear to be non- Aboriginal.

L to R: Komoktok, Kananok. Two Inuit women at Rankin Inlet Craft Shop.

Former RCMP special constable Charlie Fosseneuve comments on his years of service in the Cumberland House area. One picture: Charlie Fosseneuve.

Portrait of Pauline Johnson, Canadian poet. Subtitle on photograph: "Celebrated Indian poetess, who died in Vancouver on March 7, after a lingering illness".

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Photograph of Deputy Superintendent General, Indian Branch, Department of the Interior, from 1874 to 1893. From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.

Photograph of the Commissioner of the North West Mounted Police from 1880 to 1886. From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser. On the formation of the North-West Mounted Police in May 1875, Acheson Gosford Irvine (1837-1916) was appointed Assistant Commissioner and became Commissioner in November 1880. He was also in command of the police during the Northwest Rebellion of 1885.

Portrait sketch of Lieut.-Col. Charles A. Boulton.

Historical note:

Charles Arkoll Boulton (b. 17 April 1841 - d. 15 May 1899) is noted for his role in the Red River and North-West Resistances.

Image of E.W. Hubbell, Inspector of Surveyor and veteran of the Northwest Resistance. On back of photo: "Served in Riel Rebellion with Ontario Midland. From childhood I knew him. He lived in Prince Albert and surveyed the area in the 90s. On his mother's side, a Molson from Montreal."

Historical note:

Ernest Wilson Hubbell was born at Brockville, Ontario on 5 November 1862. He died on 19 February 1943 at his home in Ottawa.

Portrait sketch of Lieut. Col. Hon. C.A. Boulton.

Historical note:

Charles Arkoll Boulton (b. 17 April 1841 - d. 15 May 1899) is noted for his role in the Red River and North-West Resistances.

Portrait of Samuel Benfield Steele wearing a military uniform and holding a sword. Caption: "Sam Steele from the mounted police and a small force surprised the retreating Indians at Loon Lake." From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser. During the North-West Rebellion Samuel Benfield Steele (1849-1919) was dispatched with a small force. Missing the Battle of Batoche the Mounties were sent to move against the last rebel force led by Big Bear.

Portrait of Little Sioux.

Photograph of preparing to feed the sled dogs [Devon Island, NU].

Photograph of dog team and loaded sled taken at Pangnirtung, N.W.T. [NU].

File contains the historical booklet, "I Wasn't Put on this Earth for Nothin': Stories from La Loche, Saskatchewan. It was a "Celebrate Saskatchewan, 1905-1980" brochure, compiled by Ray Marnoch.

Teaching card with a portrait of Louis Riel.

A photograph of Louis Riel addressing jury in Court House at Regina in November, 1885. Riel was found guilty of high treason and sentenced to death by hanging.

Negative of a black and white portrait of Louis Riel.

Negative of a black and white photograph of Louis Riel's Provisional Government with Riel in centre.

Portrait of Louis Riel.

This file contains an original copy of Lucy Margaret Baker: A Memoir, compiled by Elizabeth A. Byers and published by Women's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, 1920. It discusses her work with the Cree near Prince Albert, Sask. (Mistawasis Reserve), her teaching at Nisbet Academy, her work during North-West Rebellion, and her efforts to help an "outcast band of Sioux."

Luke Issaluk posing for camera wearing parka and toque.

Native guides prepare a shore lunch near McIntosh Lake, SK.

A photograph of Mabel Gardipee (nee Trottier), daughter of George Mann Jr. She was born in Onion Lake, North West Territories in November of 1898. Her mother was Matilda Trottier (nee Black) a full blooded Cree woman from Onion Lake.

Collection of photographs depicting individuals from the Blackfeet Nation in Browning, Montana and some scenes from Glacier National Park (U.S.) during the early twentieth century. Images included were digitized from photographic negatives.

Portrait of Major General Ivor John Caradoc Herbert, who served as General Commanding Officer in the Canada Forces from 1890 to 1895.

Historical note:

Major General Ivor John Caradoc Herbert, 1st Baron Treowen, CB, CMG, KStJ (b. 15 July 1851 - d. 18 October 1933), was a Liberal British politician and British Army officer in the Grenadier Guards, who served as General Commanding Officer in the Canada Forces from 1890 to 1895. In 1896, he was Colonel in the Grenadier Guards. He was made a baronet in 1907 and raised to a barony in 1917.

Aboriginal male pow-wow participant gesturing to crowd; indoor scene, crowd in background.

Colour photograph of child dressed in parka, pulling toque down over eyes. Caption by Dommasch: "Cornwallis Island, Resolute Native Settlement".

Aboriginal male looking to artifacts on table in foreground, crowd in background. Indoor scene.

Four Aboriginal male participants at pow-wow, wearing ceremonial clothing.

An Aboriginal man on horseback in traditional dress. Pion-Era, Saskatoon, SK.

Image of an indigenous man in traditional clothing on horseback.

A First Nations man on horseback in traditional dress in Yorkton, SK. Date unknown.

A photograph of a man standing beside a pile of Buffalo bones possibly stacked along 1st Avenue in Saskatoon near the train station where Midtown Plaza now stands. Train tracks in background.

A portrait photograph taken in Toronto of George G. Mann's three children after the family was released from captivity in 1885. (l to r) George Mann Jr., Charlotte and Blanche. They spent the summer in Ontario with their mother Sarah and returned to Onion Lake in the fall of 1885.

Seven images (two scanned here) of First Nations court worker Marge La Framboise sitting in court. Taken March 3, 1979.

1 photo with Adams with three children (2 girls and one boy?) in front of a building.

Marha Adams, an Inuit woman, and her family. Taken in Churchill, Manitoba.

Portrait of Mary Pingwartuk, Inuk woman, posing for camera in winter clothing.