"Transfer of the head dress" ceremony where Governor General Viscount Alexander was made honorary Chief Pit-O-To-Ken (Eagle Head) of the Kainai Band at Stand-Off, Alberta. The image shows Alexander on-stage sitting cross-legged and receiving the head dress. A man raises his hand in the background behind him.
Author/Creator
Thomas R. Melville-Ness
Contributor/Editor
[Saskatchewan Archives Board]
Open Access
Yes
Primary Source
Yes
Publisher
[University of Saskatchewan Archives]
Publication Date
1951
Credit
Saskatchewan Archives Board, T.R. Melville-Ness Photograph Collection, MN-B-2632; records from Our Legacy site, http://scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy
Subjects
First Nation, Metis, Inuit Locations
Resource Type
Images -- Photographs
Format
Image
Language