Sioux Women and Papoose

Note: The title of this document uses wording that was common to mainstream society of that time period in history. As such, it contains language that is no longer in common use and may offend some readers. This wording should not be construed to represent the views of the Indigenous Studies Portal or the University of Saskatchewan Library. A photograph of four Aboriginal women and a child (probably all Wahpeton Dakota) posing for the camera Prince Albert District, NWT [1901]. Teepees are visible in the background. According to Charmbury Family records, two women are identified as Winona, and child as Mary's papoose. To contact Charmbury family see SAB.

Historical note:

Theodore Henry James Charmbury or T. H. J. as he was known, was an assistant to photographer Samuel Gray in Prince Albert for two years before starting his own studio there in 1902. He moved to Saskatoon in 1918, and was mainly a portrait photographer there until he retired in 1938. He photographed several Native leaders including Fine Day and Kahneepotaytayo. Two fires (1931, 1942) destroyed a huge portion of his negative collection.