John Diefenbaker in Prince Albert constituency
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John Diefenbaker standing amongst a group of Aboriginal and Metis children dressed in beaded buckskin clothing, Prince Albert constituency.
Historical note:
Photoengraving: The Indian Chiefs of British Columbia.Examines a photograph of a North-West Mounted Police officer to discuss how Kinscape can be used to discover more interpretive possibilities within the history of the prairies.
Historical note:
Historical note:
Hoy was a photographer who worked in Quesnel, British Columbia at the start of the twentieth century, when the Fraser River and Cariboo Gold Rushes were taking place, resulting in different cultural groups coming together in one location. Many of his portraits were of Indigenous people living in the area. Designed to complement the online exhibition Through the Lens of C.D. Hoy: How a Chinese Canadian Photographer Memorialized a Community.