Photograph of a the Presbyterian Mission House at Prince Albert, NWT, 1879. Has the comment "Built by Mr. Nisbet who like his Master was a Carpenter" attached.
A group of Cree men, women and children in powwow style clothing pose in front of a group of teepees. Taken at Yorkton Jubilee celebrations, July, 1958. An Aboriginal man in western clothing kneels at the centre.
A photograph of a totem pole lying prone in the Prince Albert Armories, 1975. The pole was carved by a First Nations man originally from British Columbia.
Centre located in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories features Aboriginal and European history in the North. Includes links to online exhibits, searchable databases (archives, place names, more than 9000 photos, sound), and resources for researchers and teachers.
Entitled: "Trading with the Esquimaux". One non-Indigenous man holding a knife and looking at something. Man and woman stand beside him while a child looks on in the background.
Four slides of a man and children at a protest in Memorial Square, Prince Albert, in solidarity with the Mohawks during the Oka Standoff in Quebec, 1991.
Four slides of a two women and a child with an upside down Canadian flag at a protest in Memorial Square, Prince Albert, in solidarity with the Mohawks during the Oka Standoff in Quebec, 1991.
A slide of two boys holding placards reading "Is Canada a Democracy?" and "Mulroney Balogna Blatant Racism" at a protest in Memorial Square, Prince Albert, in solidarity with the Mohawks during the Oka Standoff in Quebec, 1991.
A slide of male and female protestors, one with a drum, at a protest in Memorial Square, Prince Albert, in solidarity with the Mohawks during the Oka Standoff in Quebec, 1991.
Note: The title and description 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.
Titled: "Cocona, Sinipawksoyissi Stokeman, Sarcee Squaw". Standing with hands crossed in front.
Entitled: "Cree Indians". Depicts two people wrapped in blankets (one standing, one on horseback) with a small settlement/camp of five teepees in the background.
Note: The title and description 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.
Titled: "Micakiu & Mucayiomoxin Otokeman, Sarcee Squaws". Micakiu with infant on lap, seated in front of teepee. One other woman (Mucayiomoxin Otokeman?) standing with young person.
Entitled: "ST. Albert Convent 1898". A marching band, front row seated and back row standing, poses outside gates of convent. Non-indigenous and indigenous boys. Youville de St. Albert is written on the drum.
An image of the Qu’Appelle Indian Industrial Residential School main school building with a [priest?] standing in the foreground. There is some personal correspondence on the back.
File contains 11 negatives of the official flag raising ceremony at the Opening of the Prince Albert District Chief's Offices in Prince Albert, SK on March 25, 1988. The pictures show what appear to be Chiefs and other officials outside the District Offices assembled for the flag ceremony.
Discusses the film directed by Ali Kazimi and the work of photographer Edward Curtis in terms of pictorial representation of Aboriginals and the ideas behind it.
Three colour and 17 black and white photographs of a wedding ceremony held at Red Pheasant Reserve (nd). A Caucasian man and a women of African descent are getting married. Several Aboriginal people attend and conduct the ceremony are dressed in beaded, ceremonial clothing. The ceremony was held outdoors.
Image of a refugee camp during the Northwest Resistance. Women and children of Batoche were permitted to leave the village to escape enemy fire. Visible are supplies piled up on the ground in front of a cluster of tents.
International Journal of Canadian Studies, no. 26, Performing Canada=Le Canada mis en scène, Fall, 2002, pp. 77-
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Discusses how the perceived "objectivity" of photographs helped to serve the Canadian government's interest in promoting white settlement.
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