Alternate Title
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Otto B. Buell
Description
Photograph of Cree Chief Bobtail and his son.
From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
The Face Pullers: Ch. 1 Images - Lt. Gov. Edgar Dewdney, Piapot and Montreal Garrison Artillery
Alternate Title
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Otto B. Buell
Description
Image of Lieutenant Governor Edgar Dewdney, Piapot, and the Montreal Garrison Artillery.
From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
The Face Pullers: Ch. 1 Images - North-West Rebellion Participants from Both Sides
Alternate Title
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Otto B. Buell
Description
Photograph of a group of participants in the Northwest Resistance, from both sides. Left to Right: Constable Black, Louis Cochin, Inspector R.B.Deane, Alexis Andre, Beverly Robertson, Horse Child, Big Bear, Alexander Stewart, Poundmaker. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
The Face Pullers: Ch.1 Images - Poundmaker
Alternate Title
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Otto B. Buell
Description
Portrait of Chief Poundmaker.
From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
The Face Pullers: Ch.2 Images - Deerfoot with rifle
Alternate Title
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Alex J. Ross
Description
Portrait of Deerfoot holding a rifle at his side.
From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
The Face Pullers: Ch.2 Images - Sarcee Woman
Alternate Title
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Alex J. Ross
Description
Studio portrait of Sarcee woman.
From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
The Face Pullers: Ch. 2 Images - Unidentified Blood Warrior
Alternate Title
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Alex J. Ross
Description
Subject holding rifle, sitting on animal hide wearing traditional clothing. Shot in studio. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
The Face Pullers: Ch. 3 Images - Staff and Students of Government Industrial School
Alternate Title
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Otto B. Buell
Description
Photograph of the staff and students of a government industrial school in Fort Qu'Appelle. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
Facsimiles of sketches furnished to the Montreal Star by a member of the Expedition - 9 May 1885.
Images » Photographs
Description
Several sketches of Metis forces from the 1885 Resistance. Includes battle scenes shown from the Metis side at Duck Lake and Fish Creek, as well as a sketch of Gabriel Dumont addressing his troops.
A Few Thoughts on the Language of the Inuit
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Louis-Jacques Dorais
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 1, no. 2, 1981, pp. 303-309
Description
1981 viewpoint on the Inuit language situation, reasons for linguistic assimilation, and possible influences on the way Inuktitut has changed over time.
The Fight at Duck Lake
Images » Photographs
Description
Negative of an artists representation of the fight at Duck Lake, featuring indigenous peoples in romanticized traditional costume holding guns.
File Classification System: Administrative (Housekeeping) and Operational Records Indian and Inuit Affairs Program [1872-c1980)]
Alternate Title
A Guide to the Indian and Northern Affairs Canada "File History Cards", 1872-c1980
Guide pour les Fiches sur l'historique de dossiers des Affaires Indiennes et du Nord Canada, 1872-c1980
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
Description
Lists subject file blocks and subsections, and contains guide to various fiches used by Indian Affairs and its predecessors to track files created in headquarters central registry.
English guide follows French version.
Fine Day
Alternate Title
Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
Images » Photographs
Description
Photograph of Chief Fine Day posing with rifle and wearing battle dress.
Caption: "War chief Fine Day of the Strike-Him-on-the-Back band directed the Cree counter-attack at the Cut Knife battle."
From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.
The First Expedition for the Relief of Battleford Attacked by Halfbreeds - Sketch. - 1885.
Images » Photographs
Description
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 sketch of a steamboat, possibly the Northcote, coming under Metis fire during the Northwest Resistance. The title is apparently erroneous as there was only one relief expedition to Battleford and it neither came under fire or involved river boats.
First Nations Sign Land Treaty in Prince Albert
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
unknown
Description
70 images (15 scanned here) of First Nations and government officials signing a land treaty agreement in Prince Albert on May 26 1981.
[First] Report of the Committee Consisting of Dr. E.B. Tylor, Dr. G.M. Dawson, General Sir J.H. Lefroy, Dr. Daniel Wilson, Mr. Horatio Hale, Mr. R.G. Haliburton, and Mr. George W. Bloxam (Secretary): Appointed for the Purpose of Investigating and Publish
Alternate Title
Report - 1885 on the north-western tribes of the Dominion of Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
Committee on North-Western Tribes of the Dominion of Canada of the British Association for the Advancement of Science
Horatio Hale
Description
"Reports on the physical characters, languages, industrial and social condition of the North-western tribes of the Dominion of Canada," focuses on Blackfoot, Cree and Ojibwe/Ojibway, 1885 era.
First Shell into Batoche, May 9, 1885
Images » Photographs
Description
Image of cannon fire during the battle of Batoche. A fence is visible in foreground; horses, men and smoke seen in background.
Fish Creek Dead
Images » Photographs
Description
A photograph of dead Canadian soldiers at Fish Creek, NWT, 1885, taken shortly after the Battle of Fish Creek. A soldier is shown covering one of the corpses with a blanket.
Fish Creek From the North
Images » Photographs
Description
Image from the north of Fish Creek, Saskatchewan during the Northwest Resistance.
The Fish Lake Fight - Rebels Under Dumont Firing on Middleton's Advance
Archival » Archival Items
[Montreal Star?]
Description
Collection of Dr. Peter Purdue, College of Education, University of Saskatchewan.
Published in [Montreal Star?], [?1885].
No article associated with this image in the newspaper.
Facsimiles of sketches furnished to the Montreal "Star" by a member of the expedition.
Flexibility in Hare Social Organization
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Guy Lanoue
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 1, no. 2, 1981, pp. 259-275
Description
Hare Indians of the Northwest Territories and their two domestic bases: siblings and conjugal units.
Fond du Lac Priest Recalls 54 Years
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Graham Guest
Denosa, December 1981, pp. 16-18
Description
Father Charles Gamache recalls fifty-four years in Fond du Lac. Page one: portrait of Father Charles Gamache and Brother Jean Marie Labonte. Page two: picture of church.
Fort Carlton, 1885
Alternate Title
Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
Images » Photographs
Description
Photograph. Caption: Treaty Six negotiations were held at a traditional camping area, known to the Cree as the "waiting place", near Fort Carlton.
From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.
Fort of Refuge, Prince Albert, March 31, 1885
Images » Photographs
Description
Sketch of the Fort of Refuge built by the citizens of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan to protect themselves during the Northwest Resistance.
[Four Sky Thunder]
Alternate Title
Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
Images » Photographs
Description
Photograph. Caption: One of the fugitive Indians (possibly Four Sky Thunder) who surrendered at Battleford instead of fleeing to the United States.
From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.
Fourth Russell Tribunal: On the Rights of the Indians of the Americas
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Clem Chartier
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 11, no. 1-2, January/February 1981, pp. 7-8
Description
Describes two Canadian cases and a brief about Canada's Constitutional revision process made on behalf of the First Nations of Canada Delegation.
Frazer's Museum: Storehouse Of History
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Department Of Northern Saskatchewan
Graham Guest
Description
John Frazer's Museum in Beauval. Page one: pictures of a ceremonial chair, herb grinder and John Frazer with axe heads. Page two: pictures of outboard motors, learning wood carving, museum visitors, two wheel cart.
From Saskatoon to Moose Jaw with the Prisoner Riel
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William Henry Trounce
Saskatchewan History, vol. 34, no. 2, 1981, pp. 75-75
Description
Selections from an archival letter written by William Henry Trounce to his mother in England in May of 1875. Mr. Trounce was part of a party that escorted Louis Riel to prison in Moose Jaw following the North West Resistance. Intro by D.H. Bocking.
entire issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 74.
From Savagery to Civilization: The Canadian North-West: Its History and Its Troubles from the Early Days ... and the Narrative of Three Insurrections
E-Books
Author/Creator
G. Mercer Adam
Gabriel Dumont - Portrait
Images » Photographs
Description
A portrait etching of Gabriel Dumont.
Gas Tax Rebate
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Deanna Wuttunee
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 11, no. 5, May 1981, p. 5
Description
Describes rebate program signed by Chief Sol Sanderson and Agricultural Minister Gordon MacMurchy.
General F.D. Middleton
Alternate Title
Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
Images » Photographs
Description
Photograph. Caption: "A triumphant Middleton poses in a buckskin outfit in an Ottawa photo studio." .
The George Catlin Indian Gallery in the U.S. National Museum (Smithsonian Institution) with Memoir and Statistics
Alternate Title
Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to July 1885 ; pt. 2
Catlin Collection, United States National Museum
Report of the United States National Museum for the half year ending June 30, 1885
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Thomas Donaldson
Description
Includes many extracts from the writings of the artist.
Government Surveyors (Scout) Corps During the 1885 Uprising
Images » Photographs
Description
A photograph of the government's surveyors corps of scouts during the 1885 uprising, probably taken at Qu'Appelle prior to Middleton's march north. The men appear to be armed with lever action repeating rifles and pistols.
Grenadiers at Fish Creek
Images » Photographs
Description
A photograph of grenadiers of the Northwest Field Force (Canadian Army) at Fish Creek, NWT, 1885. It is unclear from the shot whether it was taken during the battle, or afterwards while Middleton's troops camped there. Many of the grenadiers are lying prone on the ground which seems to indicate that they are engaged in firing.
Grenadiers Relieving the 90th Battalion at Fish Creek, N.W. Rebellion, 1885
Images » Photographs
Description
Image of the Royal Grenadiers relieving the Winnipeg 90th Battalion at Fish Creek during the Northwest Resistance.
Guardhouse, N.W.M.P. Post at Regina, Sask., Where Louis Riel was Confined
Images » Photographs
Description
Image of exterior of the guardhouse at the North West Mounted Police post in Regina, where Louis Riel was held.
"He shot Capt French"
Images » Photographs
Description
Image of Captain John French, killed at Batoche. On back of photo: "An old French halfbreed, named Ross, was standing at the corner of a house nearly opposite Batoche's house, and fired the fatal shot, then made a run for cover, but paid the penalty for shooting French just before reading it."
The Health Status of the Registered Indian Population of Saskatchewan, 1959-1978
Theses
Author/Creator
Paul Desmond Brady
Description
Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1981.
Herman Merivale and Colonial Office Indian Policy in the Mid-Nineteenth Century
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David T. McNab
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 1, no. 2, 1981, pp. 277-302
Description
Discusses "Indian policy" from Great Britain and its gradual movement across the country in the context of Merivale's career.
The High Cost of Avoiding Political Economy: A Belated Review of Rolf Knight's Indians at Work
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Doug Daniels
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 1, no. 1, 1981, pp. 209-216
Description
Book review of: Indians at Work: An Informal History of Native Indian Labour in British Columbia, 1858-1930 by Rolf Knight.
A History of Riel's Second Rebellion and How It Was Quelled
Alternate Title
Souvenir Number of the Illustrated War News: Being a History of Riel's Second Rebellion
E-Books
Author/Creator
T. Arnold Haultain
The History of the North-West Rebellion of 1885
E-Books
Author/Creator
Charles Pelham Mulvaney
Description
"Comprising a full and impartial account of the origin and progress of the war ... scenes in the field, the camp, and the cabin; including a history of the Indian tribes of North-Western Canada," including chapters about Poundmaker.
Honoré Joseph Jaxon: A Man Who Lived For Others - Donald B. Smith. - Article. - Autumn 1981.
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Donald B. Smith
Description
Detailed article on the life of Honoré Joseph Jaxon, known as Louis Riel's secretary immediately before the Northwest Rebellion. The article also details the unfortunate trashing of Jaxon's papers upon his death in New York City in 1952.
House at Batoche used as a Barracks by the Metis in 1885
Images » Photographs
Description
Image of a house used as a barracks by the Metis during the Northwest Resistance. On back of photo: "House built in 1879 and Â’80 by Xavier Batoche. Used as store and dwelling. In 1885 used as barracks by the Metis."
Ice Harvest Deschambault Lake
Articles » General
Description
Four pictures of ice being harvested in Deschambault Lake.
The Illustrated War News, Nos. 1 to 18 Inclusive: Containing All the Illustrations Referring to the North-West Rebellion of 1885, from Its Outbreak to the Return and Disbanding of Troops
Articles » General
Description
Includes text and images.
Images Used: Chapter 2 (A Dying Race): Portrait of Four Indigenous Peoples Outside
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Charles Mathers
Description
Portrait of four Indigenous peoples outside (near Edmonton). Entitled "Lo, The Poor Indian"-- taken from an Alexander Pope poem.
Images Used: Chapter 2 (A Dying Race):Portrait of Sotanah (Rainy Chief)
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Alex J. Ross
Description
Portrait of Sotanah (Rainy Chief) -- Head of North Bloods and one of the signatories to Treaty No 7.
Indian Acts and Amendments: 1868-1950
Alternate Title
Contemporary Indian Legislation, 1951-1978
E-Books
Author/Creator
Treaties and Historical Research Centre, Corporate Policy, Department of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Description