50 images (12 of which have been scanned here) of First Nations leaders speaking to guests at the Bessborough Hotel in Saskatoon on April 22, 1976. Many wear full head dresses. It appears to be a gathering to discuss treaty issues led by Federation of Saskatchewan Indians Chief David Ahenakew.
A photograph of two First Nations men in traditional garb at a ceremony to celebrate the giving of a totem pole to the City of Prince Albert, 1975. The pole was carved by a First Nations man originally from British Columbia, and currently stands along the North Saskatchewan River near the Prince Albert Historical Museum.
Website contains index of languages, First Nations and brief biographies of community leaders. Includes audio links to key phrases in various languages.
Eight images of Saskatoon Folkfest taken 30 January 1967. The Canada Centennial Flag can be seen in background in several of the pictures. They show Folk festival activities that involve Aboriginal people, their ceremonial dress and their art. Includes head-dresses, beaded clothing, Inuit carvings, Red River Cart and a Dramatic production.
A photograph of three men and a young boy posing in front of a horse drawn wagon loaded with canoes. The Red Earth Reserve trading post is in the background. The elevated man is identified as Matthew McKay and one of the others as perhaps a Garvin. Photo was taken in early spring before they went out trapping. Nd, perhaps 1930 to 1950?
File contains 4 negatives from a Federation of Saskatchewan Indians convention held in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan on March 30, 1971. Four scanned negatives show various scenes of participants at the conference.
A staged photograph of George Mann Jr. playing cards with a friend, probably in Saddle Lake Indian agency between 1900 and 1905. He worked with his father, Indian agent George Mann (see historical note), and later became a telegraph line man for the Government of Canada.
A photograph of George Mann Jr. playing a banjo and sitting next to a piano in the Saddle Lake Indian agency house between 1900 and 1905. He worked with his father, Indian agent George Mann (see historical note), and became a Government telegraph operator in 1902.
BC Studies, no. 190, Histories of Settler Colonialism, Summer, 2016, pp. 137-139
Description
Book reviews of: The Grand Hall by Leslie Tepper.
Treasures of the RoyalBritishh Columbia Museum and Archives compiled by Jack Lohman.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 137.
A group photograph of the Saskatoon Old Timers' Association posing on Exhibition grounds with Indians in traditional attire on July 25, 1950. Tipis in background.
Distinctive Art of Haida Villages: The Northern Villages
Preserving the Past, Inspiring the Future Lecture Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
George MacDonald
Description
Discusses the architecture of houses and design styles of totems poles in the villages of Kaigani, Klinkwan, Kassan.
Part 1: Duration: 34:20.
Access to Part 2.
Preserving the Past, Inspiring the Future Lecture Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
George MacDonald
Description
Discusses the architecture of houses and design style of totem Poles in the villages of Skidegate, Xaina, Skedans, Tanu, Skungwai and Chaatl Haida.
Part 1 duration: 25:08.
Part 2 duration: 32:08.
Image of Chief Jacob Johnstone (Kah-kee-ka-pow), Cree, of the Mistawasis reserve, located approximately 20 miles west of Shellbrook, Saskatchewan. Chief Jacob is standing out of doors near a log fence, and is wearing treaty medals. Johnstone was the chief of the Mistawasis reserve from 1904 to 1915. He received a fractured jaw in a Cree-Blackfoot battle at Buffalo Lake that permanently disfigured his face. Inscription on back of original postcard reads, Chief Jacob- who had his lower jaw fractured by a bullet when he refused to join Riels' rising in the west.
Canadian Diversity=Diversity&eaactue; canadienne, vol. 7, no. 3, One Path, Many Directions: The Complex and Diverse nature of Contemporary Aboriginal Reality, Fall, 2009, p. 42
Description
Brief description of project linking research results of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada's Well-Being Index (CBW) to images of living conditions.
Scroll down to page 42 to read article.
A photograph of the Indian agency office at Saddle Lake, Alberta where George Mann was Indian agent between 1900 and 1905. Mann sits on the left and his daughter Blanche (agency secretary) sits at a desk at far right. Unidentified man at centre.
A photograph of a non-Aboriginal couple in a buggy, perhaps Indian agent W. Sibbald and wife, in front of the Onion Lake Indian Agency buildings in the early 1900s. A Union Jack flies from the roof of the agency house.
File contains 17 negatives from the Indian and Metis Days Parade, Prince Albert, SK, June 20, 1970. All 17 images depict people in traditional dress on automobiles in a parade procession, presumably in downtown Prince Albert.
File contains 15 negatives showing people at the Prince Albert Indian and Metis Friendship Centre during its' twenty-fifth anniversary on June 16, 1988. The 15 scanned images show eleven negatives showing various people within the Friendship Centre building, and five negatives showing traditional dancers in front of the Prince Albert City Hall.
File contains 4 negatives from a celebration held to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the Prince Albert Indian-Metis Friendship Centre. The celebration was held on July 7, 1988. The four scanned images include pictures of chuckwagon races.
File contains 2 negatives from a fashion show held by the Prince Albert Indian and Metis Friendship Centre, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, on May 15, 1974. Images show four individuals posing for a portrait.
File contains 2 negatives from the Official opening of the Prince Albert Indian and Metis Friendship Centre, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, June 19, 1970. Images show four officials (including one in traditional headress) cutting the ribbon to officially open the Centre.
File contains 7 negatives from the crowning of Elizabeth Stonesand as Prince Albert Indian and Metis Friendship Centre Princess on April 20, 1985. Seven scanned images show Stonesand recieving her title.
File contains 11 negatives from a Race Relations Conference held by the Prince Albert Indian and Metis Friendship Centre on October 3, 1983. The images show various conference participants engaged in discussion.
File contains 2 negatives from a financial event at the Prince Albert Indian and Metis Friendship Centre, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, June 29, 1971. Images show four officials exchanging a cheque (likely a donation or sponsorship of some sort, or possibly government funding).
File contains 2 negatives of the Prince Albert Indian and Metis Girls Club, taken in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan on April 25, 1962. The negatives show two women engaged in conversation and reading.
File contains thirty-two negatives from the Indian and Metis Jamboree at Duck Lake, Saskatchewan held on June 12, 1967. Two scanned negatives show aerial shots of a crowd on the Jamboree grounds, with the Duck Lake Wheat Pool Elevator visible in the background.
File contains 4 negatives from a meeting of the Indian and Metis Saskatchewan Association of Local Northern Governments, presumably held in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan on May 12, 1988. Two scanned images show meeting participants at the conference table.
File contains a negative from the Indian and Metis Club Youth Council, presumably in Prince Albert, SK. The scanned image shows what appear to be Council members at a meeting.
File contains 14 negatives of Aboriginal art displayed at the Indian and Metis Friendship Centre, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, on January 17, 1981. Negatives show a range of artwork; mainly paintings with some other mediums.
A photograph of what appears to be a ceremony with drummers and many spectators in attendance. No date or further information given, from the Prince Albert, SK area.
Image of an Aboriginal male chief wearing a suit jacket and trousers, seated in a chair; outdoor scene. The man is facing the camera with his right arm aloft and pointing his finger at the sky.
An image of a large group of Aboriginal men dressed in ceremonial regalia. They are standing on a roadway with unidentified buildings in the background. Colours have been added to the photograph in a chromolithograph process.
22 images (five scanned here) of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people at a conference in Saskatoon on November 26, 1980. Roy Romanow appears to be hosting the conference.
An image of a large group of Aboriginal people in western style clothing with two teepees in the background. A priest in a black robe stands at the far right.