Residents gathering for a hearing of the Carrothers Commission at Rae, N.W.T. which was studying the future directions of government in the Northwest Territories.
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Boorne & May (photographer)
Description
Black and white photograph of a Sarcee woman, Kitsipimi Otunna on a horse with a travois. Camp with teepee in background.
Unused photograph from the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
20 images (seven scanned here) of members of the Saskatoon Native community at the Saskatoon train station joining a group of Aboriginal people on a train trip on November 26, 1980.
An image of a small camp next to a river, probably the Bow River in southern Alberta. There is a teepee structure with no covering, a Red River style cart, several horses, and one woman stands alone at the far left.
A photograph of a Native Encampment near Saskatoon taken around 1905. There are several teepees, some four wheel wagons and at least two Red River Cart style wagons. There are some men standing near a horse in the centre of the photo.
A panoramic photograph of an Indian Camp in the Saskatchewan District of the North-West Territories, probably taken in the late 19th century. There are teepees, covered wagons and government style white canvas tents.
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.
Looks at the history and contemporary life of the Abenaki and the importance of basket making to their way of life.
Duration: 1:44:05.
Accompanying material.
2 photographic processes of same image (one black and white, the other sepia toned). Indian encampment on top of hill at Battleford, in sight of Government House. In the photo 5 youths, one infant in mossbag and three adults. Two teepees and Red River cart also in image.