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“Wounded Leaving for Saskatoon" [from Fish Creek, May 2, 1885], N.W. Rebellion
Artifacts Found During the Francois-Finlay Post Excavation in 1964
Historical note:
Battle Field / Duck Lake
Battlefield of Frenchman Butte, May 28, 1885
Camp at Fish Creek
Camp 'B' Battery, Prince Albert
Congregation outside church
Coulee at Fort Qu'Appelle, N.W.T.
Cree Chiefs from Crooked Lake
Cree Council on Sweetgrass Reserve
Dr. Alice Kehoe at Francois-Finlay Post Excavation
Historical note:
The Francois-Finlay Post was the first "pedlar" post on the Saskatchewan River was a combined effort of François Le Blanc, a veteran of the La Vérendrye family's 1740's expeditions, and James Finlay, a Scottish-born businessman. Located just about 150 kilometres east of Prince Albert, below Finlay's Falls near present-day Nipawin, Saskatchewan, the stockaded post was the focus of 20th century archeological excavations.Duck Lake Battle Grounds
Excavating Post Walls at Francois Post (near Nipawin)
Historical note:
The post was built in 1763 the first "pedlar" post on the Saskatchewan River was a combined effort of François Le Blanc, a veteran of the La Vérendrye family's 1740's expeditions, and James Finlay, a Scottish-born businessman. The site is now underwater due to the nearby dam project.Excavation of Francois-Finlay Post
Historical note:
The Francois-Finlay Post was the first "pedlar" post on the Saskatchewan River was a combined effort of François Le Blanc, a veteran of the La Vérendrye family's 1740's expeditions, and James Finlay, a Scottish-born businessman. The site is currently under Tobin Lake, which was created by the construction of the Francois-Finlay dam.The Face Pullers: Ch. 1 Images - Big Bear 1825-88
The Face Pullers: Ch.1 Images - Chief Bobtail and Son
The Face Pullers: Ch. 1 Images - Lt. Gov. Edgar Dewdney, Piapot and Montreal Garrison Artillery
The Face Pullers: Ch. 1 Images - North-West Rebellion Participants from Both Sides
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
The Face Pullers: Ch.2 Images - Deerfoot with rifle
The Face Pullers: Ch.2 Images - Sarcee Woman
The Face Pullers: Ch. 2 Images - Unidentified Blood Warrior
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 - Father Levern OMI and Students of Residential School
Photograph of Father Levern and the students of residential school on Piegan Reserve near Brocket Alberta. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
The Face Pullers: Ch. 3 Images - Indian Children
Image of two Indigenous children, a boy and a girl, very young taken on Cold Lake Reserve. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
The Face Pullers: Ch.3 Images - Inside the Rectory
A group of Indigenous peoples in western clothes taken inside of the Rectory in Hobbema Alberta. From left to right, seated and then standing: Miss Goodeye, Marie Louise Little Child, Marguerite Kanowalch-Biche, Eugenie Cardinal, Johnny Little Child. 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
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.