Image of coop/trap in foreground with house in background. Description on back reads: "Trapping Prairie chickens and Sharp-Tailed grouse for exchange with Dakota for Ring-Neck pheasants, year 1936 to 1940s. Davidson Sask. Home Farm."
Local History Room Series PH 91 220 1 to 4 shows tribesmen of Great Plains at an encampment made for the 1939 Royal visit. The Aboriginal men show wear large head-dresses and beaded clothing. A picture of the camp (#4) shows a large crowd, painted teepees, Red Ensign flag and two Union Jack flags. Among significant figures were Gilbert Masketo, oldest chief, and Chief Joe Dreaver, M.M. A colourful figure was Harry Littlecrow of Dundurn Sioux. (None can be specifically identified)
An image of an Aboriginal man standing outside a teepee on the open prairie. He is wrapped in a blue blanket and wears a fur hat. Colours have been added to the picture in a chromolithograph process. Also, glitter has been glued onto the picture to highlight the trim on his blanket and the poles on the teepee. The postcard is addressed to Mrs. E. J. Cairn, England and it reads "We see a lot of these people..." See page two for complete citation.
A photograph of an unidentified First Nations man and woman in traditional dress. Apparently at a camp, likely in the Prince Albert area. No date given.
Journal of Religion & Film, vol. 18, no. 1, 2014, p. Article 40
Description
Film reviews of:
40 Years Celebrating Wounded Knee directed by Christopher Marshall.
The Medicine Game directed by Lukas Korver.
Shouting Secrets directed by Korinna Sehringer.
Spirit in Glass: Plateau Native Beadwork.
Winter in the Blood directed by Alex Smith and Andrew J. Smith.
Yellow Fever: The Navajo Uranium Legacy directed by Sophie Rousmaniere.
Based on papers presented at the conference: The West and Beyond : Historians Past, Present and Future, held at the University of Alberta, 19–21 June, 2008.
Discusses a controversial lesson in history through art, by presenting nstitutions devoted to nostalgic theme-park versions of history; the exhibit contrasts violence, defiance, racism, alienation and suicide with family harmony, friendship, creativity and work.
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.
An image of an Aboriginal women holding a baby in front of a teepee. A Red River cart and dog are near the teepee as well. Colours have been added to the photograph in a chromolithograph process.
An image of an Aboriginal man standing alone. He is dressed in ceremonial clothing and holds a fan of feathers. There is a grouping of tipis in the distant background. Colours have been added to the photograph in a chromolithograph process. The postcard is addressed to Miss Dell Ashdown, Muskoka, Ontario.