Chief Big Bear of the Plains Cree
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Black and White photograph Chief Big Bear of the plains Cree in western style clothing.
Historical note:
The responsibilities of Minister of Citizenship and Immigration also included the operation of the Indian Affairs Branch.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.
Looks at the reasons behind the high school dropout rate at the Oglala Community High School of Pine Ridge Reservation.