White Cap, Sioux Chief
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Description
Photo of illustration made from photograph of White Cap, Sioux Chief, pledging friendship to his white brother, taken from Illustrated War News, 25 April 1885.
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Topics include trade, furs, people at work, supply, pastimes and recipes. Intended as classroom resource for a visit to Lower Fort Garry historic park, but information is general. Due to age of publication, some terminology is out-of-date.
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A zareba is an encampment used as a base of attack and defense.Historical note:
A zareba is a stockade made of bushes: an outdoor enclosure, especially one made of thorn bushes and used as protection around a campsite or village.Historical note:
Prof. Zenon Pohorecky was an anthropologist and head of the University of Saskatchewan's Dept. of Anthropology and Archaeology. He became an expert on North American Indian Rock Art and worked on behalf of Saskatchewan's Aboriginal causes.