Charcoal, a Blood Indian
Historical note:
Charcoal (Si'-okskitsis) was renowned for his strength and cunning as a warrior. He killed his wife's lover, fired at an Indian agent and a NWMP, and later killed a NWMP sergeant and was executed in 1897.Historical note:
Charcoal (Si'-okskitsis) was renowned for his strength and cunning as a warrior. He killed his wife's lover, fired at an Indian agent and a NWMP, and later killed a NWMP sergeant and was executed in 1897.Black and white photograph of a class of young Indigenous girls learning to knit and spin at the St. Albert industrial school. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
Black and white photograph of a class of Indigenous youths learning saddlery and bootmaking at the St. Albert industrial school. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
Black and white photograph of four Indigenous men wearing western clothing, taken on a reserve in Alberta. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
Black and white photograph of the members of the St. Albert Brass Band posing with instruments. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.