Aboriginal Portraits from the National Archives of Canada
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National Archives of Canada
Description
Folder contains three pages of text and portraits.
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First proclaimed by the Governor General of Canada on 13 June 1996, June 21st of every year has become a day in the Canadian calendar that presents Aboriginal peoples with a great opportunity to express great pride for their rich diverse cultures with their families, neighbours, friends and visitors.Historical note:
First proclaimed by the Governor General of Canada on 13 June 1996, June 21st of every year has become a day in the Canadian calendar that presents Aboriginal peoples with a great opportunity to express great pride for their rich diverse cultures with their families, neighbours, friends and visitors.Historical note:
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No author is provided but J.C. Pilling's "Bibliography of Chinookan Languages" attributes the text to Louis Napoleon St. Onge.Historical note:
Honore Jaxon, aka William Henry Jackson. Jaxon was Riel's secretary leading up to the Northwest Resistance and his only white Protestant follower. Prior to this he had been secretary of the Prince Albert Settler's Union. After the resistance he escaped to the United States where he was active in the Labour Movement and the Bahai faith.Historical note:
Le Jeune published several issues of the Kamloops Phonographer to help teach the Duployan writing system.Historical note:
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