2 Eskimo Children
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
R.J. Billyard (photographer)
Description
Two Inuit children posing outdoors for camera.
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Joan Beatty was the first Aboriginal woman elected to the Saskatchewan Legislature. Prior to this Beatty had a career in journalism and production, as well as management at SaskTel.Historical note:
The Buffalo Bill Museum examines both the personal and public lives of W.F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody (1846-1917) and seeks to tell his story in the context of the history and myth of the American West.Historical note:
Attributed to Father LeJeune "With the approbation of Right Rev. P. Durieu" (Bibliography of British Columbia).Historical note:
An umiak is an Inuit skin boat.Introduction and two archival items discuss the CCF's attempt to create a province-wide organization know as the Saskatchewan Indian Federation. Both letters protest the government's interference in affairs that were viewed as none of their concern. From special issue: Native Peoples, Museums, and Heritage Resource Management.
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Photoengraving: The Indian Chiefs of British Columbia (p. 7).Historical note:
Illustrations: St. Peter's Church, Rome (p. 59); Brooklyn Bridge (p. 60).