2 Eskimo Children
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
R.J. Billyard (photographer)
Description
Two Inuit children posing outdoors for camera.
Historical note:
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:
Sergeant-Major Frank Wyman Spicer, born in New York State, was a member of the NWMP and, subsequently, an ordained Methodist Minister.Historical note:
An umiak is an Inuit skin boat.Black and white photograph of a group of Indigenous men who ploughed land for Roman Catholic School. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
Photograph of a tepee float at the Macleod Jubilee Parade. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.