A waist-up portrait taken beside a newspaper article titled: Church Doesn't Want Indian Day Schools. The article outlines the United Church's appeal to the Government not to discontinue Residential Schools. The two main reasons were (a) so they could keep trachoma and tuberculosis in check and (b) so they can better develop moral fibre and Christian character in preparation for full citizenship.
A black and white picture of a large group of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people, all dressed in formal attire, in front of two large buildings that make up Le College Emmanuel.
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
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Photograph of children praying to a newly-arrived French statue of the Virgin Mary at Holy Angels Boarding School, Fort Chipewyan, Alberta, June 1931.
From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
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Black and white photograph of a cluster of Indigenous and non-Indigenous men and children standing in front of a pair of automobiles with a religious man. Captioned "Montagnais Group with Father--?"
Unused photograph from the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
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Black and white photograph of an indigenous man wearing a suit a feathered hat, and a large cross, subtitled "Abraham Wikaskoki". Unused photo from the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
Scanned negative shows female students in uniform with an instructor on Visiting Day held on March 8, 1961 at the Prince Albert Indian School (presumably All Saints Residential School).
The old McKay School at La Ronge, Saskatchewan. On the back of the photo is written "First Residential School built at Lac la Ronge by the Venerable Archdeacon Mackay and the late James Brown a native Clergyman, who was the first Principal of the School. This School was burned in January 1920."
Entitled: "ST. Albert Convent 1898". A marching band, front row seated and back row standing, poses outside gates of convent. Non-indigenous and indigenous boys. Youville de St. Albert is written on the drum.