The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
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Black and white photograph of Chief Harry Atcheynum, son of Strike-Him-On-The-Back, and his wife.
From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
John Diefenbaker speaking to reporters as aboriginal children look on. Taken during his trip to open the town of Inuvik, North West Territories, 21 July 1961. An RCMP officer is partially visible behind Diefenbaker.