The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
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Author/Creator
Jean Lessard
Description
Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Big Tobacco in Western dress standing in front of steps.
From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Jean Lessard
Description
Photograph of Mrs. Joe Littlechief and friends taken on Blackfoot Reserve near Cluny, Alberta. All wear Western clothing.
From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Jean Lessard
Description
Photograph of an unidentified man taken in front of building.
From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Jean Lessard
Description
Photograph of Vincent Yellow Old Woman and two of his friends, all wearing western clothes. Taken on Blackfoot Reserve near Cluny, Alberta.
From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Ken W. F. Cooper
Description
Black and white photograph of "three men of the Sweetgrass Reserve on the occasion of Governor General Lord Tweedsmuir's visit." All three are in traditional costumes of heavy beadwork.
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
File contains a negative from the Indian and Metis Club Youth Council, presumably in Prince Albert, SK. The scanned image shows what appear to be Council members at a meeting.
Image of an Aboriginal male chief wearing a suit jacket and trousers, seated in a chair; outdoor scene. The man is facing the camera with his right arm aloft and pointing his finger at the sky.
File contains 2 negatives from the opening of the Prince Albert Indian and Metis Friendship Centre, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, April 12, 1962. Images show several officials in attendance at the opening ceremony of the facility.
A few Aboriginal men in ceremonial dress stand in the foreground. Most of these men wear a full head-dress. There is a teepee and a large group of people in the background.
An Army commander stands on a platform with an Aboriginal boy on each side of him dressed in ceremonial clothes. A large crowd is gathered in the background. They are all inside the pallisade at Fort Battleford.