A set of 102 photos of Mary Eninew showing the making of birch syrup. In the spring when the sap begins to rise it is time to make birch syrup. Winter cabins are small and cramped and families often move out to a spring camp. The men and older boys would go hunting for fresh meat around the shore in a canoe, bringing back ducks, grouse, and small animals. The women and children would enjoy the freedom of being outside as they gathered birch sap and made syrup. The syrup will be a delicious treat on hot bannock!
A set of 85 photographs of Angus Tremblay making snowshoes in 1974. Travelling on the loose soft snow of the boreal forest would have been almost impossible without the development of snowshoes.
Angus McKay (right) helps a man hauling freight adjust his pack sack. Taken during the journey of Christina Bateman and Annie McKay from Prince Albert to La Ronge, SK in 1919.
Photograph. On information card: Tipi like structure: "Tent used for smoking dry caribou meat" (Chipewyan-Dene). Dunvegan Lake Camp, Mackenzie District, N.W.T.
Three images of Mistusenni rock, now under water at Diefenbaker Lake. Mistusenni, a 400 ton glacial erratic, 14 feet high, 79 feet in circumference, was sacred to the Cree and Plains Indians. Attempts to remove the rock failed. Fragments were used to construct a monument for historic site marker near Elbow. QC 3692 2 shows Zenon Pohorecki on left, QC 3692 3 shows Zenon Pohorecki on left, Wally Stambuck, third from left and other men.
A photograph of a rock named Mistusseni by Cree people. According to scientists it is a glacial erratic, a large boulder deposited on the open prairie by the last glaciation. It was a subject of great controversy in the 1960s when the lake created by the new South Saskatchewan River Dam project was about to flood over it completely. In the end the rock was blown up.
An image of an Aboriginal man on a horse. He is wrapped in a blanket and carrying a rifle. The postcard is addressed to Trixey Dezell, High Bluff, Alberta.
A photograph of a Native Encampment near Saskatoon taken around 1905. There are several teepees, some four wheel wagons and at least two Red River Cart style wagons. There are some men standing near a horse in the centre of the photo.
Native family in horse drawn wagon at the corner of University drive and Clarence Ave in Saskatoon. Houses in background belonged to Wier family (left) and Marshall family (right).
A negative showing three Native men and three women standing by two tipis in a summer camp. They wear western style clothes. There is a saddled horse in the background.
A postcard that is part of a series of photographs (LH-4069a to LH-4076) of Native people from Moose Woods Reserve. In this photo a group of women and children stand centre, flanked by three men on horseback. A non-Native man stands at the far right.
A photograph that is part of a series of photographs (LH-4069a to LH-4076) of Native people from Moose Woods Reserve. In this photo a man stands on sleigh runners behind a team of two horses in the winter.
A photograph of Native people on horseback near wagon probably on Saskatoon exhibition grounds. It is a colour photo that has a yellow tint. Two of the people wear head-dresses and there is the back of a wagon visible at the right.
A photograph of a non-Aboriginal woman and man in Victorian style dress posing beside a large catch of Northern Pike, location unknown. The woman is probably Blanche Mann who lived and worked with her father, Indian agent George Mann (see historical note).
Image showing forage supplies - sacks of oats in foreground and hay bales in background - for the soldiers of the North West Field Force. Some soldiers standing on sacks of oats; location unknown.
Photograph of Indigenous man (fishing guide) holding up Tom Pierces' catch, a 23 pound Northern Pike, standing in a canoe. Taken at Sportsman's Lodge, McIntosh Lake.
Sketch of the steamer "Northwest" arriving at Battleford with General Middleton. Horses and wagons loaded with supplies in foreground; "Northwest" beached in background.
Postcards of Norway House, Manitoba, past and present. Eight postcards shows historical scenes such as forts, churches and a view of Norway House from 1889. The remaining eight postcards showing modern day scenes like paddlers in a York boat, Aboriginal people posing for camera, and the Paimush Creek Rock Paintings.
An image of a large group of Aboriginal people standing on a shore line. Some are seated in canoes that are in the water. All appear to be posing in their ceremonial costume. There is a non-Aboriginal man in a suit and tie posing in the middle of the photograph.
Note: The title of this document uses wording that was common to mainstream society of that time period in history. As such, it contains language that is no longer in common use and may offend some readers. This wording should not be construed to represent the views of the Indigenous Studies Portal or the University of Saskatchewan Library.
An image of an Aboriginal women on horseback. She wears a fur hat and sits sidesaddle. There is a travois attached to the horse and a young person is seated in the travois. The postcard is addressed to Master Leighton York, Wakefield, Quebec.
A photograph of the old trading post in village of Mamihk on Red Earth Reserve, approx. 65 miles east of Nipawin, in Carrot River valley of east central Sask. This was either the Hudson's Bay store or Huttons' store. Sources vary as to whether Bert Hutton bought out the HBC store.
A photograph of the Onion Lake Indian Agency Stables probably taken in the 1890s. Indian agent George Mann's bearded face is visible behind a horse in the centre. There are several horses, three Aboriginal men and a young non-Aboriginal man (all unidentified) also in the picture.
Image of troops, wagons and guns at the opening of the Battle of Fish Creek. On back of photo: "Photograph taken by Captain Peters about 10:15 a.m., April 24, 1885, just as the guns he commanded rushed up at the opening of the Battle of Fish Creek. Upper right is the treeline and just beyond is the ravine containing Fish Creek. The Metis warriors hidden here are firing on Boulton's scouts. The inexperienced soldiers have formed a semi-circle and are fully exposed.