"Black Plume" photograph tinted by Laurel Wolanski
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Description
Hand tinted photograph of Chief Black Plume (Sixapo), a Blood Indian tribesman, wearing traditional clothing.
Historical note:
Old Sun shared power with Crowfoot as head chief of the Blackfoot, but he was not as well-known. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.Historical note:
Fort Pelly was located at the Indian Elbow of the Assiniboine River located eight miles south-west of the site of the present village of Pelly. Fort Pelly was built in 1824 by the Hudson's Bay Company. The high palisade fence that surrounded the Fort in 1872 has been replaced by a plank fence in this photo.Historical note:
The Wanuskewin Heritage Park is located northeast of the city of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. It opened in June 1992, after three years of planning for a park that would not only preserve centuries of cultural heritage, but also help build a bridge between First Nations and non-First Nations people of the province.