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Artifacts Found During the Francois-Finlay Post Excavation in 1964
Historical note:
Calgary Stampede parade
Confirmation Service Held for sixty-nine young People from PA Indian Student Residence
Crowd gathered around Aboriginal People in Yorkton
Dr. Alice Kehoe at Francois-Finlay Post Excavation
Historical note:
The Francois-Finlay Post was the first "pedlar" post on the Saskatchewan River was a combined effort of François Le Blanc, a veteran of the La Vérendrye family's 1740's expeditions, and James Finlay, a Scottish-born businessman. Located just about 150 kilometres east of Prince Albert, below Finlay's Falls near present-day Nipawin, Saskatchewan, the stockaded post was the focus of 20th century archeological excavations.Eskimo Telephone Operator
Excavating Post Walls at Francois Post (near Nipawin)
Historical note:
The post was built in 1763 the first "pedlar" post on the Saskatchewan River was a combined effort of François Le Blanc, a veteran of the La Vérendrye family's 1740's expeditions, and James Finlay, a Scottish-born businessman. The site is now underwater due to the nearby dam project.Excavation of Francois-Finlay Post
Historical note:
The Francois-Finlay Post was the first "pedlar" post on the Saskatchewan River was a combined effort of François Le Blanc, a veteran of the La Vérendrye family's 1740's expeditions, and James Finlay, a Scottish-born businessman. The site is currently under Tobin Lake, which was created by the construction of the Francois-Finlay dam.The Face Pullers: Ch.1 Images - "Cree Indians, Blanket Costume"
The Face Pullers: Ch.2 Images - :"'Pointed Cap,' Cree Indian, with His Fifth Squaw"
The Face Pullers: Ch.3 Images - "Knitting and Spinning at St. Albert School"
Black and white photograph of a class of young Indigenous girls learning to knit and spin at the St. Albert industrial school. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
The Face Pullers: Ch.3 images - "Learning Saddlery and Bootmaking, St. Albert School, 1898"
Black and white photograph of a class of Indigenous youths learning saddlery and bootmaking at the St. Albert industrial school. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
The Face Pullers: Ch.3 images - Reserve Indians
Black and white photograph of four Indigenous men wearing western clothing, taken on a reserve in Alberta. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
The Face Pullers: Ch. 3 Images - St. Albert Brass Band
Black and white photograph of the members of the St. Albert Brass Band posing with instruments. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
The Face Pullers - Unused Photos "Boys at Work, Industrial School St. Albert"
The Face Pullers - Unused Photos - "Dairying, Industrial School, St. Albert"
The Face Pullers - Unused Photos - "High River Industrial School Football Team"
The Face Pullers - Unused Photos "Knitting and Spinning Department, Industrial School, St. Albert"
The Face Pullers - Unused Photos - "Sewing Department, Industrial School, St. Albert"
Federation of Sask Indians Meeting
Federation of Sask Indians Meeting Guest Speaker
Fishing Guides and Guests Preparing Lunch
Indian Chiefs Recieve Plaques
Indian School First Aid Training
Indian School Grade 8
Indian Student Grads Honoured at Banquet
Indigenous Woman with Young Child at McIntosh Lake
John M. Cuelenaere
"Martha Adams, a Churchill Eskimo and her family"
Mr and Mrs Diefenbaker Congragulate the Princess
Mrs Diefenbaker Opens Library at All Saints Indian School
New Construction at the Indian School [Prince Albert]
PA Indian Princess Rhoda Ahenakew named at PA Annual Pow Wow
Provincial Archives of Alberta: "St. Albert Convent"
Rankin Inlet [NU]
"River boulders which formed mud-chinked fireplace in Francois trading post, 1964"
Schools in the Forest Conference Delegates
Transportation - Power Toboggans
Upgrading All Saints School Graduates
Workmen Remove Overburden at Francois-Finlay Post
Historical note:
The Francois-Finlay Post was the first "pedlar" post on the Saskatchewan River was a combined effort of François Le Blanc, a veteran of the La Vérendrye family's 1740's expeditions, and James Finlay, a Scottish-born businessman. Located just about 150 kilometres east of Prince Albert, below Finlay's Falls near present-day Nipawin, Saskatchewan, the stockaded post was the focus of 20th century archeological excavations.