"Transfer of the Head Dress", Seated on-Stage
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Author/Creator
Thomas R. Melville-Ness
Description
"Transfer of the head dress" ceremony where Governor General Viscount Alexander was made honorary Chief Pit-O-To-Ken (Eagle Head) of the Kainai Band at Stand-Off, Alberta. The image shows Alexander on-stage sitting cross-legged and receiving the head dress. A man raises his hand in the background behind him.