A photograph of Benard Walter (Ben) Hoeschen wearing a head-dress and beaded leather belt poses with two Aboriginal men, also wearing head-dresses and beaded clothing. Note on back of photo reads "The late BM Hoeschen and friends 1930"
An image of a long parade of Aboriginal men on horseback. They wear ceremonial regalia, and some hold spear like poles with small flags tied to them. Non-Aboriginal people are gathered with horses and buggies watching the procession. Colours have been added to the image in a chromolithograph process. On the back there is a short note and it is postmarked 1930. The postcard was sent from Lethbridge, Alberta to Queens County, New Brunswick.
A photograph of Chief Eagle from Whitecap Indian Reserve, as he opens Young Canada Book Week in the Children's reading area, 2nd floor of the Main Branch of the Saskatoon Public Library. He wears feathered headdress and buckskin with bead work and fringes. Two Aboriginal women and four non-Aboriginal children are in the photo as well.
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
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Photograph of a young man in Western clothes and an older man wearing traditional clothing. Differences in age, clothing, and attitude possibly indicate a generation gap.
From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
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Photograph of a newlywed couple with priest in western clothes. They have had a Western wedding ceremony.
From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
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G. Morris Taylor
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Black and white photograph of Stoney Chief Sampson Beaver, found on a postcard from Jasper National Park. He is wearing a headdress and other traditional clothing.
From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
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John W. Gibson
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Black and white photograph of an Indigenous family, consisting of a man in full idealized traditional garb and two little girls, posing with a non-indigenous man at the Saskatoon Industrial Exhibition.
From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
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Len Hillyard
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Black and white photograph of two indigenous men in full traditional costume with painted teepee in the background at the Saskatoon Exhibition.
From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
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William J. Jones
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Black and white photograph of one Mrs.Two Bear, in full traditional costume.
From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
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John W. Gibson
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Black and white photograph of indigenous men and women from the Moose Woods (Whitecap) Reserve in idealized traditional costumes participating in the opening ceremonies of the 1930 Saskatoon Industrial Exhibition.
From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
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William J. James
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Black and white photograph of man called Two Bear, in full traditional costume.
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
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John W. Gibson
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Black and white photograph of the Vic Robertson Tire Service truck which uses an idealized image of the Indigenous person to advertise Pathfinder tires. Standing on the back of the truck is an Indigenous man in an elaborate romanticized traditional outfit. The owners of the truck stand in front.
From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
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Black and white photograph of participants in the first Saskatchewan - Alberta Indigenous conference, held on the Onion Lake Reserve. Mostly Indigenous men, but some non- Indigenous men as well.
From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
File contains 2 negatives of the Prince Albert Indian and Metis Girls Club, taken in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan on April 25, 1962. The negatives show two women engaged in conversation and reading.
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.
File contains eight negatives of the Prince Albert Indian and Metis Days Pow Wow, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, held on June 2, 1962. The first five negatives contain images of Pow Wow dancers in traditional dress. Negative six and seven contain images of a flag lowering ceremony at the Pow Wow. Image eight is a shot of a traditional tipi village at the Pow Wow.
File contains two negatives of the Indian Metis Rec Centre in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan (Indian Metis Friendship Centre?). The people in the two images appear to be assembled for a ceremony, likely for the grand opening. These images were taken on December 28, 1962.
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.
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.
Seven photographs of First Nation Chiefs, government representatives and Lieutenant-Governor Sylvia Fedoruk at ceremonies for signing of the Land Entitlement Agreement at Wanuskewin. Roy Romanow, Bob Mitchell, Roland Crowe, Bill McKnight, Cliff Wright and Brian Mulroney are among the dignitaries.
Image depicts Bill Epp's statue of Gabriel Dumont astride a horse. The statue is located in Friendship Park near the Broadway Bridge in Saskatoon. The first image is taken facing toward Spadina Crescent.