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.
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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Author/Creator
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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Author/Creator
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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Author/Creator
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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Author/Creator
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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Author/Creator
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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Author/Creator
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.
Collection of photographs depicting individuals from the Blackfeet Nation in Browning, Montana and some scenes from Glacier National Park (U.S.) during the early twentieth century. Images included were digitized from photographic negatives.
Native Images: The Office of the Treaty Commissioner: Commissioner's Statement
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Author/Creator
David M. Arnot
Native Studies Review, vol. 11, no. 2, 1996, pp. 125-135
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Commissioner discusses the first phase discussions between the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations and the Government of Canada. Features 9 photographs taken with various individuals during the course of his work.