"Medicine Lodge, Blackfoot Indians."
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Description
An image of several tipis with some wagons parked outside them. The tipis are painted, one with pictographs.
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.Historical note:
Prof. Zenon Pohorecky was an anthropologist and head of the University of Saskatchewan's Dept. of Anthropology and Archaeology. He became an expert on North American Indian Rock Art and worked on behalf of Saskatchewan's Aboriginal causes.