Image of wounded soldiers leaving for Saskatoon likely from Fish Creek on 2 May 1885 during the Northwest Resistance. A trail of men on horseback and horse-drawn wagons are visible.
A photograph of a group of Aboriginal women and children sitting in the shade of a car with a ceremonial lodge? visible on the right, possibly near Onion Lake, Saskatchewan. Cut trees lie in the foreground. Picture probably taken by George Mann Jr. family who homesteaded in the area. Mann Jr was a telegraph line man for the Government of Canada and would often visit Onion Lake when he checked the line.
Adolphus Ross and William Bird. These two men paddled Christina Bateman and Annie McKay's canoe for three days during their 1919 journey from Prince Albert to La Ronge, Sk.
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A photograph of a teepee with two Native people sitting in front of it, and two standing behind a horse on the right. There is also a dog and two travois leaning against each other on the left. On the back it reads: Assiniboine teepee near Wolseley, Sask., 1880's - Dog and travois piled at left.
A set of 17 photographs of Lydia and Napthelie McKenzie and their daughter Jemima Charles on their trapline near Stanley Mission preparing the meat and hide of a bear shot by their son Malcolm McKenzie.
This postcard is a collage of six other postcard images of Native people - "Blackfoot Brave", "The Chief's Squaws", "Mounted Cree Indian", "Cree Indian", "Cree Indians and Camp", and "An Indian Chief." The edges of the postcard are decorated in gold colour and red maple leaves. The card is postmarked 4 Dec 1907.
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.
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Black and white photograph of a young blood man in traditional clothing on horseback.
Black and white photograph captioned "Blackfoot Brave with scalps" featuring a Blackfoot man on horseback in traditional costume, holding a stick possibly decorated with a scalp. Dog with travois in background.
Black and white photograph of five Blackfoot men on horseback riding down a street wearing traditional clothing and possibly bearing "scalps" on sticks. They appear to be in a parade.
Black and white photograph of a young Blood man on horseback, entitled 'Blood Indian Brave" there is another Aboriginal man in background, also on horseback. Both are dressed in traditional costume.
Note: The title of this document uses wording that was common to mainstream society of that time period in history. As such, it contains language that is no longer in common use and may offend some readers. This wording should not be construed to represent the views of the Indigenous Studies Portal or the University of Saskatchewan Library.
An image of three Aboriginal men on horseback dressed in ceremonial regalia and each wearing a head dress. Unidentified buildings and people in the background.
Photograph depicts 2 men sitting on grass. Horses and buildings in background. Accompanying type-written text (source unknown) reads: "The aboriginals were never in a hurry and it was a frequent occurrence to see the bucks loafing in this wise no matter how important their mission. The man with the hat on is supposed to be hunting the band of ponies which had strayed, as indicated by the coiled lariat on his knee.
Image of canoe with sail on water. From the diary of Annie McKay: "We met a family of Indians (1 canoe)who had a blanket up for a sail. Stopped and put up a sail of our own" (August 15th). Possibly Adolphus Ross and William Bird paddling. Trip of Christina Bateman and Annie McKay to La Ronge, 1919.
Residents gathering for a hearing of the Carrothers Commission at Rae, N.W.T. which was studying the future directions of government in the Northwest Territories.
Chief Broken Eye trekking across prairie near North Battleford, driving horse and wagon; his family sits in the back. A non-Aboriginal man stands in front posing for the camera.
An image an Aboriginal chief on horseback with several other Aboriginal men on horses in background. They are all wearing ceremonial regalia. Unidentified buildings and water tower in background.
A copy of photo of Chief Star Blanket mounted on a horse in front of two tipis. Copied from book RED INDIANS OF THE PLAINS; context suggests this is Chief Star Blanket (A-ta-kwa-koup) who met the missionaries at White Fish Lake. The caption reads: A hunter of the plains in 1874.
An image of three horses, two of which are hitched to a travois. There are three Aboriginal people on horseback, and two standing nearby. The horse on the right appears to be carrying two non-Aboriginal men who are posing for the photograph.