Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
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Photograph. Caption: Treaty Six negotiations were held at a traditional camping area, known to the Cree as the "waiting place", near Fort Carlton.
From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.
Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
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Photograph. Caption: One of the fugitive Indians (possibly Four Sky Thunder) who surrendered at Battleford instead of fleeing to the United States.
From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 4, Cultural Property in American Indian Literatures: Representation and Interpretation, Fall, 1997, pp. 605-620
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Argues that in the future culture will be a means of differentiating peoples, rather than race and that "authentic" cultural artifacts will become valuable commodities.
A photograph of the government's surveyors corps of scouts during the 1885 uprising, probably taken at Qu'Appelle prior to Middleton's march north. The men appear to be armed with lever action repeating rifles and pistols.
Book review of: Haida Monumental Art by George F. MacDonald and graphics by Bill Reid. Commentary by Richard Huyda.
Ninstints by George F. MacDonald.
Scroll down to page 71 to read review.
Image of Captain John French, killed at Batoche. On back of photo: "An old French halfbreed, named Ross, was standing at the corner of a house nearly opposite Batoche's house, and fired the fatal shot, then made a run for cover, but paid the penalty for shooting French just before reading it."
Ethnohistory, vol. 44, no. 4, Autumn, 1997, pp. 727-739
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Ten documentary reviews:
Itam Hakim Hopiit by Victor Masayesva, Jr.
Siskyavi: The Place of Chasms by Victor Masayesva, Jr.
The Place of Falling Waters by Roy Bigcrane and Thompson Smith.
Pueblo Peoples: First Contact by George Burdeau and Larry Walsh.
Transitions by Darrel Kipp and Joe Fisher.
Warrior Chiefs in a New Age by Dean Bearclaw.
Wiping the Tears of Seven Generations by Gary Rhine and Fidel Moreno.
In the White Man's Image by Christine Lesiak and Matt Jones.
Kahnesatake: 270 Years of Resistance by Alanis Obomsawin.
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Book review of: Encounters: Early Images of Canada's Aboriginal Peoples from the Library Collections of the Geological Survey of Canada by John A. Stevens.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 4, Cultural Property in American Indian Literatures: Representation and Interpretation, Autumn, 1997, pp. 621-631
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Literary criticism article that emphasizes the need for a culturally informed perspective in the criticism of Indigenous literatures; stresses the roles of reciprocity, humour, and the act of positioning the self as a fiction.
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 12, no. 1, Spring, 1997, pp. 44-46
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Presents an outline of the various topics discussed at a conference held at the Museum of Mankind (British Museum), London, in April 1996.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 44.
Group photo taken on the grounds of Fort Pitt, NWT. Numbered from L to R: 1. Fire Sky Thunder; 2. Sky Bird (Big Bear's son); 3. Natoose; 4. Napasis; 5. Big Bear; 6. Angus McKay (HBC); 7. Dufrain (HBC cook); 8. L. Goulet; 9. Stanley Simpson (HBC); 10. Alex McDonald; 11. Rowley; 12. Corp. Sleigh (NWMP); 13. Edmond; 14. Henry Dufrain.
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 12, no. 1, Spring, 1997, pp. 4-15
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Comments on the meaning of artmaking for contemporary Inuit, what constitutes Inuit art and the controversy over the use of power tools to make art.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 4.
An interview with James Simon who talks about some of his paintings and his sources of inspiration which include Indian religion and legends. Transcribed by Joanne Greenwood ; interpreter : Ernest Debassigae.
Photograph. Caption: "Judge Hugh Richardson (right) shaking hands with Peter Hourie, the court interpreter for the Indian trials."
From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.
The Indian trials took place in Regina, North West Territories, after the trial of Louis Riel.