18th Annual Plains Indian Museum Pow Wow - Poster. - 1999
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Description
Poster advertising the pow wow, held in the Robbie Pow Wow Garden of the Buffalo Bill Historical Center.
Assembly of First Nations' elections, postponement of the Great Whale hydroelectric project, and dismantling of the Department of Indian Affairs in Manitoba are but a few of the top stories for 1994 that are discussed here.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.2.
Trivia about First Nation and Metis issues, divided into easy, moderate and difficult questions, with scores for grading individual knowledge.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.13.
Questions about the legendary little people are raised by the author after someone tugged on a house guest's hair.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.5.
Historical note:
On 2 May 1885 Lieutenant Colonel William Otter was defeated by Poundmaker's war chief Fine-Day at the Battle of Cut Knife near Battleford, SK. A flying column of Canadian militia and army regulars was defeated by Poundmaker despite their use of a Gatling gun.Historical note:
Harold Nelson Woodsworth served as an Indian Agent at a number of agencies in Saskatchewan.