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.
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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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.
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.
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.
The congregation outside the Anglican church in the community of Apex at Frobisher Bay, N.W.T. [NU]. In 1987 the community of Frobisher Bay was renamed Iqaluit.
A photo of a Cree hunter taken by Christina Bateman and Annie McKay in Central (geographic) Saskatchewan, during their journey from Prince Albert to La Ronge, 1919.
An image of an Aboriginal man on horseback in ceremonial regalia and head dress. Colours have been added to the photograph in a chromolithograph process.
Image of dog team an sled with 2 people and supplies heading away from camera. Inscription on front of photograph reads: "Eskimo and dog team leaving for far north spring of 1929"
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
George W. Dawson
Description
Image of a young Indigenous man standing outside of tipi with rifle.
From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.