Images & Stereotypes

Black and white photograph of a young Indigenous girl, Annie Royal, in idealized traditional costume with feather headband. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides

Black and white photograph of a group of Indigenous people in "Indian" costumes for a play commemorating the centenary of father Albert Lacombe. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.

Photograph of an RCMP man, Corporal Johnson on horseback, and two indigenous men, Little Light and Charlie Cutter who are his scouts. One of the scouts is on horseback with another horse in background. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.

Black and white photograph of an Indigenous family, consisting of a man in full idealized traditional garb and two little girls, posing with a non-indigenous man at the Saskatoon Industrial Exhibition. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.

Black and white photograph of a young non-indigenous woman dressed as an Indigenous person with feathered headband. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.

Black and white photograph of Stoney Tribe man, Lone Walker, in idealized traditional clothing posing with bow and arrow. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.

Black and white photograph of two indigenous men in full traditional costume with painted teepee in the background at the Saskatoon Exhibition. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.

Black and white photograph of indigenous men and women from the Moose Woods (Whitecap) Reserve in idealized traditional costumes participating in the opening ceremonies of the 1930 Saskatoon Industrial Exhibition. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.

Black and white photograph of three Stoney men posing with travois. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.

Black and white photograph of a group of men standing in front of a rest room set up by the Canada Life Assurance Company at the Calgary Stampede. Five of these men are Indigenous and wearing idealized versions of traditional clothing. The picture includes (from left) Pretty Young Man, Many Fire, Wolf Shoe, Chief Go Getun, Heavy Shield, and Haughton Running Rabbit. The Caucasian men are unidentified. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.

Black and white photograph of a large group of Stoney indigenous persons in idealized traditional clothing standing outside of the Banff Spring Hotel, which dominates the background. Teepees behind the group. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.

Black and white photograph of the Vic Robertson Tire Service truck which uses an idealized image of the Indigenous person to advertise Pathfinder tires. Standing on the back of the truck is an Indigenous man in an elaborate romanticized traditional outfit. The owners of the truck stand in front. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.

Photograph of Walking Buffalo on horse holding staff with feathers. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.

Book review of: The Face Pullers by Brock V. Silversides.

Black and white photograph of a group of indigenous and non indigenous men gathered at some sort of fair at Prince Albert. Most of the indigenous men are in idealized traditional costumes. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.

Black and white portrait of an Indigenous family, consisting of a man, in idealized traditional clothing, a woman in European clothing, a young boy in traditional clothing, and an infant held by the mother.

Black and white photograph of an indigenous man in idealized but elaborately beaded traditional costume holding a feathered drum. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.

Black and white photograph of an elderly indigenous man, seated, wearing headdress, beaded costume and cradling a weapon in a traditional scabbard. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.

Black and white photograph of an indigenous man in full idealized warriors costume with children and others in European clothing in background. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.

Black and white photograph of an indigenous woman in idealized, elaborately beaded traditional costume with accessories standing outside of a teepee. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.

Black and white photograph of two indigenous men in elaborately beaded traditional costumes standing outside of a painted teepee at the Saskatoon exhibition. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.

Black and white photograph of Blackfoot men, Black Kettle and Many Shots, both wearing romanticized traditional costumes. Black Kettle is pointing towards the horizon. Many Shots holds a tomahawk. Unused photo from the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.

Black and white photograph of a group of indigenous peoples in full traditional costume watching the 'crowning' of an indigenous girl by a non-indigenous man as part of the festivities at the Macleod fiftieth anniversary Jubilee. Unused photograph from the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.

Black and white photograph of an indigenous man in full romanticized and heavily beaded traditional costume holding a top hat in front of a painted teepee. Unused photo from the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.

Black and white photograph of an indigenous man holding tomahawk and wearing medals around his neck, along with a traditional costume. Unused photograph from the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.

Black and white photograph of two Blackfoot men, Many Shots and White Headed Chief, simulating the starting of a prairie fire to protect the encampment from raiding tribes. Unused photograph from The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.

Black and white photograph of a pair of Sarcee men wearing idealized traditional clothing subtitled "Mutsenamakan and Stumetsekini".

Black and white photograph of Piegan men on horseback in full idealized traditional costume, participating in the MacLeod Jubilee parade. Unused photo from the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.

Black and white photograph of a group of Stoney men in romanticized traditional clothing sitting on lawn by Banff Springs Hotel. Unused photograph from The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.

Looks at how "white men" thought about their world and Yukon Indian characters portrayed as ideological figures in London's novels.

Several sketches of Metis forces from the 1885 Resistance. Includes battle scenes shown from the Metis side at Duck Lake and Fish Creek, as well as a sketch of Gabriel Dumont addressing his troops.

Describes the development of Dr. Kermit H. Hunter's drama The Trail of Tears, sponsored by the Cherokee National Historical Society in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.

Looks at a performance artist who uses himself in museum installations.

Literature Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Santa Cruz, 2005.

Social Work Thesis (M.S.W.)--McMaster University, 2018.

Book review of: The False Traitor: Louis Riel in Canadian Culture by Albert Braz.

Author argues that the federal government of Canada perpetuates systemic racism through official publications responding to fire deaths on reserve; accuses the government of playing a “blame game” to detract from the reality that a lack of funding is primarily responsible for the fire deaths.

Looks at May's adventure stories which popularized a colonized image of the Native American.

Geography and Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Louisiana State University and Agriculture and Mechanical College, 2003.

History Thesis (M.A.)--Lakehead University, 2012.

Negative of an artists representation of the fight at Duck Lake, featuring indigenous peoples in romanticized traditional costume holding guns.

Discusses the warrior tradition in terms of a motivation for volunteering, the resurgence of ceremonies relating to the traditions, American public's perception of the "warrior" during and after the war.

Book review of: Fighting Firewater Fictions by Richard W. Thatcher.

Outlines American Indian contributions to the war effort and attitudes about their involvement.

Examines the ways to merge the out-of-school literary resources with school literary practices.

Discussion on issues of Indigenous representation and authenticity in mainstream cinema.

[Religion] Thesis (M.A.)--University of Georgia, 2009.