Photography

File contains thirty-two negatives from the Indian and Metis Jamboree at Duck Lake, Saskatchewan held on June 12, 1967. Two scanned negatives show aerial shots of a crowd on the Jamboree grounds, with the Duck Lake Wheat Pool Elevator visible in the background.

File contains 14 negatives by the Indian and Metis National Cross Cultural Awareness Symposium (presumably in Prince Albert, SK) on April, 28, 1987. The first eleven negatives show First Nations and Metis dancers in traditional garb. The last three show a woman examining a piece of art.

Image of two Aboriginal females [dancing]; onlookers are in a semi-circle behind the dancers. All are on ceremonial dress.

A postcard inscribed: Indian drying meat, Loon Lake, Sask. There is a full-length photo of an Aboriginal man by meat drying structure with tent in background. He is dressed in western clothes.

Photograph of an Indian camp outside the walls of Fort Carlton showing five teepees and a Red River Cart.

Image of encampment includes 7 teepees (one without skin covering) and one rack. A Red River Cart sits in the foreground. One man entering teepee (at left) barely visible. Plains landscape.

A group of teepees, tents and a two wheel wagon in an open field.

Teepees, horses and wagons in an open field. A single man stands in one of the wagons.

A photograph of an Aboriginal camp in Prince Albert District, NWT [1901]. There are several teepees and some wagons. There is a corral in the background, and they also appear to be building log houses.

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An unnamed Plains Indian camp with Red River Carts in the foreground and wagons in the background. A woman and dog are also in the foreground.

A photograph of an Aboriginal camp in Prince Albert District, NWT [1901]. There are several army style white tents with chimneys in background and a teepee in foreground. A man sits outside the teepee.

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A photograph titled: Indian caravan in Saskatoon. A Native woman and child pose before covered wagon near Tudhope Anderson farm machinery Co. on Avenue A in Saskatoon. A man in suit leans against wagon, back to camera.

A photograph of what appears to be a ceremony with drummers and many spectators in attendance. No date or further information given, from the Prince Albert, SK area.

An panoramic image of the residential school gardens taken from the front entrance to the school looking out. Several Aboriginal children can be seen working in the courtyard, but they are distant and not clearly recognizable. A man, holding what appears to be a hoe, stands in the circular centre of the garden which is surrounded by a roadway.

22 images (five scanned here) of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people at a conference in Saskatoon on November 26, 1980. Roy Romanow appears to be hosting the conference.

20 images (seven scanned here) of members of the Saskatoon Native community at the Saskatoon train station joining a group of Aboriginal people on a train trip on November 26, 1980.

Seven images (one scanned here) of two students looking at Aboriginal art on display at Bedford Road Collegiate in Saskatoon on November 30, 1980.

36 images (6 scanned here) of a Native Dancer performing for young people at a Saskatoon school on February 14, 1979.

Indian dancers from St. Mary's School poses in front of the stage in the Pensioners and Pioneers Pavilion where they had performed at a potluck supper held by the association's member. The hoop dancers wear matching blue shirts. The girl in the red dress performed a shawl dance.

Photo of indigenous people in drum circle and men in full dress dancing with onlookers.

15 images (7 scanned here) of the speakers and participants of a Native employment conference held in Saskatoon on June 18, 1980.

An image of an Aboriginal man seated on a hill side overlooking a valley covered with many tipis. An embossed Union Jack flag is superimposed on the image. Photographed by Norman Caple in Southern Alberta circa 1890's. "Sitting figure at Great Indian Sun Dance, Blackfoot Reserve, Gleichen, N.W.T."

An image of several teepees adorned with colours and pictographs that were added after the initial photograph in a chromolithograph process. There are some women working in the foreground.

A photograph of an Indian family seated in front of their camp. Written underneath the photograph is: Big Jack and family and two wives. There is a teepee, a military style tent and camp supplies in the background. Probably taken near Moose Jaw

An image of a large canoe with a sail in the open water. It is carrying an Aboriginal family of five and a full load of supplies. Colours have been added to the photograph in a chromolithograph process.

A photograph of an Aboriginal family posing in front of their teepee in the Prince Albert District, NWT [1901]. Two men sit in a wagon in the background.

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File contains 2 negatives featuring a man and two children in traditional dress, presumably from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan or area, taken on January 29, 1966.

Crowd of people at left, car in middle, church on extreme right; summer scene.

Mourners gather around car; small trees and fence in foreground.

A female mourner at graveside, [priest] in background. Kitwanga, BC.

[Priest] standing next to casket; mourners in background. Kitwanga, BC.

Image of an Aboriginal girl standing in front of a canopy and holding a pole. An Aboriginal woman is seated on the ground on the left. Tents and carts in background; summer scene.

One photograph of some rocks on the prairie. A note with the picture reads: Indian grave south of CPR on Joe Early's farm near Humboldt, SK. Donated by Sid Wright in 1980.

Gravestone with head and torso of a man and other decorations marking a Indian grave. Hazelton, BC.

Carved [bear] gravestone over an Indian grave; gravestone in English.

A photograph of the Indian Industrial School in Duck Lake, NWT at the time of the visit of the Half-Breed Commission, 1900.

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Image of school in the distance with roads in the foreground.

A photograph of the Indian Industrial School grounds in Duck Lake, NWT at the time of the visit of the Half-Breed Commission, 1900.

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Image of an Aboriginal man standing beside a horse and holding its reins. The man wears ceremonial dress and an ornate blanket hangs around the horse's neck; summer scene.

File contains two negatives of a camp held by Indian and Metis people (possibly the Friendship Centre) in Little Red River Park, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, on June 2, 1974.

File contains two negatives from the Indian Metis Construction Course held in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, on June 25, 1966. The images show a man receiving a diploma.

File contains eight negatives of the Prince Albert Indian and Metis Days Pow Wow, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, held on June 2, 1962. The first five negatives contain images of Pow Wow dancers in traditional dress. Negative six and seven contain images of a flag lowering ceremony at the Pow Wow. Image eight is a shot of a traditional tipi village at the Pow Wow.

File contains 10 negatives from the Indian Metis Days Pow Wow and Sports Events held in Prince Albert, SK on June 21, 1970. All images show Pow Wow dancers in traditional dress.

12 images (4 scanned here) of staff and members enjoying recreational activities at the Saskatoon Indian and Metis Friendship Centre on June 2, 1976.

File contains 4 negatives of performers on stage at the Indian Metis [illegible] Concert on November 24, 1961. The first negative shows a young boy on stage performing a dance. The second shows a man playing the accordion. The third shows a large group of women singing with alongside a piano playing accompaniest. The fourth shows a man with a guitar accompanying a woman singing. The fifth shows a man either singing or announcing at a microphone.

File contains two negatives of the Indian Metis Rec Centre in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan (Indian Metis Friendship Centre?). The people in the two images appear to be assembled for a ceremony, likely for the grand opening. These images were taken on December 28, 1962.

File contains five negatives of the Prince Albert Mayor being made an honorary Chief at the Indian and Metis Variety Night on February 23, 1971, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.

Image of an older indigenous man carrying a large bundle and a crate upon his back. Outdoor scene.

Black and white photograph of a group of Aboriginal people participating in a parade at Macleod. They wear traditional clothing and are on horseback.