Photography

A postcard inscribed: Indian woman making bannock, Loon Lake, Saskatchewan. A photograph of an Aboriginal woman squatted in a camp surrounded by pots and pans. Two frying pans of bannock are propped up next to a fire that has a pot on it.

Apologia:The titles of some postcards use wording that was common to mainstream society of that time period in history. As such, it contains language that is no longer in common use and may offend some readers. This wording should not be construed to represent the views of the Indigenous Studies Portal or the University of Saskatchewan Library. Selection of early Western Canadian postcards held at the University of Saskatchewan Library Special Collections Department. Includes studio portraits as well as depictions of camps, powwows, parades, totem poles and residential schools.

Book review of: The Postcolonial Eye by Alison Ravenscroft.

The work area in the Arts & Crafts Shop at Rankin Inlet, N.W.T. [NU].

Photograph. Caption: "Poundmaker's grave site at the top of Cut Knife Hill, Poundmaker First Nation." From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.

File contains 2 negatives of an Aboriginal announcer for an unnamed Pow-Wow Parade (presumably in Prince Albert, SK) on Aug 15, 1990.

File contains 19 negatives of Pow Wow dancers at Indian Pow-Wow Parade and Pow Wow Princesses Aug15-90. The negatives are all outdoor pictures of dancerns in traditional garb.

File contains 4 negatives of traditionally costumed dancers at a Pow Wow (presumably in Prince Albert, SK) on Aug 15, 1990.

File contains 6 negatives of First Nations drummers at a Pow Wow (presumably in Prince Albert, SK) on August 13, 1991.

File contains 8 negatives of floats with Aboriginal people on board at an unnamed Pow-Wow Parade (presumably in Prince Albert, SK) on Aug 15, 1990.

Image of a pow-wow with Chief Beardy (plumes on hat) and Chief Okamesis [after] the Northwest Resistance. A group of non-Aboriginal men stand behind the Chiefs.

Review essay of: Weaving Ourselves into the Land: Charles Godfrey Leland, "Indians" and the Study of Native American Religions by Thomas C. Parkhill. Edward S. Curtis and the North American Indian, Incorporated by Mike Gidley. Imagining Indians in the Southwest: Persistent Visions of a Primitive Past by Leah Dilworth. Wild West Shows and the Images of American Indians, 1883-1933. by L. G. Moses.

Image of men setting up an Officers' Mess at unknown location during the Northwest Resistance. Group of men prepare food in pots over a fire at left, and men in background moving barrels and pots.

Photograph of a the Presbyterian Mission House at Prince Albert, NWT, 1879. Has the comment "Built by Mr. Nisbet who like his Master was a Carpenter" attached.

A photograph of a totem pole lying prone in the Prince Albert Armories, 1975. The pole was carved by a First Nations man originally from British Columbia.

Centre located in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories features Aboriginal and European history in the North. Includes links to online exhibits, searchable databases (archives, place names, more than 9000 photos, sound), and resources for researchers and teachers.

Entitled: "Jim Delaney's Drunk". Indigenous people in background (3 on horseback), Delaney up front. One man non-indigenous person in back. Town site visible in background.

Entitled: "Our Neighbours in the Arctic". Elderly man, two children with man and woman. Elderly man with pipe in his mouth holding a large knife.

Matika Wilbur shares photographs and stories from Project 562, her multi-year project to document members of federally recognized tribes in the United States. Duration: 1:42:58.

Four slides of a man and children at a protest in Memorial Square, Prince Albert, in solidarity with the Mohawks during the Oka Standoff in Quebec, 1991.

Four slides of a two women and a child with an upside down Canadian flag at a protest in Memorial Square, Prince Albert, in solidarity with the Mohawks during the Oka Standoff in Quebec, 1991.

A slide of two boys holding placards reading "Is Canada a Democracy?" and "Mulroney Balogna Blatant Racism" at a protest in Memorial Square, Prince Albert, in solidarity with the Mohawks during the Oka Standoff in Quebec, 1991.

A slide of male and female protestors, one with a drum, at a protest in Memorial Square, Prince Albert, in solidarity with the Mohawks during the Oka Standoff in Quebec, 1991.

Entitled: "Ceremony Erecting Sundance Lodge"Several people gathered around to watch and assist. Teepees in foreground and background.

Titled: "Cree Family and Travois, Ready for a Journey, Calgary. Man and woman holding child, with dog, horse and travois. Teepees in the background.

Titled: Five teepees (decorated) with people outside.

Black and white photograph of threshing machinery, both motorized and horse drawn manned by indigenous men. Man with large beard standing in centre.

Black and white photograph of a group of indigenous men on horseback, subtitled "indians mounted".

Two men standing atop hay bails on a horse drawn wagon.

Entitled: "Indians at Home". Family gathered around wagon. A long pole (approx 12-15ft high)holds up a jacket high in the air.

Titled: "Making a Brave: 'The Ordeal'". Sundance ceremony. Photo shows one man in the process of chest piercing. One man looking on and another man lying down. A crowd gathers around (of which a few are non-aboriginals).

Titled: "Mutsenamakan & Stumetsekini, Sarcee Indians". Mutsenamakan kneeling, Stumetsekini seated in chair.

Note: The title and description of this document uses wording that was common to mainstream society of that time period in history. As such, it contains language that is no longer in common use and may offend some readers. This wording should not be construed to represent the views of the Indigenous Studies Portal or the University of Saskatchewan Library. Entitled: "Mutsinamakan & Squaw, Sarcee Indians". Depicts the two next to teepee with woman holding reins of horse and child on back.

Entitled: "Rations at Sundance". Line-up for food under a shelter.

School photo in front of building. AD 1898, the date on the building. Girls on left boys on right, with teachers etc. in centre.

Titled: "Sarcee Reserve". Group of people gathered outside church(?).

Entitled: "ST. Albert Convent 1898". A marching band, front row seated and back row standing, poses outside gates of convent. Non-indigenous and indigenous boys. Youville de St. Albert is written on the drum.

Travois carrying wood.

Two men lying down smoking pipes inside of a teepee. Hanging above them are numerous blankets. Head dresses lay on the floor. Bedding is clearly visible.

Two men working in hay field. One man on horseback, waving to the camera; the other carrying hay to a stack.

A public building at the James Smith Reserve, SK. No date given.

History, memoirs, and photographs of various aspects of life in Pukatawagan, Manitoba.

Artists view of her work and thoughts on creativity and identity.

Fine Arts Thesis (M.F.A.)--York University, 2011.

File contains 11 negatives of the official flag raising ceremony at the Opening of the Prince Albert District Chief's Offices in Prince Albert, SK on March 25, 1988. The pictures show what appear to be Chiefs and other officials outside the District Offices assembled for the flag ceremony.

A photograph of a large corral and lean-to structure at Ranch No.2 Long Lake at the South end of Onion Lake reserve. An Aboriginal man stands on a wagon hooked to two oxen while two others stand near by. There also appears to be a second team of oxen. A fourth man stands on top of the long lean-to structure in the background.

Analysis of Kent Monkman's 2006 series of photographs entitled, The Emergence of a Legend which shows his alter ego.

Discusses the use of photography in conjunction with poetry in Marilyn Dumont's A Really Good Brown Girl and Louis Halfe's Blue Marrow.

Examines cultural and historical contexts of particular images and questions romanticization and appropriation.