Photography

Black and white photograph of a pile of stones marking the spot where Thomas Trueman Quinn was shot during the Frog Lake Massacre.

Image of site of new Community Hall and prefabricated housing in Rankin Inlet, N.W.T.

Black and white photograph of the place where the Roman Catholic church at Frog Lake stood before it was burnt down in 1885 during the Frog Lake Massacre.

Black and white photograph of the site of the Frog Lake Massacre.

A photograph of the Half-Breed Commissioners sitting in their mess tent with Metis men and women during their visit to Devil's Lake near Sandy Lake reserve, 1900.

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Discussion of a photograph and what the image depicts of an unfair and exploitive economic system and the realities of the lives of women working in the factories of Juárez.

Image of a group of Aboriginal persons [skinning an animal or sea animal; summer scene. Buildings in background.

A set of 16 photos of Barbara Ross of Stanley Mission smoking a moose hide. Making a raw hide into leather is a long, complicated, and skilled process: these photos show the final step in that process.

Image of the Snake Plain Indian Agency circa 1905. A row of buildings in winter with a fence in the foreground.

Photograph of Inuit camp showing snow huts and sleds.

Photograph. On information card: Close-up of snowshoes. (not ethnographical) Snowshoes worn by Dr. Mueller-Wille and are Quebec snowshoes owned by Prof. Williamson. Dunvegan Lake Camp, Mackenzie District, N.W.T.

Image of a snowshoe hanging on a tree. Dunvegan Lake Camp, Mackenzie District, N.W.T.

Photograph. On information card: Close-up of a pair of snowshoes (not Ethnographical). Snowshoes worn by Dr Mueller-Wille and are Quebec Snowshoes owned by Prof. Williamson. Dungevan Lake Camp, Mackenzie District, N.W.T.

Image of a group of girls dressed in regular clothes posing for the camera at the All Saints Residential School at Lac La Ronge; summer scene.

Overview of the history of photographs of and by Native Americans.

Book review of: A Song For a Horse Nation: Horses in Native American Cultures by George P. Horse Capture and Emily Her Many Horses.

Black and white photograph of a group of South Peigans with brass instruments performing at the MacLeod parade. They wear headdresses and other traditional clothing.

Provides links to the Mi'kmaq of St. George's Bay history, photos, news and other related links.

Group photo of students at St. George's Boys College in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. On back of photograph: "It was directly across from PACI at Synod Office on 2015 2nd Ave. W. It later became a home for native children I believe, and later demolished. Front row: Jack Biggs, Derwin Hayes, Art Davidson, Rev. Stevens, ? Mather (assistant to Stevens), Jack Appleton, Doug Potter, ? . 2nd row: Fred and Jack Fife (identical twins), Adam Cuthand, ? , Phil (Red) Francis, Deryk Bodington, Art Fraser, ? , Ross Pinkington, Arthur Moses, ? . 3rd row: ? , Chuck Davidson, Hubert Connally, ? , ?

Image of unidentified boys, some in altar boy garb, walk on a road in front of St. Peter's Roman Catholic Mission in Montana. A priest is visible behind the boys. Louis Riel conducted a parochial school in connection with the mission until 1884 when summoned to Saskatchewan.

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A photograph of several large stacks of Buffalo bones stacked in the shape of box cars. They were the first cash commodity shipped from Saskatoon and were stacked along 1st Avenue near the train station where Midtown Plaza now stands.

A photograph of several large piles of Buffalo bones possibly stacked along 1st Avenue in Saskatoon near the train station where Midtown Plaza now stands. Box cars and a power pole are also visible.

A photograph taken at Stand Off, Alta. on Blood Reserve. Shows a ceremony in which Alexander of Tunis, Governor General, was inducted into Kainai Chieftanship. Part of a series of photographs, LH 2166-2169. In this photograph, Percy Creighton stands on the left and John Cotton on the right, the medicine man performing initiation ceremony. Alexander of Tunis stands in the centre wearing a headdress.

A photograph taken at Stand Off, Alta. on Blood Reserve. Shows a ceremony in which Alexander of Tunis, Governor General, was inducted into Kainai Chieftanship. Part of a series of photographs, LH 2166-2169. In this photograph, Percy Creighton stands in centre holding "weasel tail robe", formerly owned by Red Crow, Blood war chief and signator to Treaty 7. Robe now in Alberta provincial Museum. John Cotton, kneeling at right, is medicine man performing initiation ceremony.

A photograph taken at Stand Off, Alta. on Blood Reserve. Shows a ceremony in which Alexander of Tunis, Governor General, was inducted into Kainai Chieftanship. Five men on horseback are shown wearing headdresses. Part of a series of photographs, LH 2166-2169.

A photograph taken at Stand Off, Alta. on Blood Reserve. Shows a ceremony in which Alexander of Tunis, Governor General, was inducted into Kainai Chieftanship. A large crowd stands near a decorated teepee. There are two men with headdresses and three men playing hand drums.

Black and white photograph of a Peigan man from Montana riding a horse in traditional clothing bearing the American flag at the MacLeod Jubilee Parade.

Describes the Canadian Press Picture of the Year award winning photograph, taken by Shaney Komulainen, of the standoff between Canadian soliders and armed Mohawk warriors in 1990.

Photograph of buildings, including teepee at Stanley Hudson's Bay post from across lake. Also visible is a man and canoes on the shore. Trip of Christina Bateman and Annie McKay to La Ronge, 1919.

Interior view of Stanley Mission Church facing alter. Trip of Christina Bateman and Annie McKay to La Ronge, 1919.

Interior view of Stanley Mission Church to the rear of the building. Image shows pews and stained glass window. Trip of Christina Bateman and Annie McKay to La Ronge, 1919.

Image depicts Bill Epp's statue of Gabriel Dumont astride a horse. The statue is located in Friendship Park near the Broadway Bridge in Saskatoon. The first image is taken facing toward Spadina Crescent.

Newspaper clipping of image of the steamer 'Marquis' and a second steamer on a Saskatchewan river around [1885?]. The artist is F.W. Curzon, special artist for The Canadian Pictorial and Illustrated War News, who travelled with General F.D. Middleton's official party.

Artist discusses her career and work shown in exhibition Steeling the Gaze: Portraits by Aboriginal Artists. Transcript available. Duration: 18:44. Transcript.

Review of the exhibition Re-Mediations curated by Janet Jones.

Three postcards from Batoche National Historic Site from around 1975. They are (1) Steps to Gunner Philip's Grave, (2) Old Rectory and Church (Saint Antonoine de Padove) and (3) The trenches that were Middleton's militia defences during the Battle of Batoche in 1885.

A photograph of a Stony Indian Sun Dance Lodge from the outside. Several cut trees lean inward in a large circle. Location unknown.

Book review of: Recording Their Story: James Teit and the Tahltan by Judy Thompson.

Introduces the storytellers who presented at the 2007 Saskatchewan Aboriginal Storytelling week through song, photographs and a storytelling circle. Article located by scrolling to page 14.

Discusses pictures taken by students attending the Rainy Mountain and Phoenix Indian Schools and how these images differ from those taken by official photographers.

A photograph of students and staff in front of the Indian Industrial School at Battleford. Photograph shows the new east wing added in 1889. Religious and academic subjects, trade courses and a physical education program were included in the curriculum. The students at the far right hold musical instruments (trumpet, bass drum and snare drum are partially visible).

Image of a treaty payment day at Sturgeon Lake, Saskatchewan. A large group of Aboriginal people pose for the camera in foreground; tents and cars in background.

Art History Thesis (M.A.)--University of North Texas, 2001.

A set of 77 photographs taken in the small community of Sucker River, north of La Ronge, in 1975-76. The community mounted a project to make as many "old things" as the 14 participants in the project could remember from the old days. Many of the objects were made as models, as time and materials did not allow for full-size items.

[Survey party at camp]. Men standing facing the camera; others astride horses. Tents in background.

Review of exhibition held at Simon Fraser University's Audain Gallery in 2016.

Matika Wilbur explores contemporary Native identity through her photographs and stories from Project 562 documenting Native America. Duration: 18:10.

Discusses virtual exhibit of photographs of smiling Inuit men, women and children captured by five Canadian photographers over a period of thirty years.

Image of soldier preparing [a body] for burial after the battle of Fish Creek.