People

Image of six-year-old Arsenne Manilak posing beside skidoos, with Henry Kablalik in background. Buildings and skidoos in background; winter scene.

A photograph taken at Fort Simpson, N.W.T. Local youngsters, mostly Aboriginal, with Red Ensign flags in hand greet Prime Minister John G. Diefenbaker.

Atimoyoo, a Cree man armed with a lever action repeating rifle in traditional dress, circa 1905. A note with the photograph says his name was possibly Mooswa, but the family has subsequently identified him as Atimoyoo.

Image of Charles Lindbergh and his wife Anne Morrow Lindbergh, standing among a group of Aboriginal persons. Time and location unknown.

Mission visible in background.

Appears to be part of a series of images in slide show about Canada's North.

Photograph. Caption: "Battleford Indians [including three former warriors] at a special ceremony commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the battle." Participants in group photo; outdoor scene. From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.

File contains three photographs of Joan Beatty from the early 1970s.

Historical note:

Joan Beatty was the first Aboriginal woman elected to the Saskatchewan Legislature. Prior to this Beatty had a career in journalism and production, as well as management at SaskTel.

Worker wearing hard hat and ear protectors hoisting black container. Near Tuktoyaktuk, NWT.

BeauDril worker holding hose up with wrench attached. Worker has "Boyden" patch on front of jacket. Caption by Dommasch: "Tuktoyaktuk BeauDril camp airport. Own security. No tolerance for drugs and alcohol". Near Tuktoyaktuk, NWT.

A photograph of Benard Walter (Ben) Hoeschen wearing a head-dress and beaded leather belt poses with two Aboriginal men, also wearing head-dresses and beaded clothing. Note on back of photo reads "The late BM Hoeschen and friends 1930"

Bernard Irkogartuk with his children (including his daughter [Netsitih]) at Pelly Bay, N.W.T. [NU] (community changed name to Kugaaruk in 1999).

Image of berry picking expedition on Lac la Ronge Highway. Several children and one adult walking beside or riding in a horse-drawn wagon.

Black and white photograph of a young Blood farmer named Bert Medicine Crane in western apparel.

Image of Big Bear seated with four non-Aboriginal men standing behind him; outdoor scene. Caption: "When Big Bear surrendered at Carlton on 4 July 1885, he had been reduced to a shell of his former self, and his strategy for dealing with the Canadian government lay in total ruin." From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.

Laminated photomechanical copy of Big Bear and unidentified Aboriginal man posing for camera; a group of non-Native men standing in background. Item found in Fort Pitt - nd folder.

Three photographs (2 scanned here) of Bill Britian dressed in Aboriginal ceremonial clothing at the Saskatoon Exhibition on July 10, 1975.

Indigenous family outside teepee holding a birthday cake for Bernice their Pion-Era baby.

Group photograph taken from 'The Canadian Magazine,' consisting of an unidentified bishop, three unidentified non-Aboriginal women and Aboriginal boys and girls. Outdoor scene.

File note: First Dominion of Canada court enquiry in the far north.

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.

Head and shoulders image of an Aboriginal elder wearing traditional clothing and a black plume (long mane) headdress; also holding a staff. From information card: Not a chief - Plains Indian.

Hand tinted photograph of Chief Black Plume (Sixapo), a Blood Indian tribesman, wearing traditional clothing.

Image of a gathering of Blackfoot members and associates at Earnscliffe, residence of John A. MacDonald, located in Ottawa, Ontario. On back of photograph: "Front row, left to right: North Axe; Peigan Chief; One Spot; Blood sub-chief. Middle row: Three Bulls, half brother of Crowfoot; Crowfoot; Blackfoot Chief, died 2nd April, 1890; Red Cloud; Blood Chief. Back row: Father Lacombe; John L'Heureux, interpreter. From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.

Portrait of a Blackfoot chief, his wife and child dressed in costume. Title from information card.

An image of four Aboriginal men on horseback, all wearing full headdresses. Colours have been added to the photograph in a chromolithograph process.

A photograph of Blanche Mann (later Askie) and her mother Sarah Mann inside the Saddle Lake Indian Agency house between 1900 and 1904. Blanche was the agency secretary for her father Indian agent George Mann. The agency house was home to the Mann family from 1900 to 1905. Note the Victorian decor.

A portrait photograph of Blanche Mann, later Askie, taken circa 1900. She was George G. Mann's eldest daughter and acted as his secretary and assistant in all three Indian agencies he worked at. Blanche was a fluent Cree speaker.

A photograph of Blanche Mann (later Askie) inside the Saddle Lake Indian Agency house between 1900 and 1904. Blanche was the agency secretary for her father Indian agent George Mann. The agency house was home to the Mann family from 1900 to 1905.

Note: The title 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. 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.

A boy standing with a memorial commemorating the Battle of Cut Knife Hill near Cut Knife, SK.

An unnamed boy on the Sweet Grass Cree reserve. No date given.

A boy steering a boat at the James Smith Reserve, probably on the Saskatchewan River. No date given.

Note: The title 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. 2 photographs, same image ("Brave and His Gala Attire" in black and white, "Indian Warrior"in sepia tone). A portrait image of man seated with wife/woman attending to his right. Intricate beadwork on traditional dress is displayed.

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.

Portrait of Brigadier General W.D. Otter (appears to be cut from pamphlet or magazine), leader of the Canadian forces in the Battle of Cut Knife during the 1885 Northwest Resistance.

Image of an Aboriginal family standing in front of a [church] building with their dogs. Graveyard crosses in background; summer scene.

Buffalo Narrows trapper John Hansen says "steady trapping can make a good living for anyone these days." Page One: picture of John Hansen. Page Two: picture of pelts.

Alfred Biyette and his skiff-in-progress. Dillon, Saskatchewan.

Alfred Biyette in the process of building a skiff. Dillon, Saskatchewan.

A building in Saskatoon [ca. 1910s to 1920s] with eight men posing in front. Some of the men appear to have Aboriginal ancestry.

An elevated cache house at Nahanni Butte, N.W.T.

Cover page of "The Canadian Indian".

An image of an Aboriginal man wearing a headdress in a studio portrait setting. Artificial colours have been added to the picture in a chromolithograph process.

A group of Inuit dressed in traditional hide clothing gathered outdoors; location unknown. Part of the "Inuit of Keewatin" series (#11).

"Applied Anthropology course student P. Sullivan interviewing ceramic artist Aksadjuak at Rankin Inlet, N.W.T." [NU]

Image of an Aboriginal couple standing on a blanket dressed in ceremonial style clothing. They are holding a Canadian Ensign, staff, pipe stem and blanket. A horse stands in the background with an intricately woven blanket draped over its back.

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.