People

An oval photograph of Harold Eagle and Harry Littlecrow attached to the inside of a cover torn from a book. Also written below the photograph is: Harold is a half brother Charlie Eagle whose father was Red Eagle. The book cover is also scanned here, and was from the book Fortune Unawares by J. Allan Dunn.

A studio photograph of Harold Eagle and his wife Lucy Littlecrow, who lived on Moose Woods (Whitecap Dakota) Reserve.

A colour photograph taken in BC of Harriet E. Gerry seated as she is honoured by a [Squamish?] Indian elder. The elder wears a decorated jacket and a eagle feather bonnet.

Young boys hauling drinking water with a wheelbarrow. Île-à-la-Crosse, Saskatchewan.

Photograph. Caption: "Local HBC manager William McKay left the safety of the fort to meet with the Cree. When he told a group of Indians to leave his store, they did so--without a word of protest". From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.

Head and shoulders portrait of Chief Poundmaker, a Plains Cree Chief in what was then called the North-West Territories of Canada, 1885.

A head and shoulders portrait of Gabriel Dumont, ca 1875.

Henry Dufresne (left) and Charles Trottier (right) who lived in Loon Lake in 1947. During the Rebellion Dufresne was an employee of the Hudson's Bay Company and surrendered to the Indians with 27 others at Fort Pitt. Trottier was a lieutenant of Gabriel Dumont at Duck Lake.

Historical note:

This photograph is part of a collection of images used by Reg Taylor of the Saskatoon Star Phoenix in an article he wrote which featured William Bleasdell Cameron, a survivor of the so-called Frog Lake Massacre, 2 April 1885. The article appeared in the Star Phoenix October 23, 1947.

Examines how Indigenous populations have contributed to the enhancement of Canadian culture and identity. Entire issue on one pdf. Scroll down to page 16 to access article.

Photograph. Caption: "Lieutenant Governor David Laird was responsible for some seventeen thousand treaty Indians living in a two-hundred-thousand-square-mile area in Western Canada." From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.

Head and shoulders sketch of Hon. James Allan Smart, Deputy Minister for Northern Affairs and the Assistant Superintendent General of Indian Affairs from 1897-1904.

A Blood ceremony for making Governor General Viscount Alexander an honorary Chief. Chief Shot-Both-Sides on left, Governor-General, second from left.

An image of ten Aboriginal men dressed in ceremonial regalia and standing in a semi-circle.

Hudson's Bay Company postcard featuring Inuit carrying goods ashore. Caption on back reads: "At Hudson's Bay Company posts in the Eastern Arctic supplies come only once a year. The Eskimos help carry cases of goods ashore, and load the Nascopie with the winter's fur catch". Also includes inscription which reads: "Churchill 1948. Bought this card in Churchill" and "Nascopie founded 1907".

A photo of a hunter taken by Christina Bateman and Annie McKay in Central (geographic) Saskatchewan, during their journey from Prince Albert to La Ronge, 1919.

A group of hunters surrounding a large walrus at the Hudson's Bay Mission.

An igloo; location unknown. Part of the "Innuit of Keewatin" series (#6).

File contains 1 negative of an unidentified woman presenting a gift to a student at a school in Prince Albert (presumably All Saints Residential School), Saskatchewan, April 9, 1965.

Image of Chief Jacob Johnstone (Kah-kee-ka-pow), Cree, of the Mistawasis reserve, located approximately 20 miles west of Shellbrook, Saskatchewan. Chief Jacob is standing out of doors near a log fence, and is wearing treaty medals. Johnstone was the chief of the Mistawasis reserve from 1904 to 1915. He received a fractured jaw in a Cree-Blackfoot battle at Buffalo Lake that permanently disfigured his face. Inscription on back of original postcard reads, Chief Jacob- who had his lower jaw fractured by a bullet when he refused to join Riels' rising in the west.

Photographs taken by staff photographers of the Northern Quebec Inuit Association, and its successor, Makivik Corporation.

Image of two unidentified Indigenous women. One seated on floor, the other in a chair behind her.

Staged portrait of "Blackfoot woman and papoose".

"Unidentified Blood Indian woman". Woman seated in a chair.

Entitled "Autumn Hunter". Man posing seated with hands on knees.

"Betty Hunter -- Stoney". Image of woman smoking pipe.

Portrait of "Gentleman Joe" and Chief Mistawasis (Big Child).

"Grandmother and granddaughter (Stoney)". Sitting in front of teepee.

Entitled: "Indian of Duck Lake (Sask.). Postcard.

"Mrs. Wolf Child and daughter". Subjects seated in front of building.

From Face Pullers, caption: "Little seems to be known of this disturbing image". Image depicts one Indigenous person seated (covered in blanket) while several non-Aboriginal men (and two boys) pose smiling at the camera.

Entitled: "One of the Past (A Cree Indian)". Profile Portrait of a Cree man.

Portrait of Chief Abis-tos-quos.

Portrait of Sotanah (Rainy Chief) -- Head of North Bloods and one of the signatories to Treaty No 7.

Postcard entitled "Beardy's Warriors". Image of eighteen men.

Entitled: "Remnants of the Aborigines". Postcard. Image of twelve (one infant and four children) people sitting around a fire.

Entitled "Sarcee Indian". Subject seated with a ceremonial pipe and drum.

"Souix [sic] Indians at Prince Albert, Sask". A postcard featuring twelve indigenous (Sioux) people (three of which are children).

Entitled:"Stoney Indians". Photo of two men standing outside of teepee.

Entitled "Tatankamaza -- Iron Buffalo". Studio photo of man posing with rifle.

Unidentified elderly woman. Close up seated with chin resting on fist.

Head and shoulders image of Imasees, son of Big Bear. Caption: "Big Bear's son, Imasees, contradicted his father at every opportunity and eventually assumed leadership of the band." From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.

File contains 15 negatives showing people at the Prince Albert Indian and Metis Friendship Centre during its' twenty-fifth anniversary on June 16, 1988. The 15 scanned images show eleven negatives showing various people within the Friendship Centre building, and five negatives showing traditional dancers in front of the Prince Albert City Hall.

File contains 4 negatives from a celebration held to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the Prince Albert Indian-Metis Friendship Centre. The celebration was held on July 7, 1988. The four scanned images include pictures of chuckwagon races.

File contains 3 negatives from an all candidates meeting (presumably held in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan) addressed by Jim Sinclair on July 24, 1980. Three images show Jim Sinclair delivering his address, flanked by other participants. (bad quality photos)

File contains 2 negatives from a fashion show held by the Prince Albert Indian and Metis Friendship Centre, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, on May 15, 1974. Images show four individuals posing for a portrait.

File contains 2 negatives from the Official opening of the Prince Albert Indian and Metis Friendship Centre, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, June 19, 1970. Images show four officials (including one in traditional headress) cutting the ribbon to officially open the Centre.

File contains 7 negatives from the crowning of Elizabeth Stonesand as Prince Albert Indian and Metis Friendship Centre Princess on April 20, 1985. Seven scanned images show Stonesand recieving her title.

File contains 11 negatives from a Race Relations Conference held by the Prince Albert Indian and Metis Friendship Centre on October 3, 1983. The images show various conference participants engaged in discussion.

File contains 2 negatives from a financial event at the Prince Albert Indian and Metis Friendship Centre, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, June 29, 1971. Images show four officials exchanging a cheque (likely a donation or sponsorship of some sort, or possibly government funding).

File contains 4 negatives from a meeting of the Indian and Metis Saskatchewan Association of Local Northern Governments, presumably held in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan on May 12, 1988. Two scanned images show meeting participants at the conference table.