Mistahimaskwa's (Big Bear) Camp, 1885

 
Database ID25872
InstitutionSaskatchewan Archives Board
Fonds/CollectionSaskatchewan Archives Board Photo Collection
File/Item ReferenceS-B 289
Date of creationn.d.
Physical description/extent1 photograph; b&w; 14.5 x 9 cm
Number of images1
Scope and contentImage of wooded area overlooking Loon Lake, site of the Battle of Steele Narrows or Battle of Loon Lake (June 3, 1885). Note on back reads: "This is the site of Big Bear's Camp when he was surprised by Steele in 1885. Picture taken from S.W. from up the hill."
Restrictions on accessThere are no restrictions on access.
Copyright holderUnknown
TypeArchival
Primary MediaPhotographs
Provenance Access PointSaskatchewan Archives Board Photo Collection
PlaceLoon Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada
Treaty boundariesTreaty 6
Cultural regionPlains
NamesBig Bear, ca. 1828-1889 (Chief)
mistahi-maskwa
Steele, Samuel Benfield, 1849-1919 (Major)
SubjectWarfare
Northwest Resistance
Cree - Plains
Date Range(s)1920-1929
1930-1939
1910-1919
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