Indian Sweat Tents-Piwei

 
Database ID27275
InstitutionSaskatchewan Archives Board
Fonds/CollectionMorris, Ernest J.
File/Item ReferenceS-B9464
Date of creation[194-]
Physical description/extent1 negative; b&w; 10 x 6 cm
Number of images1
Historical noteErnest J. Morris (1905-2004) was a lumberman who lived and worked near Reserve, Saskatchewan (roughly 50 km south of Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan.
Scope and contentImage of a sweat lodge frame, in the Piwei valley, Saskatchewan. Taken in the late 1940s. A family member recalls that sweat lodges were not uncommon in the area.
Restrictions on accessThere are no restrictions on access.
TypeArchival
Primary MediaPhotographs
Provenance Access PointMorris, Ernest J.
Treaty boundariesTreaty 5
Cultural regionPlains
SubjectCulture -- Spirituality
Sweatlodges
Date Range(s)1940-1949
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