Jacob Johnston

 
Database ID27292
InstitutionSaskatchewan Archives Board
Fonds/CollectionNarcisee-Omer Cote fonds
File/Item ReferenceS-B9748
Date of creation1900
Physical description/extent1 photograph; b&w; 11 cm X 9 cm
Number of images1
Historical noteNarcisse-Omer Cote (1859-1944) a civil servant for the Government of Canada, entered the department of the interior in 1879. In 1885, he was appointed secretary to the Royal Commission investigating and adjudicating Metis claims. In 1900 he became a Commissioner of the North-West Half-Breed Commission. The Commission was to enumerate and issue scrip to the Metis who qualified in the district of Saskatchewan and a small part of Manitoba. Their work lasted from May 16 to December 6 1900.
Scope and contentA photograph of Jacob Johnson, a Metis man with round spectacles and a sash around his waist, at Snake Plains during the time of the visit of the Half-Breed Commission, 1900.
Restrictions on accessThere are no restrictions on access.
TypeArchival
Primary MediaPhotographs
Provenance Access PointCote, Narcisse-Omer 1859-1944
Availability of other formatsone negative also on file at SAB
Treaty boundariesTreaty 6
Cultural regionSubarctic
SubjectMetis -- History
Scrip
Government commissions
People -- Portraits
Date Range(s)1900-1909
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