A Sitting of the Commission
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| Database ID | 27294 | |
| Institution | Saskatchewan Archives Board | |
| Fonds/Collection | Narcisee-Omer Cote fonds | |
| File/Item Reference | S-B9750 | |
| Date of creation | 1900 | |
| Physical description/extent | 1 photograph; b&w; 11 cm X 9 cm | |
| Number of images | 1 | |
| Historical note | Narcisse-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 content | A photograph of the Half-Breed Commissioners sitting in their mess tent with Metis men and women during their visit to Devil's Lake near Sandy Lake reserve, 1900. | |
| Restrictions on access | There are no restrictions on access. | |
| Type | Archival | |
| Primary Media | Photographs | |
| Provenance Access Point | Cote, Narcisse-Omer 1859-1944 | |
| Availability of other formats | one negative also on file at SAB | |
| Treaty boundaries | Treaty 6 | |
| Cultural region | Subarctic | |
| Names | Cote, Narcisse-Omer, 1859-1944 | |
| Subject | Metis -- History Metis -- Women Scrip Government commissions Half-Breed Commission | |
| Date Range(s) | 1900-1909 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/27294
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