Three Mounties stand beside Chief Sam Swimmer and son Andrew
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| Database ID | 27784 | |
| Institution | Saskatoon Public Library Local History Room | |
| Fonds/Collection | General Photographs Collection | |
| File/Item Reference | LH-3600 | |
| Date of creation | [ca. 1950] | |
| Physical description/extent | 1 photograph; b&w; 8 cm x 5 cm | |
| Number of images | 1 | |
| Scope and content | Snapshot of three Mounties standing beside two Indians in ceremonial dress, and a (white?) man in suit and Indian headdress. This was retirement ceremony at Sweetgrass reserve for S. L. McDonald (far right), Indian agent at Battleford (---- to 1950?). Third from right is Chief Swimmer (Yanyahnum), chief of the Sweetgrass, and 2nd from right, his son Andrew Swimmer. (Source: Wes Fineday) | |
| Restrictions on access | There are no restrictions on access. | |
| Contributer | unknown | |
| Copyright holder | public domain | |
| Other terms governing use and reproduction | Credit Saskatoon Public Library - Local History Room. | |
| Type | Archival | |
| Primary Media | Photographs | |
| Provenance Access Point | General Photographs Collection | |
| Language of material | English | |
| Place | Sweetgrass First Nation, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| Treaty boundaries | Treaty 6 | |
| Cultural region | Plains | |
| Names | McDonald, S. L. Swimmer, Andrew Swimmer, Sam | |
| Subject | Royal Canadian Mounted Police Chiefs Government officials -- Indian Agent People -- Portraits | |
| Date Range(s) | 1950-1959 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/27784
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