Charcoal, a Blood Indian

 
Database ID28420
InstitutionSaskatoon Public Library Local History Room
Fonds/CollectionGeneral Photographs Collection
File/Item ReferencePH-90-66
Date of creation1897
Physical description/extentone photograph; b&w; 19 cm x 24 cm
Number of images1
Historical noteCharcoal (Si'-okskitsis) was renowned for his strength and cunning as a warrior. He killed his wife's lover, fired at an Indian agent and a NWMP, and later killed a NWMP sergeant and was executed in 1897.
Scope and contentCharcoal, a Blood Indian, dressed in buckskins and headdress. Reproduced on cover of CHARCOAL'S WORLD by Hugh A. Dempsey, Prairie Books.
Restrictions on accessThere are no restrictions on access.
ContributerSteele's Studio
Copyright holderGlenbow Archives
TypeArchival
Primary MediaPhotographs
Provenance Access PointGeneral Photographs Collection
Language of materialEnglish
PlaceCalgary, Alberta, Canada
Treaty boundariesTreaty 7
Cultural regionPlains
NamesCharcoal (Si'-okskitsis)
SubjectPeople -- Portraits
Law Enforcement -- NWMP
Law Enforcement -- Treatment
Blackfoot Confederacy - Kainai (Blood)
Date Range(s)1890-1899
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