Indian Agency, Onion Lake
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| Database ID | 28477 | |
| Institution | University of Saskatchewan Archives | |
| Fonds/Collection | George Gwynne Mann Family Fonds | |
| File/Item Reference | Mannphoto 20 | |
| Date of creation | [ca. 1890s] | |
| Physical description/extent | one photograph; b&w; 12 cm x 17 cm | |
| Number of images | 1 | |
| Historical note | George Gwynne Mann was born in Darlington, Upper Canada on November 24, 1843. He spent most of his youth and young adult life in Bowmanville, Ontario where he tended his father's farm. In the mid to late 1860s he was a member of the 45th West Durham Battalion of Infantry and saw action in the Fenian raids. In 1878 he sold his property and moved west as a Government farm instructor, first at Fort Pitt and then Onion Lake North-West Territories. He was joined there by his wife Sarah and their three children, Blanche, Charlotte and George Junior in 1883. The evening of 2 April 1885 after the so-called Frog Lake massacre they were helped to escape to Fort Pitt by the family of treaty Chief Seekascootch (Cutarm). Two weeks later they were taken prisoner and held for two months by Plains Cree warriors under the leadership of Wandering Spirit. In the winter of 1885 Mann was promoted to Indian agent and he and his family remained in Onion Lake until 1900 when he was transferred to Saddle Lake, NWT. In 1905 he was transferred to Hobbema, Alberta where he remained until his death in 1916. He is buried in the Wetaskiwin cemetery. | |
| Scope and content | A photograph of the Onion Lake Indian Agency house and garden in the late 1890s or early 1900s. Two non-Aboriginal women and a man? sit on the front step. | |
| Restrictions on access | There are no restrictions on access. | |
| Copyright holder | Public domain | |
| Other terms governing use and reproduction | Researchers must contact Glenbow Archives in Calgary, Alberta for permission to use or reproduce this image. | |
| Type | Archival | |
| Primary Media | Photographs | |
| Provenance Access Point | Mann, George 1843-1916 (Indian agent) | |
| Location of originals | Glenbow Archives PA-881-1 | |
| Other notes | Related family materials can be found at Saskatchewan Archives Board, Regina and Saskatoon offices, and at the Glenbow Archives in Calgary, Alberta. | |
| Treaty boundaries | Treaty 6 | |
| Cultural region | Plains | |
| Subject | Government officials -- Administration Government departments -- Indian Affairs Early European Settlers Agriculture Cree | |
| Date Range(s) | 1890-1899 1900-1909 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/28477
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