Waiser - Loyal Till Death: Indians and the Northwest Rebellion - Photographs - Mass Grave of Indians Hanged at Battleford
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| Database ID | 32216 | |
| Institution | University of Saskatchewan Archives | |
| Fonds/Collection | Bill Waiser fonds | |
| Series | MG192_SIII | |
| File/Item Reference | MG192_SIII-B19-Photos-Mass (Box 19) | |
| Date of creation | n.d. | |
| Physical description/extent | 1 photograph; b&w; 7 mm x 16.5 mm | |
| Number of images | 1 | |
| Historical note | Loyal Till Death: Indians and the North West Rebellion was co-authored with Professor Blair Stonechild, head of Indigenous Studies at the First Nations University of Canada. The book was praised for its sensitivity in telling the stories of Indians during this turbulent time. It won a 1997 Saskatchewan Book Award for First Peoples Publishing and was a finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award for non-fiction. | |
| Scope and content | Image of unidentified man standing next to the mass grave site at the base of a sandy ravine on the North Saskatchewan River. The site was capped with a concrete slab in 1954. | |
| Copyright holder | Unknown | |
| Copyright expiry date | Unknown | |
| Other terms governing use and reproduction | Responsibility regarding questions of copyright that may arise in the use of any images is assumed by the researcher. | |
| Type | Archival | |
| Primary Media | Photographs | |
| Provenance Access Point | Waiser, William Andrew, 1953 - . (historian) | |
| Location of originals | Photo credit: RCMP Museum. | |
| Other numbers/identification | Labelled '100' on back of photograph. | |
| Other notes | Photograph found on page 227, Loyal Till Death: Indians and the Northwest Rebellion. | |
| Place | Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| Treaty boundaries | Treaty 6 | |
| Cultural region | Plains | |
| Names | Waiser, William Andrew (Bill) | |
| Subject | Northwest Resistance Graves | |
| Date Range(s) | 1880-1889 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/32216
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