Waiser - Loyal Till Death: Indians and the Northwest Rebellion - Photographs - Chief Pakan
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| Database ID | 32239 | |
| Institution | University of Saskatchewan Archives | |
| Fonds/Collection | Bill Waiser fonds | |
| Series | MG192_SIII | |
| File/Item Reference | MG192_SIII-B19-Photos-Chief (Box 19) | |
| Date of creation | [ca. 1900] | |
| Physical description/extent | 1 photograph; b&w; 16.5 mm x 11 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 Generals Literary Award for non-fiction. | |
| Scope and content | Portrait of Chief Pakan. Caption from Waiser/Stonechild book: "Pakan or James Seenum, a Woods Cree leader, expected a larger reserve than that allowed for under the treaty. Despite his dispute with the government, he would remain loyal during the rebellion." | |
| Copyright holder | Public domain | |
| Copyright expiry date | Public domain | |
| 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. Contact the Provincial Archives of Alberta for permission. | |
| Type | Archival | |
| Primary Media | Photographs | |
| Provenance Access Point | Waiser, William Andrew, 1953 - . (historian) | |
| Location of originals | Photo credit: Provincial Archives of Alberta; E. Brown Collection. | |
| Other numbers/identification | B1056. | |
| Other notes | Photograph found on page 23, Loyal Till Death: Indians and the Northwest Rebellion. | |
| Place | Fort Pitt, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| Treaty boundaries | Treaty 6 | |
| Cultural region | Plains Subarctic | |
| Names | Chief Pakan (James Seenum) Waiser, William Andrew (Bill) | |
| Subject | Chiefs Northwest Resistance Reserves -- formation of Treaty -- Treaty 6 Cree | |
| Date Range(s) | 1880-1889 1900-1909 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/32239
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