Waiser - Loyal Till Death: Indians and the Northwest Rebellion - Photographs - Sweetgrass
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| Database ID | 32241 | |
| Institution | University of Saskatchewan Archives | |
| Fonds/Collection | Bill Waiser fonds | |
| Series | MG192_SIII | |
| File/Item Reference | MG192_SIII-B19-Photos-Sweetgrass (Box 19) | |
| Date of creation | n.d. | |
| Physical description/extent | 1 photograph; b&w; 17 mm x 10 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.Wikaskokiseyin (also written Wee-kas-kookee-sey-yin, called Sweet Grass), Abraham, chief of the Plains Cree Indians of the Saskatchewan country; place and date of birth unrecorded; d.c. 11 Jan. 1877 in a shooting accident on the plains, presumably at Saint-Paul-des-Cris (Alberta). Wikaskokiseyin was the leading spokesman for the Indians in the negotiation of Treaty No. 6 at Fort Pitt (near present-day Lloydminster), and was the treaty's first signatory at that place, 9 September 1876. | |
| Scope and content | Portrait sketch of Chief Sweetgrass. Caption from Waiser/Stonechild book: "Sweetgrass was the acknowledged leader of the River People in the Fort Pitt area. He was killed accidentally by the gun he had received as a special treaty gift." | |
| 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 Glenbow Museum for permission. | |
| Type | Archival | |
| Primary Media | Photographs | |
| Provenance Access Point | Waiser, William Andrew, 1953 - . (historian) | |
| Location of originals | Photo credit: Glenbow Museum. | |
| Other numbers/identification | NA47-26. Labelled '10' on back of photograph. | |
| Other notes | Photograph found on page 25, Loyal Till Death: Indians and the Northwest Rebellion. | |
| Place | Fort Pitt, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| Treaty boundaries | Treaty 6 | |
| Cultural region | Plains Subarctic | |
| Names | Sweetgrass ** [wihkâsko-kîsçyin Waiser, William Andrew (Bill) | |
| Subject | Chiefs Treaty | |
| Date Range(s) | 1860-1869 1870-1879 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/32241
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