Waiser - Loyal Till Death: Indians and the Northwest Rebellion - Photographs - Cree Council on Sweetgrass Reserve
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| Database ID | 32248 | |
| Institution | University of Saskatchewan Archives | |
| Fonds/Collection | Bill Waiser fonds | |
| Series | MG192_SIII | |
| File/Item Reference | MG192_SIII-B19-Photos-Cree (Box 19) | |
| Date of creation | 1885 | |
| Physical description/extent | 1 photograph; b&w; 11.5 mm x 16 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 | Image of the council held on the Sweetgrass reserve near Battleford. People, horses and terrain in foreground; buildings on extreme left and right of image. Caption from Waiser/Stonechild book: "The Battleford-bound Cree held a council on the Sweetgrass reserve in late March 1885; the meeting was interrupted by two Metis messengers who wanted the Indians to capture the fort." | |
| 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 Library and Archives Canada 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 | NA 1223-4. Labelled '31' on back of photograph. | |
| Other notes | Photograph found on page 88, Loyal Till Death: Indians and the Northwest Rebellion. | |
| Place | Fort Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada Sweetgrass First Nation, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| Treaty boundaries | Treaty 6 | |
| Cultural region | Plains | |
| Names | Waiser, William Andrew (Bill) | |
| Subject | Councils Forts Metis Northwest Resistance Cree | |
| Date Range(s) | 1880-1889 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/32248
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