Waiser - Loyal Till Death: Indians and the Northwest Rebellion - Photographs - Big Bear at Stony Mountain Penitentiary

Database ID	32253
Institution	University of Saskatchewan Archives
Fonds/Collection	Bill Waiser fonds
Series	MG192_SIII
File/Item Reference	MG192_SIII-B19-Photos-Big (Box 19)
Date of creation	[between 1885 an.d. 1888]
Physical description/extent	1 photograph; b&w; 11 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 General's Literary Award for non-fiction.
Scope and content	Image of Big Bear seated with four non-Aboriginal men standing behind him; outdoor scene. Caption from Waiser/Stonechild book: "When Big Bear surrendered at Carlton on 4 July 1885, he had been reduced to a shell of his former self, and his strategy for dealing with the Canadian government lay in total ruin."
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 Saskatchewan Archives Board for permission.
Type	Archival
Primary Media	Photographs
Provenance Access Point	Waiser, William Andrew, 1953 - . (historian)
Location of originals	Photo credit: Saskatchewan Archives Board.
Other notes	Photograph found on page 190, Loyal Till Death: Indians and the Northwest Rebellion.
Treaty boundaries	Treaty 4
Cultural region	Plains
Names	Big Bear ** [mistahi-maskwa Stony Mountain Penitentiary Waiser, William Andrew (Bill)
Subject	Chiefs Northwest Resistance Penitentaries
Date Range(s)	1880-1889
Permanent Link	https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/32253