Waiser - Loyal Till Death: Indians and the Northwest Rebellion - Photographs - Sir John A. Macdonald
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| Database ID | 32254 | |
| Institution | University of Saskatchewan Archives | |
| Fonds/Collection | Bill Waiser fonds | |
| Series | MG192_SIII | |
| File/Item Reference | MG192_SIII-B19-Photos-Sir (Box 19) | |
| Date of creation | n.d. | |
| Physical description/extent | 1 photograph; b&w; 17 mm x 12 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 | Portrait of Sir John A. Macdonald, Prime Minister of Canada from 1867 to 1873, and 1878 to 1891. Caption from Waiser/Stonechild book: "Prime Minister Macdonald, the most senior Indian official in the country, privately endorsed a number of measures that amounted to an abrogation of Canada's treaty obligations." | |
| 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: Library and Archives Canada. | |
| Other numbers/identification | C-5332. Labelled '86' on back of photograph. | |
| Other notes | Photograph found on page 193, Loyal Till Death: Indians and the Northwest Rebellion. | |
| Treaty boundaries | Canada -- National | |
| Cultural region | Canada -- National | |
| Names | Macdonald, Sir John Alexander, 1815-1891 Waiser, William Andrew (Bill) | |
| Subject | Government -- federal Government - Federal - Prime Minister | |
| Date Range(s) | 1880-1889 1890-1899 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/32254
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