Waiser - Loyal Till Death: Indians and the Northwest Rebellion - Photographs - Peter Erasmus

Database ID	32237
Institution	University of Saskatchewan Archives
Fonds/Collection	Bill Waiser fonds
Series	MG192_SIII
File/Item Reference	MG192_SIII-B19-Photos-Peter (Box 19)
Date of creation	[ca. 1864]
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 Generals Literary Award for non-fiction.
Scope and content	Portrait of Peter Erasmus. Caption from Waiser/Stonechild book: "The Cree were determined to have their own interpreter at the Treaty Six negotiations and hired mixed-blood Peter Erasmus to translate for them."
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.
Other numbers/identification	A1821. Labelled '5' on back of photograph.
Other notes	Photograph found on page 12, Loyal Till Death: Indians and the Northwest Rebellion.
Treaty boundaries	Treaty 6
Cultural region	Plains
Names	Erasmus, Peter Waiser, William Andrew (Bill)
Subject	Metis -- History Treaty -- Treaty 6 Cree
Date Range(s)	1860-1869 1880-1889
Permanent Link	https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/32237