Persons Sentenced to Death in Canada
Database ID | 27455 | |
Institution | Saskatchewan Archives Board | |
Fonds/Collection | Death Sentences in Canada | |
File/Item Reference | X250 | |
Date of creation | 1994 | |
Physical description/extent | 1 folder; 2 cm | |
Number of images | 1 | |
Historical note | An inventory of Case Files in the Records of the Federal Department of Justice (RG 13). Lorraine Gadoury and Antonio Lechasseur of the Government Archives Division. | |
Scope and content | An alphabetical list of prisoners sentenced to death in Canada from Confederation until the death penalty was abolished in 1976. Intended as a reference tool for researchers. Includes many Aboriginal people. Each case contains background information on the nature of the offence committed as well as the method and place of execution. | |
Copyright holder | National Archives of Canada | |
Type | Archival | |
Primary Media | Textual documents | |
Provenance Access Point | Death Sentences in Canada | |
Language of material | English | |
Treaty boundaries | Canada -- National | |
Cultural region | Canada -- National | |
Names | Dressy Man kÄ-papÄmahcahkwÄw Ka-Ki-Si-Kutchin Man Without Blood Pa-pa-mah-cha-kwayo Riel, Louis, 1844-1885 Swift Runner Wah-Wah-Nitch Wahwasehowein Wandering Spirit, 1845-1885 | |
Subject | Northwest Resistance -- Biographies Northwest Resistance Law Enforcement -- Treatment Legal Issues Law Enforcement Law Enforcement -- NWMP Government -- federal Indigenous Peoples General Metis | |
Date Range(s) | 1990-1999 | |
Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/27455 |