Charcoal, a Blood Indian
Database ID | 28420 | |
Institution | Saskatoon Public Library Local History Room | |
Fonds/Collection | General Photographs Collection | |
File/Item Reference | PH-90-66 | |
Date of creation | 1897 | |
Physical description/extent | one photograph; b&w; 19 cm x 24 cm | |
Number of images | 1 | |
Historical note | Charcoal (Si'-okskitsis) was renowned for his strength and cunning as a warrior. He killed his wife's lover, fired at an Indian agent and a NWMP, and later killed a NWMP sergeant and was executed in 1897. | |
Scope and content | Charcoal, a Blood Indian, dressed in buckskins and headdress. Reproduced on cover of CHARCOAL'S WORLD by Hugh A. Dempsey, Prairie Books. | |
Restrictions on access | There are no restrictions on access. | |
Contributer | Steele's Studio | |
Copyright holder | Glenbow Archives | |
Type | Archival | |
Primary Media | Photographs | |
Provenance Access Point | General Photographs Collection | |
Language of material | English | |
Place | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |
Treaty boundaries | Treaty 7 | |
Cultural region | Plains | |
Names | Charcoal (Si'-okskitsis) | |
Subject | People -- Portraits Law Enforcement -- NWMP Law Enforcement -- Treatment Blackfoot Confederacy - Kainai (Blood) | |
Date Range(s) | 1890-1899 | |
Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/28420 |