Waiser - Loyal Till Death: Indians and the Northwest Rebellion - Photographs - Imasees
Database ID | 32235 | |
Institution | University of Saskatchewan Archives | |
Fonds/Collection | Bill Waiser fonds | |
Series | MG192_SIII | |
File/Item Reference | MG192_SIII-B19-Photos-Imasees (Box 19) | |
Date of creation | March 1897 | |
Physical description/extent | 1 photograph; b&w; 16.5 mm x 11.5 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 | Head and shoulders image of Imasees, son of Big Bear. Caption from Waiser/Stonechild book: "Big Bear's son, Imasees, contradicted his father at every opportunity and eventually assumed leadership of the band." | |
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 | PA 27861. Labelled '74' on back of photograph. | |
Other notes | Photograph found on page 172, Loyal Till Death: Indians and the Northwest Rebellion. | |
Place | Cut Knife Hill, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
Treaty boundaries | Treaty 6 | |
Cultural region | Plains | |
Names | Big Bear ** [mistahi-maskwa Imasees (Little Bear) Waiser, William Andrew (Bill) | |
Subject | Band Chiefs Northwest Resistance | |
Date Range(s) | 1880-1889 1890-1899 | |
Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/32235 |