Mistusenni Rock
Database ID | 28254 | |
Institution | Saskatoon Public Library Local History Room | |
Fonds/Collection | CFQC Photographs Collection | |
File/Item Reference | QC-3692 | |
Date of creation | 1965 | |
Physical description/extent | three negatives; b&w; 12 cm x 9 cm | |
Number of images | 3 | |
Scope and content | Three images of Mistusenni rock, now under water at Diefenbaker Lake. Mistusenni, a 400 ton glacial erratic, 14 feet high, 79 feet in circumference, was sacred to the Cree and Plains Indians. Attempts to remove the rock failed. Fragments were used to construct a monument for historic site marker near Elbow. QC 3692 2 shows Zenon Pohorecki on left, QC 3692 3 shows Zenon Pohorecki on left, Wally Stambuck, third from left and other men. | |
Restrictions on access | There are no restrictions on access. | |
Contributer | CFQC staff | |
Copyright holder | Saskatoon Public Library | |
Other terms governing use and reproduction | If used researchers must credit Saskatoon Public Library, Local History Room. | |
Type | Archival | |
Primary Media | Photographs | |
Provenance Access Point | CFQC Photographs Collection | |
Language of material | English | |
Place | Elbow, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
Treaty boundaries | Treaty 4 | |
Cultural region | Plains | |
Names | Pohorecky, Zenon S. Stambuck, Wally | |
Subject | Sacred sites Archaeology | |
Date Range(s) | 1960-1969 | |
Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/28254 |