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 |