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