Waiser - Loyal Till Death: Indians and the Northwest Rebellion - Photographs - Surrender of White Cap's Warriors
Database ID | 32223 | |
Institution | University of Saskatchewan Archives | |
Fonds/Collection | Bill Waiser fonds | |
Series | MG192_SIII | |
File/Item Reference | MG192_SIII-B19-Photos-Surrender (Box 19) | |
Date of creation | 1885 | |
Physical description/extent | 1 photograph; b&w; 11.5 mm x 17 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 | Sketch showing the surrender of White Cap's warriors to French's Scouts, led by Lord Melgund, General Middleton's chief of staff. Sketch caption in Waiser/Stonechild book: "Three Dakota scouts told their captors that they had been forced to join Riel." | |
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 Manitoba for permission. | |
Type | Archival | |
Primary Media | Photographs | |
Provenance Access Point | Waiser, William Andrew, 1953 - . (historian) | |
Location of originals | Photo credit: Provincial Archives of Manitoba. | |
Other numbers/identification | N14579. Labelled '63' on back of photograph. | |
Other notes | Photograph found on page 153, Loyal Till Death: Indians and the Northwest Rebellion. | |
Treaty boundaries | Treaty 6 | |
Cultural region | Plains | |
Names | French's Scouts Melgund, Lord Riel, Louis Waiser, William Andrew (Bill) Whitecap ** [Wapahaska | |
Subject | Northwest Resistance Dakota (Sioux) Scouts | |
Date Range(s) | 1880-1889 | |
Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/32223 |