Waiser - Loyal Till Death: Indians and the Northwest Rebellion - Photographs - Fine Day
Database ID | 32229 | |
Institution | University of Saskatchewan Archives | |
Fonds/Collection | Bill Waiser fonds | |
Series | MG192_SIII | |
File/Item Reference | MG192_SIII-B19-Photos-Fine (Box 19) | |
Date of creation | [1885?] | |
Physical description/extent | 1 photograph; b&w; 16 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 | Image of Chief Fine Day posing with rifle and wearing battle dress. From Waiser/Stonechild book: "War chief Fine Day of the Strike-Him-on-the-Back band directed the Cree counter-attack at the Cut Knife battle." | |
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 28837. Labelled '57' on back of photograph. | |
Other notes | Photograph found on page 141, Loyal Till Death: Indians and the Northwest Rebellion. | |
Treaty boundaries | Treaty 4 Treaty 6 | |
Cultural region | Plains | |
Names | Fine Day (Chief) Waiser, William Andrew (Bill) | |
Subject | Chiefs Culture -- Dress Northwest Resistance | |
Date Range(s) | 1880-1889 | |
Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/32229 |