Waiser - Loyal Till Death: Indians and the Northwest Rebellion - Photographs - NWMP Superintendent Crozier
Database ID | 32240 | |
Institution | University of Saskatchewan Archives | |
Fonds/Collection | Bill Waiser fonds | |
Series | MG192_SIII | |
File/Item Reference | MG192_SIII-B19-Photos-NWMP (Box 19) | |
Date of creation | 1880 | |
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 North West Mounted Police Superintendent Leif Crozier in uniform. Caption from Waiser/Stonechild book: "Superintendent Leif Crozier, a veteran police officer, had been dispatched to Fort Carlton to prevent Metis unrest; he resigned as a direct consequence of the Duck Lake clash." On back of photograph: "Crozier joined force in 1874; Superintendent in 1880; retired in 1886 as Ass't Comm." | |
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 | B1964. Labelled '24' on back of photograph. | |
Other notes | Photograph found on page 70, Loyal Till Death: Indians and the Northwest Rebellion. | |
Place | Duck Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
Treaty boundaries | Treaty 6 | |
Cultural region | Plains | |
Names | Crozier, Leif Newry Fitzroy, 1849-1901 (Superintendent) Waiser, William Andrew (Bill) | |
Subject | Law Enforcement -- NWMP Northwest Resistance Military | |
Date Range(s) | 1880-1889 | |
Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/32240 |