Mistusenni Rock

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Database ID28254
InstitutionSaskatoon Public Library Local History Room
Fonds/CollectionCFQC Photographs Collection
File/Item ReferenceQC-3692
Date of creation1965
Physical description/extentthree negatives; b&w; 12 cm x 9 cm
Number of images3
Scope and contentThree images of Mistusenni rock, now under water at Diefenbaker Lake. Mistusenni, a 400 ton glacial erratic, 14 feet high, 79 feet in circumference, was sacred to the Cree and Plains Indians. Attempts to remove the rock failed. Fragments were used to construct a monument for historic site marker near Elbow. QC 3692 2 shows Zenon Pohorecki on left, QC 3692 3 shows Zenon Pohorecki on left, Wally Stambuck, third from left and other men.
Restrictions on accessThere are no restrictions on access.
ContributerCFQC staff
Copyright holderSaskatoon Public Library
Other terms governing use and reproductionIf used researchers must credit Saskatoon Public Library, Local History Room.
TypeArchival
Primary MediaPhotographs
Provenance Access PointCFQC Photographs Collection
Language of materialEnglish
PlaceElbow, Saskatchewan, Canada
Treaty boundariesTreaty 4
Cultural regionPlains
NamesPohorecky, Zenon S.
Stambuck, Wally
SubjectSacred sites
Archaeology
Date Range(s)1960-1969
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