Waiser - Loyal Till Death: Indians and the Northwest Rebellion - Photographs - Letter from Middleton Demanding Poundmaker's Unconditional Surrender
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Database ID | 32227 | |
Institution | University of Saskatchewan Archives | |
Fonds/Collection | Bill Waiser fonds | |
Series | MG192_SIII | |
File/Item Reference | MG192_SIII-B19-Photos-Letter (Box 19) | |
Date of creation | 25 May 1885 | |
Physical description/extent | 1 photograph; b&w; 17 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 showing General F.D. Middleton's letter to Poundmaker demanding unconditional surrender after Louis Riel's surrender on 17 May 1885. | |
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 | OB 10073. Labelled '71' on back of photograph. | |
Other notes | Photograph found on page 116, Loyal Till Death: Indians and the Northwest Rebellion. | |
Treaty boundaries | Treaty 6 | |
Cultural region | Plains | |
Names | Middleton, Frederick Dobson, 1825-1898 Poundmaker ** [pihtikowa-nahapçwiyin / pihtikwân-ayapîwîyan Riel, Louis Waiser, William Andrew (Bill) | |
Subject | Chiefs Northwest Resistance | |
Date Range(s) | 1880-1889 | |
Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/32227![]() |