Chief Poundmaker Grave Site - Great-great Grandchildren

 
Database ID28499
InstitutionPoundmaker Historical Centre
Fonds/CollectionPoundmaker Cree Nation Photograph Collection
File/Item ReferencePCN Photographs 8.5d (PCN Photograph Box)
Date of creation1967
Physical description/extent1 photograph; b&w; 11.5 x 16.5 cm
1 negative
Number of images1
Scope and contentTwo RCMP officers and two unidentified individuals stand on either side of Poundmaker's great-great grandson and great-great granddaughter at Chief Poundmaker's grave site, upon the return of his body to the Poundmaker Cree Nation reserve. The coffin, draped with the Union Jack, can be seen in the foreground. A framed portrait of Chief Poundmaker is visible at the front of the coffin.
Other terms governing use and reproductionResearchers must contact Poundmaker Cree Nation for permission to use or reproduce this image.
TypeArchival
Primary MediaPhotographs
Provenance Access PointPoundmaker Cree Nation
Availability of other formatsCopy available at University of Saskatchewan Library Special Collections
PlacePoundmaker Cree Nation, Saskatchewan, Canada
Treaty boundariesTreaty 6
Cultural regionPlains
Namespihtikowa-nahapēwiyin
pihtikwān-ayapīwīyan
Poundmaker, ca. 1842-1886 (Chief)
SubjectChiefs
Ceremonies
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Graves
Date Range(s)1960-1969
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