Waiser - Loyal Till Death: Indians and the Northwest Rebellion - Photographs - Surrender of White Cap's Warriors

Database ID	32223
Institution	University of Saskatchewan Archives
Fonds/Collection	Bill Waiser fonds
Series	MG192_SIII
File/Item Reference	MG192_SIII-B19-Photos-Surrender (Box 19)
Date of creation	1885
Physical description/extent	1 photograph; b&w; 11.5 mm x 17 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	Sketch showing the surrender of White Cap's warriors to French's Scouts, led by Lord Melgund, General Middleton's chief of staff. Sketch caption in Waiser/Stonechild book: "Three Dakota scouts told their captors that they had been forced to join Riel."
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 Manitoba for permission.
Type	Archival
Primary Media	Photographs
Provenance Access Point	Waiser, William Andrew, 1953 - . (historian)
Location of originals	Photo credit: Provincial Archives of Manitoba.
Other numbers/identification	N14579. Labelled '63' on back of photograph.
Other notes	Photograph found on page 153, Loyal Till Death: Indians and the Northwest Rebellion.
Treaty boundaries	Treaty 6
Cultural region	Plains
Names	French's Scouts Melgund, Lord Riel, Louis Waiser, William Andrew (Bill) Whitecap ** [Wapahaska
Subject	Northwest Resistance Dakota (Sioux) Scouts
Date Range(s)	1880-1889
Permanent Link	https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/32223