Waiser - Loyal Till Death: Indians and the Northwest Rebellion - Photographs - Lieut.-Colonel Sam B. Steele
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| Database ID | 32233 | |
| Institution | University of Saskatchewan Archives | |
| Fonds/Collection | Bill Waiser fonds | |
| Series | MG192_SIII | |
| File/Item Reference | MG192_SIII-B19-Photos-Lieut (Box 19) | |
| Date of creation | [188-?] | |
| Physical description/extent | 1 photograph; b&w; 17 mm x 11 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.During the North-West Rebellion Samuel Benfield Steele (1849-1919) was dispatched with a small force. Missing the Battle of Batoche the Mounties were sent to move against the last rebel force led by Big Bear. He was present at the Battle of Frenchman's Butte, where Big Bear's warriors defeated the Canadian forces under General Thomas Bland Strange. Two weeks later, Steele and his two dozen Mounties defeated Big Bear's force at Loon Lake in the last battle ever fought on Canadian territory. | |
| Scope and content | Portrait of Samuel Benfield Steele wearing a military uniform and holding a sword. Caption from Waiser/Stonechild book: "Sam Steele from the mounted police and a small force surprised the retreating Indians at Loon Lake." | |
| 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 | B 1968. Labelled '80' on back of photograph. | |
| Other notes | Photograph found on page 186, Loyal Till Death: Indians and the Northwest Rebellion. | |
| Place | Loon Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| Treaty boundaries | Canada -- National | |
| Cultural region | Canada -- National | |
| Names | Steele, Samuel Benfield, 1849-1919 (Major) Waiser, William Andrew (Bill) | |
| Subject | Law Enforcement -- NWMP Northwest Resistance | |
| Date Range(s) | 1880-1889 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/32233
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