Waiser - Loyal Till Death: Indians and the Northwest Rebellion - Photographs - Fine Day

 
Database ID32229
InstitutionUniversity of Saskatchewan Archives
Fonds/CollectionBill Waiser fonds
SeriesMG192_SIII
File/Item ReferenceMG192_SIII-B19-Photos-Fine (Box 19)
Date of creation[1885?]
Physical description/extent1 photograph; b&w; 16 mm x 11.5 mm
Number of images1
Historical noteLoyal 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 contentImage of Chief Fine Day posing with rifle and wearing battle dress. From Waiser/Stonechild book: "War chief Fine Day of the Strike-Him-on-the-Back band directed the Cree counter-attack at the Cut Knife battle."
Copyright holderPublic domain
Copyright expiry datePublic domain
Other terms governing use and reproductionResponsibility regarding questions of copyright that may arise in the use of any images is assumed by the researcher. Contact Library and Archives Canada for permission.
TypeArchival
Primary MediaPhotographs
Provenance Access PointWaiser, William Andrew, 1953 - . (historian)
Location of originalsPhoto credit: Library and Archives Canada.
Other numbers/identificationPA 28837. Labelled '57' on back of photograph.
Other notesPhotograph found on page 141, Loyal Till Death: Indians and the Northwest Rebellion.
Treaty boundariesTreaty 4
Treaty 6
Cultural regionPlains
NamesFine Day (Chief)
Waiser, William Andrew (Bill)
SubjectChiefs
Culture -- Dress
Northwest Resistance
Date Range(s)1880-1889
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