Persons Sentenced to Death in Canada
| Database ID | 27455 | |
| Institution | Saskatchewan Archives Board | |
| Fonds/Collection | Death Sentences in Canada | |
| File/Item Reference | X250 | |
| Date of creation | 1994 | |
| Physical description/extent | 1 folder; 2 cm | |
| Number of images | 1 | |
| Historical note | An inventory of Case Files in the Records of the Federal Department of Justice (RG 13). Lorraine Gadoury and Antonio Lechasseur of the Government Archives Division. | |
| Scope and content | An alphabetical list of prisoners sentenced to death in Canada from Confederation until the death penalty was abolished in 1976. Intended as a reference tool for researchers. Includes many Aboriginal people. Each case contains background information on the nature of the offence committed as well as the method and place of execution. | |
| Copyright holder | National Archives of Canada | |
| Type | Archival | |
| Primary Media | Textual documents | |
| Provenance Access Point | Death Sentences in Canada | |
| Language of material | English | |
| Treaty boundaries | Canada -- National | |
| Cultural region | Canada -- National | |
| Names | Dressy Man kÄ-papÄmahcahkwÄw Ka-Ki-Si-Kutchin Man Without Blood Pa-pa-mah-cha-kwayo Riel, Louis, 1844-1885 Swift Runner Wah-Wah-Nitch Wahwasehowein Wandering Spirit, 1845-1885 | |
| Subject | Northwest Resistance -- Biographies Northwest Resistance Law Enforcement -- Treatment Legal Issues Law Enforcement Law Enforcement -- NWMP Government -- federal Indigenous Peoples General Metis | |
| Date Range(s) | 1990-1999 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/27455
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