Waiser - Loyal Till Death: Indians and the Northwest Rebellion - Photographs - Big Bear at Stony Mountain Penitentiary
Database ID | 32253 | |
Institution | University of Saskatchewan Archives | |
Fonds/Collection | Bill Waiser fonds | |
Series | MG192_SIII | |
File/Item Reference | MG192_SIII-B19-Photos-Big (Box 19) | |
Date of creation | [between 1885 an.d. 1888] | |
Physical description/extent | 1 photograph; b&w; 11 mm x 16 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 General's Literary Award for non-fiction. | |
Scope and content | Image of Big Bear seated with four non-Aboriginal men standing behind him; outdoor scene. Caption from Waiser/Stonechild book: "When Big Bear surrendered at Carlton on 4 July 1885, he had been reduced to a shell of his former self, and his strategy for dealing with the Canadian government lay in total ruin." | |
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 Saskatchewan Archives Board for permission. | |
Type | Archival | |
Primary Media | Photographs | |
Provenance Access Point | Waiser, William Andrew, 1953 - . (historian) | |
Location of originals | Photo credit: Saskatchewan Archives Board. | |
Other notes | Photograph found on page 190, Loyal Till Death: Indians and the Northwest Rebellion. | |
Treaty boundaries | Treaty 4 | |
Cultural region | Plains | |
Names | Big Bear ** [mistahi-maskwa Stony Mountain Penitentiary Waiser, William Andrew (Bill) | |
Subject | Chiefs Northwest Resistance Penitentaries | |
Date Range(s) | 1880-1889 | |
Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/32253 |