Waiser - Loyal Till Death: Indians and the Northwest Rebellion - Photographs - Hon. David Laird
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| Database ID | 32246 | |
| Institution | University of Saskatchewan Archives | |
| Fonds/Collection | Bill Waiser fonds | |
| Series | MG192_SIII | |
| File/Item Reference | MG192_SIII-B19-Photos-Hon (Box 19) | |
| Date of creation | [ca. 1885] | |
| Physical description/extent | 1 photograph; b&w; 17 mm x 12 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. David Laird (1833-1914) was the first resident Lieutenant Governor of the North West Territories of Canada. He was the fifth Lieutenant Governor in charge of the territory. He was appointed Indian Commissioner of the North West Territories, Manitoba, and Keewatin he held that position until his death. After 1909 he also became an advisor for the Department of Indian Affairs. | |
| Scope and content | Portrait of the Hon. David Laird. Caption from Waiser/Stonechild book: "Lieutenant Governor David Laird was responsible for some seventeen thousand treaty Indians living in a two-hundred-thousand-square-mile area in western Canada." | |
| 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 numbers/identification | R-A1. Labelled '13' on back of photograph. | |
| Other notes | Photograph found on page 33, Loyal Till Death: Indians and the Northwest Rebellion. | |
| Treaty boundaries | Canada -- National | |
| Cultural region | Canada -- National | |
| Names | Laird, David Waiser, William Andrew (Bill) | |
| Subject | Government officials Government Treaty | |
| Date Range(s) | 1880-1889 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/32246
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