Waiser - Loyal Till Death: Indians and the Northwest Rebellion - Photographs - Joe McKay

Database ID	32231
Institution	University of Saskatchewan Archives
Fonds/Collection	Bill Waiser fonds
Series	MG192_SIII
File/Item Reference	MG192_SIII-B19-Photos-Joe (Box 19)
Date of creation	[188-?]
Physical description/extent	1 photograph; b&w; 15 mm x 10 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.The Prince Albert Volunteers were organized by "Gentleman" Joe McKay, an Anglo-Metis scout of the North West Mounted Police.
Scope and content	Caption in Waiser/Stonechild book: 'Gentleman' Joe McKay, mixed-blood interpreter for the mounted police, fired the first shot in what would become known as the Duck Lake battle."
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.
Type	Archival
Primary Media	Photographs
Provenance Access Point	Waiser, William Andrew, 1953 - . (historian)
Other numbers/identification	Labelled '23' on back of photograph.
Other notes	Photograph found on page 68, Loyal Till Death: Indians and the Northwest Rebellion.
Place	Duck Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada
Treaty boundaries	Treaty 6
Cultural region	Plains Subarctic
Names	McKay, Joseph, 1856-1938 (Gentleman Joe) Waiser, William Andrew (Bill)
Subject	Northwest Resistance Metis Law Enforcement -- NWMP
Date Range(s)	1880-1889
Permanent Link	https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/32231