Chief Poundmaker Grave Site - Pipe Ceremony

 
Database ID28497
InstitutionPoundmaker Historical Centre
Fonds/CollectionPoundmaker Cree Nation Photograph Collection
File/Item ReferencePCN Photographs 8.5b (PCN Photograph Box)
Date of creation1967
Physical description/extent1 photograph; b&w; 11.5 x 14.5 cm
1 negative
Number of images1
Scope and contentPipe ceremony conducted at Chief Poundmaker's grave site, upon the return of his body to the Poundmaker Cree Nation. The coffin, draped with the Union Jack, can be seen in the foreground. Five men are seated in front of the grave site; members of the Poundmaker Cree Nation are standing in the background.
Other terms governing use and reproductionResearchers must contact Poundmaker Cree Nation for permission to use or reproduce this image.
TypeArchival
Primary MediaPhotographs
Provenance Access PointPoundmaker Cree Nation
Availability of other formatsCopy available at University of Saskatchewan Library Special Collections
PlacePoundmaker Cree Nation, Saskatchewan, Canada
Treaty boundariesTreaty 6
Cultural regionPlains
Namespihtikowa-nahapēwiyin
pihtikwān-ayapīwīyan
Poundmaker, ca. 1842-1886 (Chief)
SubjectCeremonies
Chiefs
Date Range(s)1960-1969
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