John Diefenbaker in Indigenous head dress at St. Michael's Residential School in Duck Lake

 
Database ID28013
InstitutionUniversity of Saskatchewan Diefenbaker Archival Collections
Fonds/CollectionPhotograph Collection
SeriesXVII
File/Item ReferenceXVII-JGD 7448
Date of creation[1953?]
Physical description/extent1 photograph; b&w; 24.3 x 18.8 cm
Number of images1
Scope and contentJohn G. Diefenbaker in head dress with a group of children of the Beardy's and Okemasis' Cree Nation at St. Michael's Residential School in Duck Lake. Diefenbaker had been named honorary "Chief Eagle" during a convention of the Union of Saskatchewan Indians in Duck Lake (August 1953); the visit to the school likely occurred during the same trip.
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TypeArchival
Primary MediaPhotographs
Provenance Access PointDiefenbaker Canada Centre, Photographs and Slides
PlaceDuck Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada
Treaty boundariesTreaty 6
Cultural regionPlains
NamesDiefenbaker, John George, 1895-1979 (Prime Minister)
SubjectChildren
Ministers (Federal)
Date Range(s)1950-1959
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