Waiser - Loyal Till Death:Indians and the Northwest Rebellion - Frog Lake/Fort Pitt
| Database ID | 32182 | |
| Institution | University of Saskatchewan Archives | |
| Fonds/Collection | Bill Waiser fonds | |
| Series | MG169_SIII | |
| File/Item Reference | MG169_SIII-Frog-Lake/Fort-Pitt (Box 16) | |
| Date of creation | 199? | |
| Physical description/extent | 1 file; 1.5 cm | |
| 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 | The file contains various documents compiled by Dr. Waiser during the research and writing of "Loyal Till Death:Indians and the Northwest Rebellion" (1997). These include: a list of correspondence from the National Archives (RG10 Volume 3582 File 949) discussing events in the Frog Lake-Battleford region during 1884-1885; a copy of an article entitled "The Last Hostage: Duncan McLean, 91, tells how Indians took Fort Pitt, Sask., in 1885, and held him a captive for 70 days" from Weekend Magazine No.32, 1968; a copy of correspondence from Jim Miller to Bill Waiser regarding a draft of Chapter Six of "Loyal till Death" with Dr. Miller's suggesting edits; a copy of a letter entitled "Aux Metis et a nos parents Indiens des environs du Fort Pitt et de la Riviere Bataille" (85/05/01) from the Collected Writings of Louis Riel, ed. Flanagan v.3; an excerpt from an unidentified correspondence from Fort Qu'Appelle to the Winnipeg Sun highlighting some of the events of the Frog Lake Massacre (April 12, 1885); a copy of a statement by W.J. McLean from the Hudson's Bay Company Archives regarding events witnessed at Fort Pitt in 1885; a copy of a statement by James Keith Simpson from the Hudson's Bay Company Archives regarding events witnessed at Frog Lake and Fort Pitt in 1885; a copy of a statement by Rev. Charles Quinney from the Hudson's Bay Company Archives regarding events witnessed at Fort Pitt in 1885; a copy of a statement by F.L. Simpson from the Hudson's Bay Company Archives regarding events witnessed at Fort Pitt in 1885; a copy of correspondence between Jim Miller and Dorothy Long regarding a CBC interview with Dr. Miller and the events experienced by the Mann family in 1885; a copy of an interlibrary loan request to the Alberta Legislature Library and an attached copy of an article entitled "My Own Story" by Isabelle Little Bear (grandaughter of Big Bear) from the Bonnyville Tribune; copy of an article from the National Archives (RG84 Vol. 1383 File HS-10-3-8 2) entitled "Big Bear's Prisoners" listing those held hostage after the Frog Lake Massacre; a copy of an article entitled "Recollections of the Frog Lake Massacre as told to A.E. Peterson by John Horse (Indian). Interpreter Geo. Fidler." from the National Archives (RG84 v.1381 f. HS10-3-2, v.1 October 1926); a letter from the National Archives regarding Indian versions of the Frog Lake Massacre story from 1926 (RG84 v1381 f.100-10-3-2, v.1) with a copy of testimony attached "An account of the Frog Lake Massacre as told to A.E. Peterson by George Stanley (Indian) Interpreter Geoff Fidler" (RG84 v.1381 f.1151-0-3-2, v.1); handwritten research notes on recipe cards related to events from the Frog Lake-Fort Pitt region in 1885 (presumably by Dr. Waiser); a copy of page 148 from "Telegrams of the North-West Campaign, 1885" ed. Desmond Morton; a copy of ten pages of handwritten research notes (presumably by Dr. Waiser) on various Indian men associated with the events at Frog Lake and Fort Pitt in 1885; a copy of page 70 from "Telegrams of the North-West Campaign, 1885" ed. Desmond Morton; a copy of a letter from Edgar Dewdney (?) to Sir John A. Macdonald (June 1885) regarding the events of the uprising; a copy of "An Account of the Frog Lake Massacre as told to A.E. Peterson by John Horse (Indian). Interpreter - Geo. Fidler" (longer than the previously mentioned account by the same title) from the National Archives (RG84 v.1381 f.HS10-3-2, v.1); a copy of a published version of "An Account of the Frog Lake Massacre by George Stanley (Mesunekwepan) As told to A.E. Peterson" (source not provided, essentially identical to earlier account by the same title from the National Archives); a copy of an article entitled "An Opinion of the Frog Lake Massacre by Rev. Dr. Edward Ahenakew with forward by Alex E. Peterson" (source not given); two transcripts of an interview with Elder Fred Horse by Wilf Tootoosis (February 4, 1985) discussing life at Frog Lake in the past, one typed the other hand-written. | |
| Restrictions on access | Access restricted due to privacy concerns. Please contact the University of Saskatchewan Archives for further information. | |
| Copyright holder | Unknown | |
| 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 | Textual documents | |
| Specific document types | Articles Correspondence Field notes | |
| Provenance Access Point | Waiser, William Andrew, 1953 - . (historian) | |
| Place | Frog Lake, Alberta, Canada Fort Pitt, Saskatchewan, Canada Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | |
| Treaty boundaries | Treaty 6 Canada -- National | |
| Cultural region | Plains Subarctic Canada -- National | |
| Names | Gilchrist, William, 1861-1885 (Frog Lake massacre victim) Gowanlock Family Gowanlock, John, d. 1885 (Frog Lake massacre victim) Horse, John Imases kÄ-papÄmahcahkwÄw Little Poplar Mann, George McLean, W.J. Quinn, Thomas Quinney, Charles Waiser, William Andrew (Bill) Wandering Spirit, 1845-1885 | |
| Subject | Northwest Resistance Community Histories Indigenous Relations Indigenous Peoples General Government policy Government officials -- Indian Agent Hudson's Bay Company Interviews Oral history Royal Canadian Mounted Police Cree Cree - Plains Cree - Woodland | |
| Date Range(s) | 1880-1889 1990-1999 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/32182
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