Waiser - Loyal Till Death:Indians and the Northwest Rebellion - Frenchman's Butte/Narrows
| Database ID | 32191 | |
| Institution | University of Saskatchewan Archives | |
| Fonds/Collection | Bill Waiser fonds | |
| Series | MG192_SIII | |
| File/Item Reference | MG192_SIII-F1-Frenchmans-Butte/Narrows (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: handwritten research notes on recipe cards (presumably by Dr. Waiser); a copy of pg 344 from "Telegrams of the North-West Campaign, 1885" ed. Desmond Morton; a copy of pg 334 from "Telegrams of the North-West Campaign, 1885" ed. Desmond Morton; a seven page booklet containing copies of telegrams related to events in the Frog Lake area during 1885; a copy of an article from Alberta History entitled "Indian Raid at Lac la Biche" by George F.G. Stanley (1976 24(3):25-27); a copy of a statement from Angus McKay on a damages claim for Green Lake from the Hudson's Bay Company Archives; a copy of a statement by Harrison S. Young on events at Lac La Biche in 1885 from the Hudson's Bay Company Archives; a copy of a statement by Peter Erasmus on events at Lac La Biche in 1885 from the Hudson's Bay Company Archives; a copy of a statement from James Nicol Sinclair on a damages claim for Green Lake in 1885 from the Hudson's Bay Company Archives; a copy of a statement from Charles N. Garson of Green Lake on events there in 1885 from the Hudson's Bay Company Archives; a copy of a memo regarding a Green Lake Claim from 1885 from the Hudson's Bay Company Archives; a statement on a Green Lake Claim by Paul Grezard (?) from 1885 from the Hudson's Bay Company Archives; a statement by Frederick Kennedy on events at Green Lake in 1885 from the Hudson's Bay Company Archives; a copy of a letter from General Middleton to Big Bear (June 2, 1885) advising him to surrender; a photocopy of a page from the Toronto Mail July 2, 1885 discussing Big Bear's people; a copy of a map entitled "Map of Frog Lake and Fort Pitt, Battleford District - 1885." (origin not given); a copy of pg 333 from "Telegrams of the North-West Campaign, 1885" ed. Desmond Morton; a copy of an article from the Winnipeg Daily Times (Jan.20, 1885) entitled "Fighting Big Bear. Graphic Description of the Battle at Big Bear's Butte."; photocopies of "Big Bear's Claim"; a copy of pg 270 from "Telegrams of the North-West Campaign, 1885" ed. Desmond Morton; a copy of an article entitled "'Timber Tom'" and the North-West Rebellion" by David H. Breen; typed notes entitled "Indians Quiescent During Rebellion" on various sources (presumably by Dr. Waiser); photocopy of a letter from Edgar Dewdney to Sir John A. Macdonald; copies of 2 pieces of 1885 correspondence from the National Archives (RG10, Vol. 3709, f.19, 550-2 and 550-3); copies of telegrams related to events in 1885 from the National Archives (RG10 Vol.3709 f.19 550-1); a copy of pg 119-121 from "Telegrams of the North-West Campaign, 1885" ed. Desmond Morton; a copy of correspondence between Indian Agent S.B. Lucas and an unidentified recipient in the Department of Indian Affairs regarding events in 1885 from the Hudson's Bay Company Archives; a copy of correspondence affirming the loyalty of the Touchwood Hills Indians to the federal government in 1885 from the National Archives (RG10 Vol.3584 f.1130 pt.3A). | |
| 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 | |
| Provenance Access Point | Waiser, William Andrew, 1953 - . (historian) | |
| Place | Frog Lake, Alberta, Canada Green Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada Lac la Biche, Alberta, Canada Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | |
| Treaty boundaries | Treaty 6 Canada -- National | |
| Cultural region | Plains Subarctic Canada -- National | |
| Names | Anderson, Tom Big Bear ** [mistahi-maskwa Dewdney, Edgar, 1835-1916 (MP, Minister) Erasmus, Peter, 1833-1931 Garson, Charles Little Poplar McKay, Angus Middleton, Frederick Dobson, 1825-1898 Seenum, James Sinclair, James N. Waiser, William Andrew (Bill) Young, Harrison S. | |
| Subject | Northwest Resistance Community Histories Hudson's Bay Company Warfare Indigenous Relations Indigenous Peoples General Armed Forces Government policy Government departments -- Indian Affairs Government officials -- Indian Agent Cree - Plains Cree - Woodland Cree | |
| Date Range(s) | 1880-1889 1990-1999 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/32191
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