Big Bear at Stony Mountain Penitentiary

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Repository	University of Saskatchewan Archives
Repository Link	http://www.usask.ca/archives/
Fonds/collection	Bill Waiser Fonds
File/item reference	B19-WaiserLoyal-P052
Physical location reference	Bill Waiser fonds, B19-Photos-NWMP
Location of originals	Saskatchewan Archives Board.
Copyright/terms of use	Responsibility regarding questions of copyright that may arise in the use of any images is assumed by the researcher.
Title	Big Bear at Stony Mountain Penitentiary
Description (Scope and content)	Image of Big Bear seated with four non-Aboriginal men standing behind him; outdoor scene. Caption from Waiser/Stonechild book: "When Big Bear surrendered at Carlton on 4 July 1885, he had been reduced to a shell of his former self, and his strategy for dealing with the Canadian government lay in total ruin."
Date(s) of creation / publication	[between 1885 and 1888]
Date range	1880-1889
War	Northwest Resistance
Names	Waiser, William Andrew (Bill); Big Bear ** [mistahi-maskwa
Theme	Veterans
Geographic Coverage	Stony Mountain Penitentiary; Fort Carlton (Carlton House) (North West Territories) Fort Carlton (Carlton House) (Saskatchewan) Winnipeg (Manitoba)
Canadian Subject Headings	Riel Rebellion, 1885
Additional subject terms	Chiefs Northwest Resistance Penitentaries
Primary media	Graphic material
Specific medium	Photographs
Physical extent	1 photograph
Dimensions	11 mm x 16 mm
Other physical details	B&W
Language of material	English
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.
Other notes	General note: Photograph found on page 190, Loyal Till Death: Indians and the Northwest Rebellion. Virtual exhibits: Part of Our Legacy, http://scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/32253
Date created	2011-07-27

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