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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.3009
- Description
- Handmade, heavy ceramic bust of Chief Walking Buffalo. The bust is constructed of three joined pieces - two pieces form the head and are then joined to the neck. Yellowish headdress with black horns and black highlights on hair and braids, orange shirt, cream necklace, and green-grey coloured fa…
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- Title
- Bust
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 16.5 x 16.5 cm
- Description
- Handmade, heavy ceramic bust of Chief Walking Buffalo. The bust is constructed of three joined pieces - two pieces form the head and are then joined to the neck. Yellowish headdress with black horns and black highlights on hair and braids, orange shirt, cream necklace, and green-grey coloured face. Inscribed inside of base: "R.R."
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.3009
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Calgary cavalcade : from fort to fortune
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15304
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1958
- Author
- MacEwan, Grant
- Publisher
- Edmonton : Institute of Applied Art
- Call Number
- 08.2 M15c
- Author
- MacEwan, Grant
- Publisher
- Edmonton : Institute of Applied Art
- Published Date
- 1958
- Physical Description
- x, 246 pages, illustrations
- Notes
- Author's bio taped into front cover
- Accession Number
- 7504
- Call Number
- 08.2 M15c
- Collection
- Archives Library
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- Date
- prior to 1974
- Material
- skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3035 a
- Description
- (a) Heavy leather belt with separate cartridge holder loops sewn on. Metal buckle with separate strap attached with copper rivets at other end. Tag in CRW's writing: "Sally Bearspaw Mrs Tom Twoyoungmen belt was given to all the chiefs for ammunion at time of signing of Treaty. This was old Chief…
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- Title
- Cartridge Belt
- Date
- prior to 1974
- Material
- skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 103.0 cm
- Description
- (a) Heavy leather belt with separate cartridge holder loops sewn on. Metal buckle with separate strap attached with copper rivets at other end. Tag in CRW's writing: "Sally Bearspaw Mrs Tom Twoyoungmen belt was given to all the chiefs for ammunion at time of signing of Treaty. This was old Chief Jacob Bearspaws Feb 16 1974," and on reverse: "when gov't talks about Treaty they wear bullet belt. Wants Frank to wear it so he will have more power."
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3035 a
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Chief David Bearspaw
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.01.120
- Date
- 1933
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.120
- Description
- Colour: white, brown, red, orange. A man looks to the right, wearing a feather headress which runs off the picture at the upper left. While ermine streamers come down either side of his face. He wears a red neckerchief. There is blue, orange and red trim on the headress.
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- Title
- Chief David Bearspaw
- Date
- 1933
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 27.5 x 35 cm
- Description
- Colour: white, brown, red, orange. A man looks to the right, wearing a feather headress which runs off the picture at the upper left. While ermine streamers come down either side of his face. He wears a red neckerchief. There is blue, orange and red trim on the headress.
- Subject
- portrait
- male
- Chief David Bearspaw
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.120
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Chief David Bearspaw
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.01.529
- Date
- 1932 – 1935
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.529
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- Title
- Chief David Bearspaw
- Date
- 1932 – 1935
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 35.3 x 28.0 cm
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.529
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Chief John Hunter
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactchg.03.02
- Date
- 1949
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ChG.03.02
- Description
- Portrait of Chief John Hunter, facing toward the right of the image. His hair is black and in two braids. Wisps of hair are loose and blowing in the wind. His face is wrinked, particularly around his mouth. His coat is white and he is wearing orange and green scarves. In the bottom right corne…
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- Title
- Chief John Hunter
- Date
- 1949
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Description
- Portrait of Chief John Hunter, facing toward the right of the image. His hair is black and in two braids. Wisps of hair are loose and blowing in the wind. His face is wrinked, particularly around his mouth. His coat is white and he is wearing orange and green scarves. In the bottom right corner, trees are visible. Above them are loosely drawn mountains. The sky is green (light and dark) and mauve.
- Subject
- portrait
- male
- Chief John Hunter
- Credit
- Gift of Doris Gammon, Banff, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- ChG.03.02
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Citymakers : Calgarians after the frontier
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue5942
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Calgary : Historical Society of Alberta, Chinook Country Chapter
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Call Number
- 08.2 C12ci
- Responsibility
- edited by Max Foran, Sheilagh S. Jameson
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Publisher
- Calgary : Historical Society of Alberta, Chinook Country Chapter
- Published Date
- 1987
- Physical Description
- 386p. : ports
- Notes
- Partial contents: Indians behind the place names / Hugh A. Dempsey; Alexander Calhoun / by Barbara Nicholson and Donna Lohnes; The Barclay sisters / by Betty Dahlie; John Laurie / by Donald B. Smith; A.C Leighton / by Max Foran; The career of operatic soprano, Norma Piper Pocaterra / by Jennifer M. Hamblin
- Bibliographical notes
- ISBN
- 0-88925-725-6
- Accession Number
- 5439
- Call Number
- 08.2 C12ci
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Commemorative Coin
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.1065%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1969
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1065 a,b
- Description
- 1969 Banff Indian Days Kiwanis dollar, in envelope, INDIAN DAYS 1889-1969 value one dollar in Banff. Shows picture of tepee with mountain background. Obverse: BANFF CANADA KIWANIS DOLLAR EXPIRES SEPT.30.69. with head wearing buffalo horn headddress. Plastic envelope with flap, pocket is 4.7 square…
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- Title
- Commemorative Coin
- Date
- 1969
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Description
- 1969 Banff Indian Days Kiwanis dollar, in envelope, INDIAN DAYS 1889-1969 value one dollar in Banff. Shows picture of tepee with mountain background. Obverse: BANFF CANADA KIWANIS DOLLAR EXPIRES SEPT.30.69. with head wearing buffalo horn headddress. Plastic envelope with flap, pocket is 4.7 square, rounded flap has 2.7 fold-over.
- Subject
- events
- Banff Indian Days
- organization
- Kiwanis
- artists
- Charlie Beil
- George McLean
- Chief Walking Buffalo
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Purchased from Robert Smith, Banff, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1065 a,b
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The Indian Association of Alberta : a history of political action
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue13554
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2002
- Author
- Meijer-Drees, Laurie
- Publisher
- Vancouver : UBC Press
- Call Number
- 07.2 M47i
- Author
- Meijer-Drees, Laurie
- Publisher
- Vancouver : UBC Press
- Published Date
- 2002
- Physical Description
- xxiii, 246 p. : ill., map, ports
- Subjects
- Canada. Indian Affairs Branch
- Cardinal, Harold
- Ethnic groups
- Government
- Laurie, John
- Politics
- Snow, John, Chief
- Stoney Indians
- Treaties
- Notes
- Includes discussion of the IAA and the "Red Paper" response to the 1969 "White Paper" tabled by the Liberal government. Also includes: Comparing political thought of John Calllihoo and John Tootootnis; Indian Association of Alberta executive members 1939-71; Supervisors of local Department of Indian Affairs, 1939-69; Indian Affairs administration, 1939-68; Alberta Reserve land surrenders. and of the Wesley band legal challenge for hunting rights for the Stoney supported by Norman Luxton (p.49)
- ISBN
- 0774808764
- Accession Number
- 40500 08-02-01
- Call Number
- 07.2 M47i
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Indigenous - Historical
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions8614
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Date Range
- 1956-1975
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 4 / b / iv / 1472
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.A.4. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- M36
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 4 / b / iv / 1472
- Date Range
- 1956-1975
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Name Access
- Bearspaw, David
- Subject Access
- George, Chief Dan
- Indigenous Peoples
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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