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The golden grindstone : the adventures of George M. Mitchell

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1935
Publisher
Toronto : Oxford University Press, Canadian Branch
Call Number
08.2 G76g
Responsibility
Recorded by Angus Graham
Publisher
Toronto : Oxford University Press, Canadian Branch
Published Date
1935
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Exploration
Pioneer life
Travel
Indigenous
Indigenous People
Colonialism
Contents
I. The general idea -- II. The geographical problem -- III. The immigrant train -- IV. Edmonton -- V. Athbasca landing -- VI. The Athabasca River -- VII. Grand rapids -- VIII. The Slave River -- IX. Great Slave Lake -- X. Fort Simpson -- XI. The Mackenzie River -- XII. Fort McPherson --XIII. The Eskimo -- XIV. The first traffic with the Indians -- XV. The Peel River -- The upper Peel River and the valley of noises -- XVII. Gold -- XVIII. The winter camp -- XIX. Prospecting and exploration -- XX. Bears and wolves -- XXI. The winter night -- XXII. The Indians' visit -- XXIII. Dogs -- XXIV. The broken knee -- XXV. The last of the white men -- XXVI. The Indian Camp -- XXVI. The Indian Camp -- XXVII. Caribou -- XXVIII. The old lady -- XXIX. Famine and riot -- XXX. Mitchell becomes an Indian -- XXXI. An Indian "Veillee" -- XXXII. Women -- XXXIII. The closest shave of all -- XXXIV. The skin boats -- XXXV. Summer hunting -- XXXVI. Mitchell remains an Indian -- XXXVII. The last of the Indians.
Accession Number
2023.47
Call Number
08.2 G76g
Collection
Archives Library
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The Sarcee Indians of Alberta

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1938
Author
Jenness, Diamond
Publisher
Ottawa : National Museum of Canada
King's Printer
Call Number
07.2 J43sa
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Author
Jenness, Diamond
Publisher
Ottawa : National Museum of Canada
King's Printer
Published Date
1938
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Folklore
Indigenous
Tsuut'ina
Accession Number
223
Call Number
07.2 J43sa
Collection
Archives Library
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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
bark; grass; fibre; quill
Catalogue Number
102.04.0180
Description
A flat bottomed birchbark, cylindrical box with snug lid fitting flange. Walls are sturdy bark sewn and glued to base and both box and lid are lined with finer bark. Rim of box and lid are both ringed with grass sewn to them. Wall of box is quilled, quills extending over bottom to base. Lid is also…
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Title
Trinket Basket
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
bark; grass; fibre; quill
Dimensions
5.7 x 5.9 cm
Description
A flat bottomed birchbark, cylindrical box with snug lid fitting flange. Walls are sturdy bark sewn and glued to base and both box and lid are lined with finer bark. Rim of box and lid are both ringed with grass sewn to them. Wall of box is quilled, quills extending over bottom to base. Lid is also similarly almost completely covered with quill work, with dyed quills in red and yellow forming criss-cross pattern on bare birchbark, and quills in brown and cream filling in the rest of the area. Very nicely done.
Subject
households
decorative
Indigenous
crafts
quillwork
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0180
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Date
1935 – 1945
Material
glass; fibre; skin
Catalogue Number
103.01.0043 a-i
Description
A set of bead strip accessories for regalia, all of beaded canvas with white background containing a singular complex diamond motif with green central diamond outlined in orange with red bars from the sides and orange barred triangles and red bars from the top and bottom points. These are alternate…
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Title
Beaded Trim
Date
1935 – 1945
Material
glass; fibre; skin
Description
A set of bead strip accessories for regalia, all of beaded canvas with white background containing a singular complex diamond motif with green central diamond outlined in orange with red bars from the sides and orange barred triangles and red bars from the top and bottom points. These are alternated with a motif of two blue diamonds outlined in green hanging from a red bar, and two more diamonds standing atop the bar. Each strip is edged with a narrow red band. (a) long strip (79.0 x 8.8) contains three orange motifs (possibly legging or shoulder strip), lined with muslin. (b) cravat and collar (25.0 x 20.0) wide cravat contains single orange motif, with smaller orange motif at centre and ends of pointed collar which is attached to cravat on one end, and ties to cravat with thong at other side, lined with muslin. (c,d) 2 short strips (33.4 x 7.5) single orange motif at centre flanked by blue diamond motif, at one end of each strip are small red bars fringing the red border, lined with muslin. (e,f) 2 short (30.0 x 8.8) single orange motif at centre with complete blue diamond motif at one end, and half this same motif at the other (the two pieces may at one time have been joined together at this point into a single long strip). One end of each strip cut at an angle with a series of short red bars edging rather than the red band. (g,h) 2 gauntlet shaped pieces (19.5 x 29.0) - single large orange motif at centre flanked by small blue diamond motifs; a line of red bars runs along each side, and a series of small green triangles outlined in red hang from the red border at the slightly curved top. (i) large H-shaped piece (72.0 x 28.5) made up of two long strips with square panel between; fringed at bottom of square panel and at bottoms of strips with slashed white buckskin fringe. Long notched buckskin strap at top, and two buckskin thongs sewn to each side at the middle. Single large orange motif in central square. Strips on side each contain three orange motifs with the blue diamond motif between and half the blue motif at each end (probably part of caparison for pony).
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
parades
horse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0043 a-i
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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
skin, deer; glass
Catalogue Number
103.03.0002 a,b
Description
A pair of soft moccasins of deerskin with an ankle flap and thong at the ankle for tying. The beadwork designs is of very simple three petaled flowers, two on the toe and one on the side, and also diagonally striped leaves.
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
skin, deer; glass
Dimensions
26.5 cm
Description
A pair of soft moccasins of deerskin with an ankle flap and thong at the ankle for tying. The beadwork designs is of very simple three petaled flowers, two on the toe and one on the side, and also diagonally striped leaves.
Subject
Indigenous
Kootenai Salish
beadwork
regalia
decorative
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.03.0002 a,b
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Date
1930 – 1940
Material
skin, deer; glass
Catalogue Number
103.03.0016
Description
A single, soft soled, moccasin shaped to the foot. This moccasin has one piece construction with an ankle flap and tongue, and ties with leather thong at the ankle. Beadwork on the toe is in a diamond shape and beadwork in a bow shape is on the instep. The beads are dark blue, light blue, red an…
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Title
Beaded Moccasin
Date
1930 – 1940
Material
skin, deer; glass
Dimensions
24.0 cm
Description
A single, soft soled, moccasin shaped to the foot. This moccasin has one piece construction with an ankle flap and tongue, and ties with leather thong at the ankle. Beadwork on the toe is in a diamond shape and beadwork in a bow shape is on the instep. The beads are dark blue, light blue, red and white. A paper tag reading “$4970” is safety pinned to the thong.
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
regalia
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.03.0016
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Date
1930 – 1940
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.03.0035 a,b
Description
A pair of heavily beaded buckskin moccasins with large ankle flap and narrow tongue. Entire toe and outside of foot covered with beading. Blue background with single green stepped diamond at centre of toe outlined with red-orange squares, then white squares, and hanging from a light blue stepped t…
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
1930 – 1940
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
13.0 x 28.0 cm
Description
A pair of heavily beaded buckskin moccasins with large ankle flap and narrow tongue. Entire toe and outside of foot covered with beading. Blue background with single green stepped diamond at centre of toe outlined with red-orange squares, then white squares, and hanging from a light blue stepped triangle outlined with red orange squares, then white squares. This diamond, flanked by the triangle, is repeated again on the outer side of the heel. The beadwork is trimmed around the sole edge with a checkered band of red orange and light blue squares. Long buckskin thongs are threaded through slits in the moccasin on either side of the tongue, and on one moccasin through slits in the tongue as well.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
footwear
Dan Wildman
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.03.0035 a,b
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Date
1935 – 1945
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.03.0036 a,b
Description
A pair of lightly beaded Rocky Mountain style moccasins, each made from a single piece of hide, folded at the instep and felled and seamed on the foot's outside. Cuff band at the ankle sewn on, as is vamp at arch with tongue, fringed at heel. Bead pattern in blue, yellow, vermilion and black is a r…
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
1935 – 1945
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
13.0 x 28.0 cm
Description
A pair of lightly beaded Rocky Mountain style moccasins, each made from a single piece of hide, folded at the instep and felled and seamed on the foot's outside. Cuff band at the ankle sewn on, as is vamp at arch with tongue, fringed at heel. Bead pattern in blue, yellow, vermilion and black is a rectangle with a double pointed arrow through it, triangles extruding from top and bottom, and a small diamond pattern at the toe. Edge of cuff, and outline of tongue are in blue, orange, white, red, black and yellow beads.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
footwear
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.03.0036 a,b
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Date
1935 – 1945
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.03.0038 a,b
Description
A pair of handmade low top slipper style moccasins, tucked at the heel, a vamp inserted over the arch, and a simple thong tie on the ankle piece. Decorated simply but effectively with blue and red beads at the seam of the vamp, and a red embroidery diamond stitched at the toe of the vamp. Moccasins…
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
1935 – 1945
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
9.5 x 21.0 cm
Description
A pair of handmade low top slipper style moccasins, tucked at the heel, a vamp inserted over the arch, and a simple thong tie on the ankle piece. Decorated simply but effectively with blue and red beads at the seam of the vamp, and a red embroidery diamond stitched at the toe of the vamp. Moccasins are lined with an extra layer of buckskin forming an inner sole to the slipper, machine stitched in.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
footwear
Mrs. Killian House
George Kaquitt
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.03.0038 a,b
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Date
1935 – 1945
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.03.0044 a,b
Description
A pair of buckskin moccasins cut in one piece to shape of foot and handsewn along outside of sole and up heel. Toe beaded with three stylized diamond shaped leaved outlined in white and containing multi-coloured checked squares, light blue, black, red, green, yellow and hanging from a wide stepped …
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
1935 – 1945
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
9.0 x 13.0 x 27.0 cm
Description
A pair of buckskin moccasins cut in one piece to shape of foot and handsewn along outside of sole and up heel. Toe beaded with three stylized diamond shaped leaved outlined in white and containing multi-coloured checked squares, light blue, black, red, green, yellow and hanging from a wide stepped triangle checked with the same colours under the tongue. The small rounded tongue and folded down ankle flap have narrow scalloped beaded border of white with blue, black and red beads in each scallop. The ankle flap has four sets of double diamond shapes outlined in white and filled in with the same colours as on the toe. Very thin short buckskin ties heavily beaded at the ends with double tassels wrapped with bands of green, red, black light blue and white beads. Have been used.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
footwear
John Hunter
Mary Jane Chiniquay
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.03.0044 a,b
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