Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023.
The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.
Information provided by Stoney Nakoda Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Indigenous people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives and Special Collections.
Image of Tom Simeon [right] and his brother on horseback on either side of Eli Rider - "L to R Tom's brother Eli Rider in middle Tom Simeon on right" written on the back in pencil by Catharine Whyte
Image of Tom Simeon [right] and his brother on horseback on either side of Eli Rider - "L to R Tom's brother Eli Rider in middle Tom Simeon on right" written on the back in pencil by Catharine Whyte
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(L-R) John Simeon, Eli Rider, Eli Rider's mother, John Salter (Yarhyerîgen) (Star), Ben Kaquitts (Mînâ Yuha Wagicha) (Dances with Sword) at Banff Indian Days
Item consists of a print photograph of (L-R) John Simeon, Eli Rider, Eli Rider's mother, John Salter (Yarhyerîgen) (Star) and Ben Kaquitts (Mînâ Yuha Wagicha) (Dances with Sword) gathered together at Banff Indian Days.
Item consists of a print photograph of (L-R) John Simeon, Eli Rider, Eli Rider's mother, John Salter (Yarhyerîgen) (Star) and Ben Kaquitts (Mînâ Yuha Wagicha) (Dances with Sword) gathered together at Banff Indian Days.
Information provided by Stoney Nakoda Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Indigenous people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives and Special Collections.