Image of Jacob Twoyoungmen (Mînâ Wasiju) dressed in regalia and sitting in front of a tipi set up insde a building - "Jacob Twoyoungmen Inside Bank of Toronto Mrs Crawler put Teepee there for them" written on the back in pencil by Catharine Whyte
Image of Jacob Twoyoungmen (Mînâ Wasiju) dressed in regalia and sitting in front of a tipi set up insde a building - "Jacob Twoyoungmen Inside Bank of Toronto Mrs Crawler put Teepee there for them" written on the back in pencil by Catharine Whyte
Note: It is believed that the handwritten information on the back of the contact sheets was written by former archival staff in the initial phases of processing the photographs of Peter and Catharine Whyte. There is no list of titles attached to the individual images. Any descriptive information or identification of people has been provided by research done through the Recognizing Relations project
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.
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[The name Mîna wasi-juh means Yankee Whiteman, Wasi-juh means 'land of the men with long knives' (refers to the American cavalry).]*
Item consists of Jake Twoyoungmen (Mînâ Wasiju) in headdress and Enos Hunter in a cowboy hat.
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Note: It is believed that the handwritten information on the back of the contact sheets was written by former archival staff in the initial phases of processing the photographs of Peter and Catharine Whyte. There is no list of titles attached to the individual images. Any descriptive information or identification of people has been provided by research done through the Recognizing Relations project
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.
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[Jacob Twoyoungmen was married to Mary Jane, his father was Jonas, his mother was named Sarah or (Shînk-to).
Enos was also called (Hey-nes), this was how his anglicized name Enos was pronounced in Stoney language. Enos was married to Maggie.]*