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Indian Delegation

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Item

Date:

Apr. 1920

Item no. (creator):

147721

Type of material:

Photographs

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Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

3362788

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Topley Studio fonds

Topley Series E

Indian Delegation
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Date(s):

Apr. 1920

Place:

Ottawa, Ont.,

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1 photograph ; 8 x 10 in.
Negatives - glass

Language of material:

no language

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"Delegation of [Indigenous] representatives who appeared before the Parliamentary Committee at Ottawa to protest against the Bill of Enfranchisement. The delegation includes: Rev. Mr. Brigham (in front row), Walpole Island; Chief [blank], Walpole Island (seated); Chief Joseph Brant, grandson of the famous [Indigenous] General (third from left, second row); Rev. P. R. Kelley, Nanaimo, B.C. (thirteenth in third row); Chief P. J. Delisle, Mayor of Caughnawaga, Chairman of the Indian Committee, (fifth from left in third row); Rev. J. J. Oak, Oka, (sixth in back row); Andrew Paul, British Columbia Allied Tribes (eighth in back row); Chief Jimmie, Shuswap, B.C., 82 years old, and takes swim in river every morning throughout the year (seventh in third row); Asa R. Hill, Secretary Six Nations Indian Council (eighth in third row); Mr. W. D. Lighthall, Montreal, (ninth in third row); Mr. Chisholm, solicitor, London, Ont., (tenth in third row); Duncan C. Scott, Deputy Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs (eleventh in second row); Mr. Harold, M.P. for Brant, Ont., (twelfth in third row); and Mr. Mackenzie King, Leader of the Liberal Party (on extreme right)." Canada, May 1, 1920.
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Depicted: King, William Lyon Mackenzie, 1874-1950

Depicted: Lighthall, W. D. (William Douw), 1857-1954

Depicted: Scott, Duncan Campbell, 1862-1947

Depicted: Brigham, Simpson A., Rev., 1875-?

Depicted: Kelly, Peter Reginald, Rev., 1885-1966

Depicted: Delisle, Peter J., Chief, ca. 1880-1941

Photographer: Topley, William James, 1845-1930
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FA-001

TOPLEYDB
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General note:

930 Former location in PA-NL. No longer a valid location.
Described by the RECON project.

Series added entry:

E

Subject heading:

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CONFERENCES & MEETINGS - 1920 - APRIL

Source:

Private

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1936-270 NPC
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Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]
Glass plate negatives do not travel. Must be consulted at Preservation Centre.

Copy negative [1936-270 NPC] PA-042978

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Credit: William James Topley/Library and Archives Canada/PA-42978
Restrictions on use: Nil
Copyright: Expired

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