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Chief Thunderwater administering Indian Oath to Grand Councillor.
Chief Thunderwater administering Indian Oath to Grand Councillor.
Chief Thunderwater administering Indian Oath to Grand Councillor.
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Introduction
This is a group photograph with Oghema Niagara, Chief Thunderwater, during a ceremony at Kahnawake in 1916.
Nation of Maker:
Tuscarora
Nation of Origin
Chief Thunderwater was of the Tuscarora nation.
Place of Origin:
Kahnawake
Date Made or Date Range:
1916-09-14
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative
Drawn from LAC record.
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Materials
black and white photograph
Motifs and Patterns
This is a group photograph of a number of men, women and children, some in European clothing, some in traditional clothing, during a ceremony at Kahnawake in 1916.
Dimensions:
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Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses
LAC record
Provenance
Current Location:
Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
Mikan no. 3193063
Link to Institution's Collections Database:
collectionscanada.gc.ca
Date of Acquisition by the Institution:
1957
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From:
Detroit Public Library, Burton Historical Collection, Detroit, Michigan.
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context:
1860s to 1930
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
513
Approximate Place of Origin
45.3896, -73.6776
Source of Information about Places
Oghema Niagara, also known as Chief Thunderwater, was of the Tuscarora nation, a nation of the Great Lakes region.