Squaws* Picking Low Bush Cranberries


Title: Squaws* Picking Low Bush Cranberries
Subject: Cranberries, Food, Gathering, Saskatchewan History and Folklore Society, Women
Description: Squaws* picking low bush cranberries. *The terminology used in this photograph’s description is racist. The Gabriel Dumont Institute does not condone or accept racist terminology in any form. However, the derogatory term “squaw” was the photograph’s original caption and was used in the past when mentioning Aboriginal women. Therefore, the Institute decided not to change this term. This image has been graciously provided by the Saskatchewan History and Folklore Society, through executive director Finn Andersen, for use on this website, and is to be used for research purposes only. The reproduction of this image in whole or in part is strictly prohibited without the permission of the copyright holder.
Date: October 03, 1947
Type: Image
Date of Copyright: December 17, 2009
Coverage: Loon Lake, Saskatchewan
GDI Media Filename: SHFS_4148 [1024x768].jpg

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Category Saskatchewan History and Folklore Society, First Nations Photographs