"Akaitapiiwa / Ancestors" Exhibit Fonds

Scope and Content: The fonds includes four videotapes. One is a televison commercial for the exhibit, two are of the opening of the exhibit, and the fourth is a copy of a film commemorating the 50th anniversary of the arrival of the North West Mounted Police at Fort Macleod.

History Biographical: The "Akaitapiiwa / Ancestors" exhibit was organized with the cooperation of the British Museum in London, England and the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Ontario, who each possess parts of a collection of Blood artifacts originally acquired by Maude Deane-Freeman and her husband Frederick, who was the issuer of rations on the Blood Reserve from 1884 to 1900. A group of 16 Blood elders provided guidance and advice regarding the creation of the exhibit. Arni Brownstone of the Royal Ontario Museum curated the exhibit and Wilma Wood, former Director of the Galt Museum and Archives, was the project manager. Twenty-eight private and government sponsors supported the "Akaitapiiwa / Ancestors" exhibit through direct financial assistance or donations in kind. The exhibit ran from 1 May to 15 September 2002. For more information about the "Akaitapiiwa / Ancestors" exhibit, refer to the book "Akaitapiiwa / Ancestors" in the Archives.

Acquisition Source: Sir Alexander Galt Museum and Archives 910 4 Avenue South Lethbridge, Alberta T1J 0P6

Scope and Content: The fonds includes four videotapes. One is a televison commercial for the exhibit, two are of the opening of the exhibit, and the fourth is a copy of a film commemorating the 50th anniversary of the arrival of the North West Mounted Police at Fort Macleod.