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Piikani Library in Brocket. AB

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Material Type
Photograph
Date Range
2 August 1969
Description Level
Item
Accession No.
199110768949
Physical Description
Black and white negative
Scope and Content
Photographs of the opening of the first Indigenous community library in Alberta. Located on the Piikani Reserve at Brocket, the library was backed by a federal grant. It housed approximately 1,000 volumes, all of which were donated by private citizens and libraries in southern Alberta towns. Shown …
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Material Type
Photograph
Date Range
2 August 1969
Description Level
Item
Creator
The Lethbridge Herald
Physical Description
Black and white negative
Physical Condition
Excellent
Scope and Content
Photographs of the opening of the first Indigenous community library in Alberta. Located on the Piikani Reserve at Brocket, the library was backed by a federal grant. It housed approximately 1,000 volumes, all of which were donated by private citizens and libraries in southern Alberta towns. Shown on the steps of the library are librarian Corine Yellow Horn, Unidentified, Morris Good Rider, Adrian Provost, and Harley Bastien. 1000facesproject
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