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Alex Johnston Collection: Chief Jacob Johnstone

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Photograph
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Accession No.
19911057321
Physical Description
12.7 x 17.8 cm Black and white photograph
Scope and Content
Full length photograph of Chief Jacob Johnstone also called Kah-Kee-Ka-Pow.
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Material Type
Photograph
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Physical Description
12.7 x 17.8 cm Black and white photograph
Physical Condition
Excellent
History Biographical
Copyright Glenbow Archives. Permission.
Acquisition Source
Poynton Marjorie
Scope and Content
Full length photograph of Chief Jacob Johnstone also called Kah-Kee-Ka-Pow.
Notes
Chief Johnstone lived on the Mistawasis Reserve, about 20 miles west of Shellbrook, Saskatchewan. He was Chief of the Cree Band there from 1904-1915. Chief Johnstone received a fractured jaw during a Cree - Blackfoot Battle at Buffalo Lake. Alex Johnstone also believed the Chief to be a participant in the Battle of The Belly River In 1870.
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