Caption
On May 12, 1958, James Gladstone, revered Blackfoot Indian Leader, was sworn in as the first Indian Senator in Canada's history. Gladstone left his prairie ranch to take a seat in the stately red plush Senate Chamber, where he will speak for the nation's 160,000 Indians. Above he chats with Speaker of the Senate, the Hon. Mark Drouin.
Release Date
March 3, 1959
Materials
Typescript with illustrations
Collection
CMCP fonds
Credit Line
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography fonds, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives
Caption
Senator Gladstone with his wife, Janie, attired in native costume, meet with Chief Clarence McHugh (left) and Councillor Matthew Tallow (right) delegates of the Blackfoot Nation who travelled to Ottawa from Gleichon, Alberta, to present certain problems concerning their people before the Senator.
Date
December 1, 1958
Accession Number
LAC-NFB87193
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176911
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Long-time resident of the Blood Indian Reserve, Gladstone bears the tribal name of Akay-na-muka, which means "Many Guns", but when he speaks out as spokesman for his people, Gladstone relies only on his softly persuasive voice and the strength of his proposals for revised Indian legislation based on a close study of conditions among Canada's scattered Indian population.
Date
September 1, 1958
Accession Number
LAC-NFB87562
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176937
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
On the Indian Reserve near Cardston, Alberta, the Senator chats with 85-year-old George Callinglast (centre) and 72-year-old Howard Hindman (right). Gladstone, an earnest champion for his people, is quick to remind Canada's Indian population that they too must share some of the responsibility for improving their lot. The main problem, Gladstone feels, is an educational one; more and better schools both on and off the reserves are essential to help the Indian in his adjustment to a complex modern industrial society.
Date
September 1, 1958
Accession Number
LAC-NFB87563
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176938
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Gladstone shows his official Senate appointment to his grandson Jeffery. His oldest son Fred manages his 720-acre farm while the Senator is in Ottawa.
Date
September 1, 1958
Accession Number
LAC-NFB87564
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176939
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Noted for many years for his progressive ideas about farm methods, Gladstone and his 2 sons own a prosperous ranch-farm with 400 Hereford cattle. Early in the 1920's Gladstone introduced the first tractor to the Blood Indian Reserve, has campaigned steadily to encourage his Indian neighbours to accept modern farm practices and techniques.
Date
September 1, 1958
Accession Number
LAC-NFB87565
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176940
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Photostory #199: Prairie Farmer James Gladstone: Leaves Alberta Ranch for Senate Chamber
Photographers
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Maker
National Film Board of Canada
Release Date
March 3, 1959
Collection
CMCP fonds
Credit Line
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography fonds, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives
Main Text
On May 12, 1958, James Gladstone, revered Blackfoot Indian Leader, was sworn in as the first Indian Senator in Canada's history. Gladstone left his prairie ranch to take a seat in the stately red plush Senate Chamber, where he will speak for the nation's 160,000 Indians. Above he chats with Speaker of the Senate, the Hon. Mark Drouin.
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