Mary Greyeyes being blessed by native Chief (1942)
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Title
Mary Greyeyes being blessed by native Chief (1942)
Subject
Mary Greyeyes
Description
Black and White Photograph, showing Mary Greyeyes bowing for a blessing ceremony by an Indigenous Chief who is stood above her.
She became the first woman from Aboriginal origins to join the Canadian Forces, and was often photographed as a representation of native peoples inclusion in Canadian Forces however she faced much discrimination during her times in the barracks. The Photography is staged, Mary Greyeyes was offered a fresh uniform and lunch in exchange for this photograph which she accepted. Through contextualization of a photograph which in this case attempts to show in inclusion of Indigenous people into Canadian Forces a more complex understanding regarding not only the role of indigenous women but also the prejudice they faced.
She became the first woman from Aboriginal origins to join the Canadian Forces, and was often photographed as a representation of native peoples inclusion in Canadian Forces however she faced much discrimination during her times in the barracks. The Photography is staged, Mary Greyeyes was offered a fresh uniform and lunch in exchange for this photograph which she accepted. Through contextualization of a photograph which in this case attempts to show in inclusion of Indigenous people into Canadian Forces a more complex understanding regarding not only the role of indigenous women but also the prejudice they faced.
Creator
Unknown
Publisher
Library and Archives of Canada, Ancestors,
Private Mary Greyeyes
http://collectionscanada.gc.ca/pam_archives/index.php?fuseaction=genitem.display
Item&lang=eng&rec_nbr=3194496&rec_nbr_list=3194496,3629851
Private Mary Greyeyes
http://collectionscanada.gc.ca/pam_archives/index.php?fuseaction=genitem.display
Item&lang=eng&rec_nbr=3194496&rec_nbr_list=3194496,3629851
Date
19 September 1952
Contributor
Salma Latifi
Rights
Library and Archives of Canada, Ancestors, Private Mary Greyeyes, 3194496
Language
N/A
Type
Visual - photograph
Identifier
20th century British Columbia
Files
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “Mary Greyeyes being blessed by native Chief (1942),” The American Pacific Rim: Colonisation, Conflict and Connections, 1800-Present, accessed May 9, 2024, https://theamericanpacificrim.omeka.net/items/show/168.