Red Deer Industrial Institute
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White Whale Indians visiting their children at the school
Red Deer, Alberta, 1914
White Whale people visiting their children at Red Deer Institute: "These people travelled over a hundred miles..."
Saulteaux Indians (Bungay)
Red Deer, Alberta, 1896
Two Salteaux men: "These Indians live on the Saulteaux Indian Reserve (Bungay) about 12 miles from Portage la Prairie, Man."
Typical Indian : pupil at Red Deer
Red Deer, Alberta, circa 1910
Pupil at Red Deer Institute
