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Indian parolees pile lumber for their sawmill, which saws red pines planted by previous inmates at the former Burwash prison farm
Indian parolees pile lumber for their sawmill, which saws red pines planted by previous inmates at the former Burwash prison farm

Indian parolees pile lumber for their sawmill, which saws red pines planted by previous inmates at the former Burwash prison farm

Date11/6/1984
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Original Toronto Star caption: Indian parolees pile lumber for their sawmill, which saws red pines planted by previous inmates at the former Burwash prison farm. The lumber is used on the site, which is now home to natives learning how to be self-sufficient and to have pride in their heritage.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTS-1-SB-601B-BURWASH001
Country:Canada
Province or state:Ontario
More than 500 men, inmates of the Ontario Industrial Farm at Burwash, are producing lumber and other supplies for war purposes. The men can fell tree like the one shown above on a dime
More than 500 men, inmates of the Ontario Industrial Farm at Burwash, are producing lumber and other supplies for war purposes. The men can fell tree like the one shown above on a dime
1/12/1943
The son of the saw rings out in the bush country around Burwash as inmates cut felled trees into desired lengths
The son of the saw rings out in the bush country around Burwash as inmates cut felled trees into desired lengths
1/12/1943
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The history of the Five Indian nations of Canada: which are dependent on the province of New-York in America, and are the barrier between the English and French in that part of the world... By the honourable Cadwallader Colden... To which are added, accounts of the several other nations of Indians in North America... and the treaties which have been lately made with them...
1747
The history of the life and sufferings of Henry Grace, of Basingstoke in the county of Southampton. : Being a narrative of the hardships he underwent during several years captivity among the savages in North America, and of the cruelties they practise to their unhappy prisoners. In which is introduced an account of the several customs and manners of the different nations of Indians; as well as a compendious description of the soil, produce and various animals of those parts. Written by himself
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They Saw
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1891
Indians on northwest frontier: Message from the President of the United States, transmitting information of the assemblage of Indians on the northwestern frontier, &c. April 10, 1840. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
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Universal Indian sign language of the Plains Indians of North America
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Purchases from the Indians in 1787, the Mohawks land and boundary of the lands of the Mississauga Indians
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The pool Sally Davidson, left, and Derek Smith are testing water that is blood-red with calcine
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