John G. Diefenbaker in head dress with a group of children of the Beardy's and Okemasis' Cree Nation at St. Michael's Residential School in Duck Lake. Diefenbaker had been named honorary "Chief Eagle" during a convention of the Union of Saskatchewan Indians in Duck Lake (August 1953); the visit to the school likely occurred during the same trip.
John G. Diefenbaker in head dress with a group of children of the Beardy's and Okemasis' Cree Nation at St. Michael's Residential School in Duck Lake. Diefenbaker had been named honorary "Chief Eagle" during a convention of the Union of Saskatchewan Indians in Duck Lake (August 1953); the visit to the school likely occurred during the same trip.
Fonds includes personal correspondence and papers, as well as background and reference material assembled by John Diefenbaker and his staff. There is also large collection of press clippings, supplemented by press clippings gathered by the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada.
