INDIAN WOMAN

Indian Woman
Very early in Saskatchewan's history it seems apparent that the government of the day launched a quiet war against the indigenous Indian people. Although it was not an open declaration of war, it might as well have been. The Indians were badly mistreated. Among other atrocities, their primary food source, Buffalo, had been slaughtered in a deliberate attempt to eliminate the "Indian problem" through starvation. Even today, Indians struggle for basic equal rights. As a symbol of their inexcusably poor treatment, this Indian queen stands as a reminder that this proud province is not without shame.