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Actions	commemorative medals Remove from selection Add to selection Object number1996.001.9 Titlecommemorative medals DescriptionThree Kiwanis Indian Days souvenir dollars, mounted on chain, in pink velvet presentation case. 'Indian Days' were introduced in Banff, Alberta, at the beginning of the 20th century as a tourist attraction, focusing on First Nation peoples and their culture. While First Nation participants were treated as 'exhibits' by the white organisers, many tribal communities used the days as a way of beginning to reassert their place in their native homeland. Production date 1971 Object namemedal, commemorative Dimensions box breadth: 16.7 cm box width: 11.0 cm box depth: 3.8 cm

Object number1996.001.9

Titlecommemorative medals

DescriptionThree Kiwanis Indian Days souvenir dollars, mounted on chain, in pink velvet presentation case. 'Indian Days' were introduced in Banff, Alberta, at the beginning of the 20th century as a tourist attraction, focusing on First Nation peoples and their culture. While First Nation participants were treated as 'exhibits' by the white organisers, many tribal communities used the days as a way of beginning to reassert their place in their native homeland.

Production date 1971

Object namemedal, commemorative

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