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[Adolphe protected a patient and killed a
Blackfoot with his spear after having been wounded by two
arrows on the battlefield]. “Adolphe protege un malade et tué de sa lance un Pied noirs
apres avoir été blessé de deux fleches qu’il arrache lui même sur
le champ de battaile.”
MJA IX C9-074
4 1⁄2” x 7 1⁄4”
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[Teltella, having no more powder, attacked a
Blackfoot with the barrel of his gun]
“Teltella n’ayant plus de poudre, blessé un Pied noirs avec le canon de son fusil.”
MJA IX C9-077
4 1⁄2” x 7 1⁄2”
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[Issac took the knife of a Blackfoot just when he was going to be stabbed] “Isaac prend le couteau d’un Pied-noir au moment ou il alloit en
être percé.”
MJA IX C9-078
4 1⁄2” x 7 1⁄2”
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[Isidore pierced Banacht with an arrow that stuck in the ground after the killing]. “Isidore perce un Banacht d’une flêche qui va se ficher en terre
derrier le tué.”
MJA IX C9-081
4 1⁄2” x 7 1⁄2”
Description
Artist: Nicolas Point, S.J. (1799-1868)
Medium: Pencil on Paper
Lender: Midwest Jesuit Archives
This dual between the Flathead against Blackfeet extended to several other individuals Point met. This column displays several battles between members of both tribe. Adolphe, the man who was attacked by several bears earlier, is seen protecting a Flathead village from Blackfoot attackers. Teltella, also known as “The Thunder,” Isaac and Isidoire are each depicted involved in intense battles against individual Blackfeet. Isidoire even kills his enemy Banacht by piercing him with an arrow that had previously stuck in the ground.
Written and narrated by Liam Brew.
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