Bull-Head, Sarcee Indian Chief > Audio

Chief Bull Head lived from 1833 to 1911. Chief Bull Head was often referred to in the Calgary Herald as a ‘wily warrior.’ He came from a long lineage of Tsu Tina Chiefs and was signatory for the Tsu Tina Nation for Treaty Seven. At the time of signing treaty, the Tsu Tina people were known as the Sarcee and numbered about 250 people.

Using the media player above, listen to the audio commentary by Linda Many Guns (1m 21s).

James Henderson 
Bull-Head, Sarcee Indian Chief, c. 1923
oil on board
24.4 x 19 cm
Collection of the Glenbow-Alberta Institute, Glenbow Museum, Calgary, AB.

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Photographer Unknown
Bull Head, chief of the Sarcee (Tsuu T’ina)., n.d.
Archival Photograph
Courtesy of the Glenbow-Alberta Institute, Glenbow Museum, Calgary, AB.

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Bull Head, Sarcee (Tsuu T’ina) head chief and wife., ca. 1890s
Archival Photograph
Courtesy of the Glenbow-Alberta Institute, Glenbow Museum, Calgary, AB.