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Note: One Gun came from well-respected lineage, as grandson of The Sun, a famous warrior chief. He was quite prominent himself – a prosperous cattle owner who was very involved with ceremonial life and his community. One Gun and his wife sponsored five Sun Dances; he owned a number of medicine pipes; belonged to numerous hidden societies; and served his Tribal Council for 30 years. One Gun’s teepee was well known at the Calgary Stampede (from its inception), and was always well attended. The photo archives at the University of Lethbridge include a photo of Nicholas de Grandmaison sitting with One Gun in front of his teepee in Gleichen in 1944, perhaps on one of his sketching visits. Nicholas de Grandmaison sketched One Gun on several occasions during the 1940s and 1950s.
Reference: pp. 74, and 109 “History in Their Blood: The Indian Portraits of Nicholas de Grandmaison” (Dempsey; Douglas & McIntyre Ltd., 1982).
