In addition to biographical information on the Cree leader (also known as Misto-Ha-A-Musqua) , article provides historical information on the fur and whiskey trade in the Cypress Hills and Southwestern Alberta. Discusses Cypress Hills Massacre, the arrival of the North West Mounted Police, the flight of the Sioux into Canada and the North-West Resistance.
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American Indian Quarterly, vol. 3, no. 3, Autumn, 1977, pp. 199-208
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Examines the cultural and historical relevance of Santee Sioux author Eastman's autobiography and short stories and the criticisms that have been made about their accuracy.
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 10, no. 2&3, Summer/Fall, 1989, pp. 27-30
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Rita Joe discusses her poetry and how she attempts to show Native people in a more favourable light, which is one way for her to express concern about the way Mi’kmaq were treated and the racism they suffered.
American Art Journal, vol. 21, no. 2, 1989, pp. 7-21
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Discusses artists travels with the Hudson Bay Company passing through territories of nearly eighty Indian Tribes from the Great Lakes to the Pacific Ocean. He produced 500 sketches and eventually painting over 100 canvases.
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 7, no. 10, October 1977, pp. 9-10
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Jack Beaver, president and chief executive officer of Churchill Falls Labrador Ltd., gives speech to the annual assembly of the National Indian Brotherhood citing the Federation of Saskatchewan Indians as a leader in the area.
Biographies of six First Nation women from Saskatchewan: Chief Mary-Ann Day Walker of the Okanese First Nation, Jean Goodwill of the Little Pine First Nation, Lefa Buffalo of the Day Star First Nation, Betty Spence, Joan Greyeyes and Theresa Stevenson.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 9, no. 2, 1989, pp. 293-315
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Recognizes Inuit women for attaining a leadership role in the emerging Inuit art movement in terms of "artistic genius, economics, self-determination, traditional decision-making and southern marketing techniques."
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 1, no. 4, December 1977, pp. 16-19
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Describes how two Australian Aboriginals completed the Basic Skills Health Course and become part of the team at the Health Centre in a remote community in the Northern Territory.
Presents transliteration of statement made by Big Bear following sentencing at the 1885 trial in which he was tried for treason. Author presents a revised statement after considering words and meaning lost in translation.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 13, no. 2, 1989, pp. 107-138
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Book reviews of:
A Stranger in Her Native Land: Alice Fletcher and the American Indians by Joan Mark.
Blackfoot Dictionary of Stems, Roots and Affixes by D. G. Frantz and N. J. Russell.
The Indians' New World: Catawbas and Their Neighbors From European Contact Through the Era of Removal by James H. Merrell.
American Women Writing Fiction edited by Mickey Pearlman.
New Voices From the Longhouse: An Anthology of Contemporary Iroquois Writing edited by Joseph Bruchac.
Spirit of the New England Tribes: Indian History and Folklore, 1620-1984 by William S.