Indian Affairs - General

File containing notes and correspondence regarding self-government, citizenship, civil rights and the Indian Act (and amendments to). Includes correspondence from E. D. Fulton discussing the feasibility of Indians electing their own MPs; correspondence to Diefenbaker from J. B. Tootoosis regarding the appointment of an Aboriginal to the Senate; correspondence from Andre Renaud supporting Diefenbaker's call for a Royal Commission on Indian affairs. Notes on Hansard. Some related articles, reports, notes and clippings including: "Lo The Poor Indian" -- (an article related to handicrafts), a copy of "The Thunderbird," speech notes from J.W. Pickersgill called "The Future of the Canadian Indian" and a report by Canadian Council of Christians and Jews regarding Manitoba attitudes toward natives.
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Yes
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Yes
Publication Date
n.d., 1944-1956
Credit
Diefenbaker Canada Centre Archives, John G. Diefenbaker fonds, Series III - 1940-1956 -688 (Vol. 57); records from Our Legacy site, http://scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy
First Nation, Metis, Inuit Locations
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Archival -- Archival Items
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