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"Canon T. Clarke a Veteran of the West--In 50 Years Has Seen the West Transformed."

Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains a newspaper article from The Journal newspaper published in Melfort, Saskatchewan Volume 18, May, 1927 (one page). It is a brief summary of Thomas Clarke's life in the West as a missionary for the Anglican church from May 1877 to May 1927. He was mainly an educator of Aboriginal children on reserves and at Battleford Industrial School. He also gives a brief account of his involvement in the North-West rebellion in 1885.
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The Enigma of Louis David Riel

Alternate Title
The Story of Saskatchewan and its People ; v.1
E-Books
Author/Creator
John Hawkes
Description
Chapter 27 from The Story of Saskatchewan and Its People (vol. 1).
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Pioneers of Rupert's Land

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Pioneers of Rupert's Land
Description
Papers written by the Pioneers of Rupert's Land Executive Committee regarding who they were and there claims regarding rights. The Pioneers of Rupert's Land was an advocacy and commemorative organization composed of the white settlers (and some of there descendants) of Rupert's Land who resided there prior to the transfer to Canada in 1870. These papers discuss their scrip claims, and problems with receiving what they regarded as promised to them under the Manitoba and Northwest Territories acts. Includes some discussion of Metis scrip in relation as well.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Richard Chaske, Manitoba Association of Friendship Centres

Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains a presentation by Richard Chaske, President of the Manitoba Association of Friendship Centres. He discusses the history and role of Friendship Centres in assisting urban aboriginal peoples in Manitoba, believing that more government resources should be available to implement programs to ease the transition from reserve life to urban life. Commissioners Allan Blakeney and Paul Chartrand provide questions and comments.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation for the National Aboriginal Veterans Association by Ken Harris and Harry Lavallee

Documents & Presentations
Description
This file contains a transcript of a portion of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Vancouver, British Columbia. This portion includes a presentation for the National Aboriginal Veterans Association by Elder Ken Harris and Harry Lavallee concerning experiences and issues of veterans in the Aboriginal Community. Also included are questions from the assembled commissioners Co-Chair George Erasmus and Viola Robinson.
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A Safe Distance

Alternate Title
The Next Step
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Tina Horne
Description
Short documentary about services offered to battered women in the communities of Portage La Prairie and Thompson, Manitoba and the West Bay Reserve, Ontario. Duration: 27:40.
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Sioux Pipes

Images » Photographs
Description
Three Sioux pipes collected by W.D. Wallis in 1914. Portage La Prairie, MB.
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