Montreal

Report on Aboriginal street youth. Consists of literature review, case studies, discussion of findings, and recommendations.

Discusses a painting that appears to be a nineteenth-century Romantic landscape but is in fact a critique of that style of painting which deconstructs both colonial representations of Native Americans and colonialism’s westernization of Native gender and sexuality.

A study of awareness of tuberculosis (TB) causes, risk factors and symptoms; and their experiences with health services among a group of Aboriginal peoples living in Montreal.

File contains correspondence regarding the Lavell Case, discrimination in the Indian Act, and women's rights, the Supreme Court Ruling,and provincial government. Also, copies of the "Plan for Liquidating Canada's Indian Problem Within 25 Years" and articles regarding the case, Diefenbaker's disapproval of the Supreme Court Ruling.

Argues that several bylaws should be removed because they represent social and racial profiling, and are overly and wrongfully used, affecting the well-being of a venerable population..

Looks at the ethnic misrepresentation of sex trade workers by the media.

Part one of W.O. Mitchell's article on the life of Louis Riel, from his Manitoba childhood to college life in Montreal, to the Frog Lake Massacre in April 1885.

Based on information gathered during implementation of Makivik strategy and action plan between 2011 and 2013 and a questionnaire which was administered to 75 participants. Topics include reasons for migration, characteristics of the population, access to medical and social services, prevention of homelessness, and the need for development of first and second level services. Updated version. List of References

History and Classical Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--McGill University, 2017.

Uses life course analysis of four women to explore linkages between relationships to the land, colonialism and intergenerational violence, and argues that rather than putting themselves at risk as is popularly perceived, they find themselves subjected to circumstances created and maintained by the Canadian state which make them vulnerable to perpetrators of violence.

Psychiatry Thesis (M.Sc.)--McGill University, 2000.

Reports on the results of interviews with Service de police de la ville de Montréal (SPVM) and community workers about the police force's response to the crisis. Includes discussion of the current situation and challenges to collaboration, and recommendations for developing a better a relationship. Summary Report.

This file contains three reports on the missionary and other work of the Church of England, mainly in Canada, in the early 20th century: "The Diocese of Qu'Appelle (1908?)," "M.S.C.C. Report of Committee on work among Indians and Eskimos, Montreal October, 19th, 1916," and "Report of the Missionary Society of the Church of England in Canada for the year 1903." The first two booklets are mainly financial reports, while the latter report gives a short history of the church in Canada, and the activity of Indians in the various missions. Part of this report was scanned.

Documentary about the lives of three girls from Kahnawake Reserve and the issues they face. Duration: 62:48. Educational Resource.

Describes how urban anglophone residents explored national identity, some by journeying to the "wilderness" to participate in indigenous activities such as snowshoeing and tobogganing.

Description of the current context followed by discussion of policy responses at the international, federal, provincial, and municipal levels, and Indigenous social housing. Includes two case studies: British Columbia's housing strategy and the Lu’ma Native Housing Society in Vancouver.

Comments on a mural located in Montreal and painted in memory of women who were killed or disappeared from Vancouver, British Columbia.

Study carried out to assess gaps approporate services and provide evidence to support establishment of holistic health centre.

Delves into the history and disappearance of the village know as Hochelaga, located at the site of present day Montreal, QC.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--McGill University, 1999.

Brief description of a botanical garden inspired by ancient Amerindian and Inuit cultures to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the Great Peace Treaty that marked the end of armed conflict between First Nations and the French.

Reviews the CACTUS's (Centre d’Action Communautaire auprès des Toxicomanes Utilisateurs de Seringues) experience with three different "collaborative" research initiatives.

Statistical tables.

Looks at the life of people who have moved to Montreal in search of jobs and how some became part of the homeless population. Duration: 55:58.

Describes the missions at Isle a la Crosse, Lac Labiche and St. Albert.

Extracted from unknown source at pages 25 to 36.

Review of film: No Address directed by Alanis Obomsawin.

Argues that one should view the genesis of the Plains Métis as part of a wider pattern of native ethnogeneses on the North American Great Plains. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 95.

Social Studies Thesis (PHD) -- University of Ottawa, 2021.

Documentary about the unorthodox and successful teaching methods of Norman Cornett at McGill University. Students speak about their experiences. Duration: 1:20:44.

Final sample consisted of 268 adults, 36 adolescents, and 64 children residing in Montreal, Quebec City, and Val-d'Or.

Reviews the results of eight regional and one wrap-up dialogue which took place in 1999-2000. Dialogues were meant to explore different options to manage litigation and resolve cases of abuse.

Comments on the national internet-based business planning competition for Aboriginal youth and the two Regina students, Kristen Francis and Katherine Delorme who took top honors.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.29.

Responding to the increasing number of Aboriginal people in Montreal coming into contact with the criminal justice system this study looks at over-reliance of imprisonment and lack of programming regarding a prevention approach.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--McGill University, 1999.

Describes the situation in the Cabot Square and Peter-McGill areas of Montreal, provides an overview of issues facing the general Aboriginal population and those specific to the Inuit population, and lists initiatives at the provincial, municipal, and local levels.

Updated version.

A series of 1885 newspapers with articles covering the Saskatchewan Uprising. Includes The Penny Illustrated Paper and Illustrated Times of May 16, 1885, the Montreal Daily Herald and the Daily Commercial Gazette of July 8, 1885. Papers cover the battles of Batoche and Cut Knife Hill.

Geography Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2010.

RCAP 114 contains files from a round table sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at the Hotel Bonaventure in Montreal, Quebec on Friday, May 7, 1993. This sitting of the Commission deals with establishing dialogue between the people of the Oka region, the town of Oka, and the Parish of Oka. The transcript of this sitting in French. For the English translation and individual presentation information see the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples 115 on this site.

File contains opening remarks by Commissioners Dussault and Erasmus from the sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at the Hotel Bonaventure in Montreal, Quebec on Friday, May 7, 1993.

File contains a round table discussion on the Oka Crisis of 1990, and related issues of Aboriginal Non-Aboriginal relations in the Oka area. Panelists represented include Michel Ben Sabat, a citizen of the Chateguay, Quebec, area; Jean-Bosco Bourcier, Mayor of Chateauguay; Pierrette Cardinal, Quebec MNA; Michael Hackett, City Councillor, Chateguay, Quebec; Celine Leduc, a citizen of Chateguay, Quebec; and Ricardo Lopez, federal MP for Chateguay. Issues discussed include jurisdictional, legal, discrimination, and taxation concerns.

File contains a round table discussion the purpose of which is to hear the views of property owners of the parish and town of Oka "all of whom had very rough experiences during the events in the summer of 1990." For an explanation of the discussion's rationale see the file "Preliminary remarks by Co-Chair Rene Dussault" on this site. Participants in the round table discussion include a Mr. Landreville; Michel Beaulne, Chamber of Commerce; Mr. Jolicoeur, Property Owners' Association.

RCAP 133 contains files for a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Hotel Bonaventure-Hilton, Outremont Room, Montreal, Quebec. This sitting of the Commission includes presentations relating to forestry, women's rights, land claims, self-government and tourism.

RCAP 134 contains files for a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Hotel Bonaventure-Hilton, Outremont Room, Montreal, Quebec. This sitting of the Commission includes presentations relating to hunting and trapping, sports, elders' rights, post-secondary education, land claims, self-government and mining.

RCAP 135 contains files for a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Hotel Bonaventure-Hilton, Outremont Room, Montreal, Quebec. This sitting of the Commission includes presentations relating to Aboriginal women's rights, Hydro Quebec and friendship centres.

RCAP 136 contains files for a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Hotel Bonaventure-Hilton, Outremont Room, Montreal, Quebec. This sitting of the Commission includes presentations relating to Metis rights, education, Hydro-Quebec, the United Church of Canada and self-government.

The file contains an open forum presentation by Art Solomon. Solomon discusses his views on residential schools, colonialism, the role of Aboriginal societies as teachers, the imposition of patriarchy by Churches, and the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples.

This file contains an individual presentation by Claude Bisonnette, a non-Aboriginal who is a certified life insurer in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. He began working with the citizens of Kahnawake in 1987, to the surprise of his co-workers. Bisonnette had to assure them that "(I)f I was having problems with the Mohawks I simply wouldn't go back there." He tells the Commissioners that he is often shocked at the negative attention minor incidents in Kahnawake are given and says the media doesn't help.