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Carry the Kettle First Nation Inquiry: Cypress Hills Claim

E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Historical background, analysis and recommendations from Indian Claims Commission (ICC) hearings regarding claim that the First Nation was entitled to a reserve surveyed in the Cypress Hills. ICC concluded that no reserve had been created, but recommended that the Government of Canada acquire the site of the Cypress Hills Massacre and recognize its historical significance. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
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A Carved Stone from D'Arcy, Saskatchewan

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vladimar Alfred Vigfusson
American Antiquity, vol. 5, no. 4, April 1940, pp. 334-335
Distinctively carved stone with three faces found by Bad Lake, Saskatchewan suggests possibility of prehistoric occupation or early migration from the south.
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The Case for Blackfoot Pottery

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John C. Ewers
American Anthropologist, vol. 47, no. 2, New Series, April-June 1945, pp. 289-299
Argues that there is conclusive evidence regarding Blackfoot pottery.
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A Case Study Of Kitsaki Development Corporation

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michael B. Decter
Jeffrey A. Kowall
Discusses the creation and accomplishments of the Kitsaki Development Corporation, an economic development and investment arm of the La Ronge Indian Band.
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Casinos Paying Off in Jobs, Higher Self-Esteem

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Diane Adams
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 9, October 2011, p. 21
Comments on the Bear Claw Casino and hotels' success including employing thousands of First Nations people. Article located by scrolling to page 21.
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Casting a New Light on a Long Shadow: Saskatchewan Aboriginal High School Students Talk About What Helps and Hinders their Learning

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bonnie Stelmach
Margaret Kovach
Larry Steeves
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, vol. 63, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 1-20
Using interviews with Indigenous high school students to discuss the influences to the their educational experiences and what can be learned from those students' voices.
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Casualties of 1885 Battle Honoured

Alternate Title
Batoche an Emotional Celebration
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Andréa Ledding
Eagle Feather News, vol. 13, no. 8, August 2010, p. 1,8
Comments on the celebration at Batoche commemorating the 125th anniversary of the battle and the various activities held during the event. Article found on page 1 and continued by scrolling to page 8.
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Catalyzing Action on First Nations Respiratory Health Using Community-based Participatory Research: Integrated Knowledge Translation through Strategic Symposia

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tarun Reddy Katapally
Sylvia Abonyi
Jo-Ann Episkenew
Vivian Ramsden
Chandima Karunanayake
Shelley Kirychuk
Donna Rennie
James A. Dosman
Punam Pahwa
Engaged Scholar Journal, vol. 2, no. 1, 2016, pp. 57-70
Looks at the development of a research model that encourages participatory Indigenous health research and collaborations.
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CAUT censures the First Nations University

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Christine Fiddler
Windspeaker, vol. 26, no. 10, January 2009, p. 10

Describes the action of the Canadian Association of University Teachers to censure the First Nations University of Canada.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.10.

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CBC Honours "that which is going right" in Métis World

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Diane Adams
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 4, April 2011, p. 7
Highlights two Métis shows featured by the CBC, ê-miywahkamikahk and Wahkootowin, to celebrate the year after the year of the Métis. Article found by scrolling to page 7.
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The CCF Government and the Formation of the Union of Saskatchewan Indians

Alternate Title
The Cooperative Commonwealth Federation Government and the Formation of the Union of Saskatchewan Indians
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James M. Pitsula
Prairie Forum, vol. 19, no. 2, Fall, 1994, pp. 131-151
Discusses key reasons for the formation of the Union of Saskatchewan Indians in 1946, the predecessor to the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations.
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Cemetery Project Highlights Métis Community of Batoche

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Karon Shmon
Eagle Feather News, vol. 15, no. 8, August 2012, p. 11
Comments on a guide book which lists people interred in marked and unmarked graves in the Saint Antoine-de-Padoue Cemetery, Batoche National Historic Site. Article located by scrolling to page 11.
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Centennial Saskatchewan

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Rob Norris
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 2, Spring, 2007, pp. 135-137
Book reviews of:The Heavy Hand of History: Interpreting Saskatchewan's Past edited by Gregory P. Marchildon, On the Side of the People: A History Of Labour in Saskatchewan by Jim Warren and Kathleen Carlisle, Saskatoon: A History in Photographs by Jeff O'Brien, Ruth W. Millar and William P. Delainey.
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CFQC staff at Mistusenni Rock

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
CFQC Staff
One image of a series of 9 images numbered QC-3693-3 to 11 of Mistusenni rock, now under water at Diefenbaker Lake. Mistusenni, a 400 ton glacial erratic, 14 feet high, 79 feet in circumference, was sacred to the Cree and Plains Indians. Attempts to remove the rock failed. Fragments were used to construct a monument for historic site marker near Elbow. Seen in various images, CFQC Staff Wally Stambuck, Jeff Howard and Zenon Pohorecky.
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Challenging Frontiers: The Canadian West

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Andrew R. Graybill
American Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 36, no. 2, Summer, 2006, pp. 392-394
Book review of: Challenging Frontiers: The Canadian West by Lorry Felske and Beverly Rasporich.
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Chamakese vs. The Crown

Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 22, no. 2, February 1993, pp. 4-5
Reaction to charges laid under the Wildlife Act of Saskatchewan against six Pelican Lake First Nation members who live on Chitek Lake Reserve.
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Changes Come to the Canadian Prairies

Alternate Title
Horizons: Canada's Emerging Identity
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
[Michael Cranny]

Focuses on the numbered treaties and their effect on First Nations and the Métis, and the causes and impacts of the North-West Resistance. Intended for Grade 10 Social Studies students.

Chapter from Horizons: Canada's Emerging Identity, 2nd Edition, by Michael Cranny.

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Changing Times

Alternate Title
Métis Development and the Canadian West ; 2
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Calvin Racette

Overview of Métis history from the 1840s to 1875. Discusses the collapse of the buffalo hunting economy, the establishment of the community of St. Laurent, passing of laws to establish order, and the arrival of the North West Mounted Police. 

Includes questions for students.

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Chapter V -- "The Buffalo"

Alternate Title
The Story of Saskatchewan and Its People
E-Books
Author/Creator
John Hawkes
Chapter V from "The Story of Saskatchewan and its People." The first part of the chapter discusses the Lieut. Governor Laird council's investigation into the "food supply of the Indian". This resulted in "An Ordinance for the Protection of the Buffalo" of which 11 parts are published therein. The section sub-section is entitled "Buffalo Slaughter by Indians" and is largely Professor Hind's account of his time with the Sandy Hills Cree in 1858. He describes the buffalo pounds he saw and gives his opinions on the overall practice.
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Chapter XI -- "Sargent-Major Spicer on the Indian"

Alternate Title
The Story of a Great Battle as Told by Little Bear
The Story of Saskatchewan and its People
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
John Hawkes
Frank Wyman Spicer
Chapter XI from "The Story of Saskatchewan and its People." The chapter is entitled "Sergeant-Major Spicer on the Indian". The introductory paragraph is followed by a section entitled: "The Story of a Great Battle as Told by Little Bear". Hawkes herein publishes Spicer's introduction to the story, a story which Spicer recorded and translated into English during his time with the Blackfeet. Various illustrations included.

Historical note:

Sergeant-Major Frank Wyman Spicer, born in New York State, was a member of the NWMP and, subsequently, an ordained Methodist Minister.
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Chapter XIII -- "In the Beginning: A Legend of the Blackfeet"

Alternate Title
The Story of Saskatchewan and its People.
E-Books
Author/Creator
John Hawkes
Volume 1, Chapter XII from "The Story of Saskatchewan and its People." The chapter is entitled "In the Beginning: A Legend of the Blackfeet". The chapter is broken into several versions of Blackfoot legends as interpreted by Hawkes. The subsections are entitled: "Six Se-Ka-Quon: Another Legend of the Blackfeet Nation", "The 'Sou-Ke-Tap-Pi'", "The Legend of the Big Stone" and "Incident at 'Big Bear's' Trail for High Treason".
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Chapter XIV -- "The Cypress Hills Slaughter"

Alternate Title
The Story of Saskatchewan and Its People
E-Books
Author/Creator
John Hawkes
Chapter XII from "The Story of Saskatchewan and its People." This is a account of the killings of Assiniboine by White traders representing American companies from Fort Benton. Hawkes goes discusses his opinions, with some historical context, under the heading "Indian Fights in Saskatchewan". The chapter includes a section entitled "Six Hundred Blackfeet Killed in 1866" which recalls the conflict between the Blackfoot and Cree at Red Ochre Hills.
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Chapter XVI -- "An Indian Murder Case"

E-Books
Author/Creator
John Hawkes
Chapter XII from "The Story of Saskatchewan and its People." The chapter is entitled "An Indian Murder Case". This first section describes, via Peter Hourie account, a murder near the Mission at Lebret. The next section, entitled "Star Blanket", concern's Star Blanket's actions during the 1885 Resistance. The final section, "Star Blanket's Statement" is his account of his involvement in the Resistance taken by Hawkes during an interview at Joseph La Roque's house.
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Chapter XVII -- "The Hudson's Bay Company"

Alternate Title
The Story of Saskatchewan and its People
E-Books
Author/Creator
John Hawkes
Chapter XII from "The Story of Saskatchewan and its People." The chapter is entitled "The Hudson's Bay Company" and is broken down in to the following sections to give some account of the history of the Hudson's Bay Company in Saskatchewan: "Radisson and Groselliers"; "Fabulous Fur"; "Naval Battle in Hudson's Bay"; "The Battle of Sevenoaks"; "Something About the H.B.CO in Saskatchewan"; "Lord Southesk at Fort Pelly"; "H.B., H.B.C. and Rum"; "Fort Ellice". Illustrations of various forts.
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Chapter XX -- "The Rebellion of 1885"

Alternate Title
The Story of Saskatchewan and Its People
E-Books
Author/Creator
John Hawkes
Chapter XII from "The Story of Saskatchewan and its People." The chapter is entitled "The Rebellion of 1885". The first section, "A Retrospect", is a brief introduction to the Resistance. It further broken down into "The Grievances" and the "Bill of Rights".
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Chapter XXV -- "Duck Lake"

E-Books
Author/Creator
John Hawkes
Chapter XXV, "Duck Lake". A summary of the events at Duck Lake during the 1885 Resistance.
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Characteristics and Residence of First Nations Patients and Their Use of Health Care services in Saskatchewan, Canada: Informing First Nations and Métis Health Services

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gabe Lafond
Charlene R. A. Haver
Valerie McLeod
Sharon Clarke
Beth Horsburgh ... [et al.]
Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, vol. 23, no. 2, 2017, pp. 294-300
Discusses the experiences and geographical patterns of Indigenous patients in Saskatchewan hospitals.
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