Provides information regarding proposal-driven programs at Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC).

Special Constables program for Aboriginals discussed by Attorney General's Department, Federation of Saskatchewan Indians, Indian Affairs, Chiefs from the Yorkton District and the R.C.M.P.

Background to the formation of the Northern Fur Conservation Area Trappers Association Inc.

Clarifies some of the confusion around Métis rights, affirms the uniqueness of the Métis situation and argues for legal pluralism.

Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations and the Province of Saskatchewan sign a Renewable Resources and Environmental Management Protocol Agreement.

Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2006.

Special Constable program awaits final approval by Chiefs of Saskatchewan.

Annual report includes some Saskatchewan Registered Indian Population data (See pages 31 - 33, 35 - 37).

Statistics. Source: 2011 Household Survey.

Looks at the initiative designed to recruit, train and employ First Nations and Métis people in identified job sectors. Article located by scrolling to page 17.

Reports on Phase I and II of the project. Five overarching themes emerged: infrastructure and leadership; addressing trauma, colonization, and settler colonialism; knowledge translation and mobilization; addressing systemic oppression and structural issues of poverty and homelessness; and institutional supports. Consultations took place in communities throughout Saskatchewan.

Brief statement from 1993 Conference proceedings, mentions provincial interest in defining roles of the three levels of government, and recognition by province of the inherent right of self-government. Excerpt from Continuing Poundmaker & Riel's Quest: Presentations Made at a Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice compiled by Richard Gosse, James Youngblood Henderson, Roger Carter.

Examines the structure and success of Band controlled health care services provided through new centre and the sense of community and health awareness that has been created.

Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1972.

Fort Qu'Appelle archaeological burial controversy of 1985 from the perspective of the Saskatchewan Association of Professional Archaeologists.

A public building at the James Smith Reserve, SK. No date given.

Discusses the 125th anniversary of the Métis victory at Tourond's Coulee and history of the battle. Article found by scrolling to page 17.

Investigates the public attitude towards Indigenous policy in Canada with emphasis on two Saskatchewan surveys.

Comments on the tenth anniversary of Eagle Feather News and tributes the hard work of the publisher, John Lagimodiere. Article located by scrolling to page 7.

Looks at providing nursing care in Northern Saskatchewan between the mid 1940s and the late 1950s.

Looks at the knowledge bridging of traditional Indigenous knowledge with scientific knowledge within the extractive industries.

Looks at various reasons for illiteracy and programs to help improve literacy for youth and adults. Article found by scrolling to page 16.

Saskatchewan diocese in the second worst financial position in Canada due to the expense of dealing with 330 residential school lawsuits.

An image of the Qu’Appelle Indian Industrial Residential School main school building with a [priest?] standing in the foreground. There is some personal correspondence on the back.

More than 200 lawsuits pending involving residential schools in the Saskatchewan diocese.

Report relating to the history of the Wood Mountain–Fort Qu'Appelle Trail, surveyed in 1883 and covered large areas of southern Saskatchewan. Author may be [A.S. Morton].

Historical note:

Historical background and submission to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding the flooding of reserve lands submitted by Qu'Appelle Valley Indian Development Authority (QVIDA) that represents eight First Nations from the area. ICC recommended that Canada has a lawful obligation to the QVIDA over the flooding of their reserve lands. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]

Chapter from book of the same.name The regiment's involvement in conflicts of the 1800s, such as the Fenian raids, the Red River Resistance and the Northwest Resistance, is documented. Includes sketches of Mahvadehrie (Yellow Bird) and Litkhansahra (Blackbird), sons of the Sioux chief Whitecap; and Toukwakahn (Enemy of the Great Spirit), brother-in-law of Whitecap.

Historical note:

The York Pioneer and Historical Society was founded by Richard H. Oates in 1869 in Toronto, ON. The society maintains two museums and a library of historical books and documents.

Nursing Thesis (M.N.)--University of Alberta, 2010.

Examines the history, geography, archeology and ethnography related to the area known as Pasquatinow.

Lebret Residential School comes under First Nation control on September 1973.

Discusses a case where the accused young offender used a sentencing circle, and comments on the difference a restorative approach can make.

Comments on the shooting of a television show in Saskatchewan, for the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, which features some local talent. Article located by scrolling to page 2.

Commentary on the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) elections for the positions of Second and Fourth Vice-Chiefs.

Results of cross-sectional, interviewer-administered survey of 874 adults living on two Cree reserves in Saskatchewan conducted from May 2012 to August 2013. Found association between interpersonal discrimination and depression.

Book review of: Racialized Policing by Elizabeth Comack.

Study measured current levels as a benchmark for future levels of contaminants caused by the mining industry.

Interdisciplinary Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Regina, 2008.

Historical background and submission to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding the loss of 4500 square miles of land by the two First Nations. ICC found breaches of Treaty and other fiduciary obligations and recommended the claim be negotiated under Canada's Specific Claims Policy. French language version. Commissioners include: Harry S. LaForme, Daniel J. Bellegarde, and P. E. James Prentice. [These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]

Comments on the return of a pictograph to Pasqua First Nation after 124 years and the possibility of its interpretation strengthening Treaty 4. Article located by scrolling to page 11.

Report features stories of initiatives that First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples have undertaken in communities across Canada.

Discusses students conceptions of good citizenship including a sense of nationalism, concern for the environment and embracing multiculturalism.

Archaeology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2004.

Interprets two tracks from Eekwol's award winning Hip Hop album and the Cree and Anishinaabe youth's values and experiences related in each.

Originally published as Toronto Natural Heritage / Natural History, 1994.