Saskatchewan

Ambitious Plan Will See Batoche Open Year Round

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Andrea Ledding
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 5, May 2009, p. 10
Description
Discusses the expansion and renovation plans for Batoche that are possible due to the partnership between many levels of government and the Métis-Nation Saskatchewan. Article located by scrolling to page 10.
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Ambroise Lepine

Images » Photographs
Description
Portrait of Ambroise Lepine. The "Lepine Flat" District between St. Laurent and St. Louis, Saskatchewan was settled by Lepine.
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AMNSIS Local # 7 Presenting a Cheque to Save the Log Church at St Laurent, SK

Alternate Title
Association of Métis, Non and Status Indians Saskatchewan Local # 7 Presenting a Cheque to Save the Log Church at St Laurent, SK
Images » Photographs
Description
File contains 3 negatives of members of AMNSIS Local #7 presenting a cheque of $3500 to help save the historic log Church at St. Laurent de Grandin, Saskatchewan.
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[An Analysis of Adult Aboriginal Literacy Levels in Saskatchewan]

Alternate Title
Literacy Skill Requirements in Saskatchewan and the Ability of Aboriginal Peoples to Compete
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
DataAngel
T. Scott Murray
Description
General overview of the importance of literacy and discussion of statistics on level of literacy in the Aboriginal community, and investment necessary to improve skills and returns accrued through education. pt. 2 pt. 3 pt. 4 pt. 5 Total duration: 56:32.
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An Analysis of the Canada Act

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rodney Soonias
Saskatchewan Indian, Constitutional Special Edition, April 1982, pp. 38-39
Description
Viewpoint on Aboriginal and Treaty rights in the Canadian Constitution.
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Ancestors Rising: Aboriginal Art as Historical Testimonials

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Longman
Humanities Research, vol. 15, no. 3, Decolonising Testimony:On the Possibilities and Limits of Witnessing, 2009, pp. 97-105
Description
Comments on the value of Aboriginal art, as a testimonial of history and cultural identity, in the absence of written historical documents.
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Ancient Curriculum Taught at Indian School

Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 7, no. 11, November 1977, pp. 52-54
Description
Describes controversy at Marieval School, Cowessess First Nation, over its incomplete and inadequate academic program.
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Angelique Merasty: Birch Bark Artist

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sue Lebrecht
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 10, no. 2-3, 1989, pp. 65-68
Description
Looks at artist's process for creating birch bark art. Includes photographs.
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Anglican Church at Stanley Mission

Images » Photographs
Description
Front view of the Anglican Church at Stanley Mission (see also S-B581 and S-B582). This is the oldest building as of 2007 still standing in Saskatchewan. Taken during the journey of Christina Bateman and Annie McKay from Prince Albert to La Ronge, SK in 1919.
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Anglican Church at Stanley Mission

Images » Photographs
Description
Side view of the Anglican Church at Stanley Mission (see also S-B581 and S-B583). This is the oldest building as of 2007 still standing in Saskatchewan. Taken during the journey of Christina Bateman and Annie McKay from Prince Albert to La Ronge, SK in 1919.
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Anglican Church at Stanley Mission

Images » Photographs
Description
Anglican Church at Stanley Mission. This is the original steeple in 1919. Later it was considered unsafe and a new one was put up. This is the oldest building as of 2007 still standing in Saskatchewan. Taken during the journey of Christina Bateman and Annie McKay from Prince Albert to La Ronge, SK in 1919.
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Anglican Church History

Documents & Presentations
Description
A variety of articles dealing with the early history of the Anglican Church in Saskatchewan. Includes material on Emmanuel College, Rev. Archdeacon Mackay, the translation of the Bible from English to Cree, an article on a Cree-French and Cree-English Dictionary, biographical material on early missionaries and Churchmen as well as Diocesan histories.

Historical note:

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Anthropometric Indices of First Nations Children and Youth on First Entry to Manitoba/Saskatchewan Residential Schools - 1919 to 1953

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
F. J. Paul Hackett
Sylvia Abonyi
Roland F. Dyck
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 75, 2016, p. article no. 30734
Description
Study shows First Nations children entering residential school had normal body mass index and height and weight for age, providing evidence that the nutritional state in First Nation communities was reasonable at that time.
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Any Important Form: Louis Riel in Sculpture

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frances W. Kaye
Prairie Forum, vol. 22, no. 1, Spring, 1997, pp. 103-133
Description
Comments on two controversial 1967 sculptures of Louis Riel and the criticisms by various Métis organizations.
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Appendix Table 2: The Adequacy, Suitability, and Affordability of Off-reserve Status Indian Households, Canada, Provinces and Territories; 2011

Alternate Title
[Appendix Tables for 2011 Census/National Household Survey Housing Conditions Series: Issue 10: The Housing Conditions of Off-reserve Status Indian Households]
[Off-reserve Housing Conditions Online Appendix Tables]
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Source: CMHC (National Household Survey-based housing indicators and data).
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Are Indigenous Peoples and Governments on the Same Page? The Dene People in Northern Saskatchewan: An Interview with Ade

Alternate Title
The Dene People in Northern Saskatchewan
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ellen Lutz
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 28, no. 3, The International Decade of the Worlds Indigenous People, Fall, 2004
Description
Interview with Adelard Blackman, special emissary for Chief Elmer Campbell and the people of Buffalo River Dene Nations, regarding the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples.
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Are the R.C.M.P. Above the Law?

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Lloyd Brass
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 6, no. 5, May 1976, p. 42
Description
Investigation into the Kamsack R.C.M.P. raid on Peter Badger's house requested by Cote and White Bear First Nations.
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Are We Doing Anything about Disproportionate Jailing of Aboriginal People?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tim Quigley
Criminal Law Quarterly, vol. 42, no. 1, 1999, pp. 129-160
Description
Looks at the impact and response to the Getting it Together conference. While there has been changes in regards to restorative justice initiatives, conditional sentences, and reduced imprisonment for fine defaults, the continued over-incarceration of Indigenous people remains a concern.
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Arnot Finishes Mandate As Treaty Commissioner

Articles » General
Author/Creator
David Shield
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 4, April 2007, p. 8
Description
Looks at Arnot's accomplishments during his term as Treaty Commissioner including the creation of educational treaty kits for every classroom in Saskatchewan. Article located by scrolling to page 8.
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Arrangement Sees CEOS Work with First Nations

Alternate Title
Arrangement Sees CEOS Work with First Nations [Council for the Advancement of Native Development Officers Meeting]
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Trina Gobert
Windspeaker, vol. 18, no. 7, November 2000, p. 33
Description

Contends that Saskatchewan First Nations chiefs and economic development officers need to get First Nations people more involved with the economy.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.33.

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Arrival of the First Railway Engineer in the Carrot River Valley

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Reginald Bird Beatty
Description
An article written by Reginald Beatty relating to saving the life of an locating engineer for the Manitoba and Nor-West Railway, found exhausted and starving by Beatty while walking near Eagle Lake, south of Melfort, Saskatchewan. Item found within folder 'Reginald Bird Beatty Papers.'

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Art Co-ordinator is Artist-Author

Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 5, no. 8, October 1974, pp. 49-50
Description
Career of Sarain Stump, co-ordinator of the art program at the Saskatchewan Indian Cultural College in 1974.
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Artifacts Found During the Francois-Finlay Post Excavation in 1964

Images » Photographs
Description
Artifacts found during the Francois-Finlay Post excavation near Nipawin in 1964. Included are a musket ball and flintlock tumbler (top centre); a bent iron rod and gun maker's punch beside a bone fragment, bottom centre; with a charred log lying in the centre.

Historical note:

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