Indian History Film Project

An interview with Alfred Mishibinijima who recounts his life working on farms and in lumber camps, the origin of some Ojibway words and the aftermath of the War of 1812. Transcribed by Joanne Greenwood.

An interview with Alfred Mishibinijima who recounts the inadequacy of schooling on the reserve, the terms of the Robinson Treaty and the Indian agents of Manitoulin. Transcribed by Joanne Greenwood ; interpreter : Ernest Debassigae.

Consists of an interview where the informant is questioned on the Riel Rebellion, but remembers very little of what was said about it by his elders.

Interviewee is chief of the Horse Lakes Reserve. He describes unexplained loss of large areas of Indian land in the area.

Interview includes a discussion of Alfred Durocher's life.

The interview includes discussion of Alfred Durocher's life.

Discusses the visits of Henry Ford to Walpole Island and the various passenger boats that used to stop by.

Mr. Sanderson was a member of the Metis Association organized by Brady and Norris.

Discussion of the early settlers in the Grand Marais area.

Consists of an interview where the people being interviewed discuss their life at the Mission Indian Residential School.

Consists of an interview where the people being interviewed discuss their life at the Mission Indian Residential School.

Allan Quandt has lived in northern Saskatchewan for over 30 years. He was a friend of Malcolm Norris and Jim Brady.

Allan Quandt discusses general problems of implementing programs in the north.

Allan Quandt speaks about the disappearance of Jim Brady and the theories on what happened.

Allan Quandt talks about Malcolm Norris and Jim Brady and their relationships with the CCF party.

Interview with Alonzo Logan who discusses the migration of the Potawatomi Indians and the Indian role in the War of 1812. Name of interpreter is missing. Transcribed by Joanne Greenwood.

An interview with Antoine Alphonse who gives an account of his life including residential school and serving in two wars.

An interview with Antoine Alphonse who gives an account of his life. Interpreter: Ernest Debassigae ; transcriber: Joanne Greenwood.

An interview with Alphonse Antoine who gives an account of his life. Interpreter: Ernest Debassigae ; transcriber: Joanne Greenwood.

Area of land covered by trapper, aged 74, in northern Alberta -- his life as a trapper, and working in Fort McMurray.

Consists of an interview where he gives an account of experiences in World War II. He also talks about gathering and preparation of wild rice.

Mr. Ambrose Houle, aged 61, a non-treaty person, tells his story of loss of treaty status, and promises of reserve at Trout Lake.

Interview focuses on this man's loss of treaty status.

The entire document is an account of her education.

Andre Bouthillette was an assistant to Jim Brady when he was a field officer with the Dept. of Natural Resources in Cumberland House from 1948-1950.

The material in this document is disconnected and frequently incoherent.

Interviewee gives a general description of his life. No index terms are provided.

Interview describes the struggles,over medicare for First Nations peoples, between Andrew Swimmer and the Federal Government.

Interview covers allocation of large areas of land to interviewee's father-in-law, and the subsequent sale of land by her husband.

Mr. Bear has worked for Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting company for almost 30 years and he talks about the many changes he has witnessed as well as some of his experiences.

Interviewee gives a general description of her life. No index terms are provided.

Interviewee continues the account of her life. No index terms are provided.

Annie Richard talks about traditional lifestyle and shares her memories of childhood in the bush.

Interview includes stories of traditional life including ceremonies, dances, burials, hunting, and spirits.

Interview includes an assortment of stories about animals and animal omens, floods and the Legend of Sounding Lake.

Consists of an interview that tells of the arrival of Simon Fraser amongst the Thompson Indians. Annie York discusses the life of her grandfather and speaks at great length of her devotion to the Christian religion.

An interview where they give general reminiscences of their lives. There is also mention of a legend concerning the creation of the sun and moon.

Consists of an interview where he talks about his memories of Gabriel Dumont, the causes of the Riel Rebellion of 1885 and the present day treatment of Metis people.

Interview with the respected storyteller and singer Antoine Lonesinger. Interview includes the Legend of Cut Knife Hill and stories of BlackRock and Chokecherry Wood.

The interview includes the story of a Cree boy who becomes a Blackfoot Chief.

Interview includes two stories: the first about a boy who saves a boy and wins a wife in the process; a second about a boy who upon returning to his band with a wife becomes chief.

Antoine Lonesinger discusses different methods of earning a living that included making charcoal and lime. Also included is the story of a boy saved a camp from starvation with the help of the raven spirit.

Interview includes stories about a ghost priest and a non-existent camp. Also included is a story of how a lame boy's skill as a medicine man won him a chieftainship and a wife.

Interview includes a story of a woman, who when captured by enemy warriors betrays her husband and brothers to her captors and so brings about her death.

Interview includes stories about a Cree band who avenged the killing of a young boy by the Blackfoot. He tells of his grandfather who helped a Cree raiding party find food.

Interview includes stories of a Woods Cree who turned a Plains Cree son-in-law into a bone spirit and the revenge that came from that.

Interview with Antoine Lonesinger, who tells stories of escapes from Blackfoot and the use of spirits and evil powers.

For this story, refer to transcript Lonesinger 2, Tape IH-051. Both stories are the same but have different interviewers.

Interview includes a biographical account of Antoine Lonesinger's life that includes stories about farming, trapping, house construction and the making of charcoal and lime. He also tells of the murder of an Indian Agent at the hands of a Blackfoot named Owl Eyes.

Interview with Mr Lonesinger who tells stories of Indian agents both good and bad. He also tells of the Battle of the Cut Knife Hill and the banning of the Sundance.