Indian History Film Project

Consists of an interview with Mrs. Brass who is the best beader on the reserve.

Mrs. Buffalo of the Peigan Reserve, who is 93 years of age, answers questions about what her ancestors told her of buffalo, fur trade, treaty, smallpox and attitudes to the land.

Very general account of her life. No date given, probably in the 1970's.

Discussion of the remodelling of the local church. No date given, probably in the 1970's.

Consists of an interview where she gives general reminiscences of her life. She also describes the Hamatsa dance ceremony.

Consists of an interview where she discusses various dances and their meaning.

The granddaughter of Papaschase recalls what she was told of the history of her ancestors and their reserve.

Born in 1890, Mrs. Moulin remembers Gabriel Dumont and heard a great deal about the 1885 Rebellion from her grandmother. She shares what she remembers being told by her grandmother about the 1885 Rebellion and the leaders.

Brief account of the movement of the Sioux Indians to Canada.

Consists of an interview where she discusses arranged marriages in her youth and the artistic tradition in her family.

This 90 year old lady describes the payment of scrip and allocation of colonies to the Metis of northern Alberta.

Consists of an interview where there is discussion of traditional Indian values. There is also mention of a flood legend.

Consists of an interview that is general reminiscences of their lives.

Consists of an interview where Mrs. John Fine Day gives a very brief description of making clothing.

Consists of an interview with Mrs. Lucinda Froman, who is a Mohawk Indian originally from the Six Nations Reserve, Ontario. She gives an account of migration from the United States to Canada. She also talks of encounters with evil spirits and how to ward them off.

An interview that includes stories of hunting, trading and food gathering. Also included are stories about the Frog Lake massacre and Wihtiko (cannibal monster)

Discussion of her life, closing of the local school and transportation problems in the community. No date given, probably in the 1970's.

She gives a brief account of her childhood living in the bush while her father trapped for a living.

The establishment of the Louis Bull Reserve and the subsequent sale of part of that land.

Consists of an interview with Mary Jacobson, the daughter of a Hudson's Bay manager. She talks about job discrimination against Indian and Metis, how welfare payments have destroyed the old way of life and tells a story of the Riel Rebellion of 1885 that her mother told her.

Mrs. McLeod talks about her life. No date given, probably in the 1970's.

An interview with Mrs. Nora Soney giving an account of her life. Name of interpreter/interviewer is missing. Transcribed by Joanne Greenwood.

Consists of an interview where she discusses how the Indians acquired their songs. She also tells a creation myth and a flood legend of her people.

Consists of an interview where she discusses how the Indians acquired various songs and dances.

Mrs. Peter Nadjiwon discusses her family's move to the Cape Croker Reserve in Ontario. Transcribed by Heather Yaworski.

An interview with Mrs. Rachel Shawkence giving an account of her life. Name of interpreter/interviewer is missing. Transcribed by Joanne Greenwood.

Consists of an interview where she tells of an encounter between James Douglas and the Indians. She also discusses various early missionaries who came to her people.

Consists of an interview where she discusses the historical movement of the Shuswap people and the meeting of the Shuswaps with David Thompson.

An interview where the entire interview consists of the recollections by the two women of a teacher named Anthony Walsh. As such, there is no material to be indexed.

General account of Susan Shagonaby's life with Earl DeLaVergne as interpreter. Interview conducted by Warner (unsure if this is first or last name).

Consists of an interview where she discusses the migration of the Shuswap Indians into the Kootenay Valley.

Mrs. Crane recounts what she has been told of the history of the Hobbema Reserves.

Discusses the ceremonies and customs connected with potlatches.

Murdoch Charles is a trapper and prospector from Stanley Mission. He tells a few details of the mining operation at Nistowiak Falls and from his experience in the bush, discusses Brady's disappearance and what a bushman would do if he was lost.

Muriel Ross shares her experiences of her childhood in the bush and at the residential school.

Interview lacks abstract information and subject headings

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

Variations of the Legend of Kowasawa (Adopted Child) and the Legend of Rib Cage.

General account of her life. No date given, probably in the 1970's. No indexed terms.

N.B. the translator notes that the Napi stories in this document are inaccurate and are told in a confusing way.

Talks about the sale and lease of various lands and the fate of Sharphead and Papaschase reserves.

Consists of an interview about the story of the Natoas bundle. The girl who married a star, gave birth to a child and then returned to earth.

4 p. list created by Dan McLean (Cree), Louis P. Crier (Cree), Cyril Muskego (Chipewyan) on Dec. 8, 1972. Tape number IH-348, transcript disc 45A.At a workshop in 1972, the authors created a list of natural resources and how they are used by aboriginal peoples.

This 75 year old man describes changes brought about by Treaty #8; promises of reserve at Prairie Lake; and confusion over treaty status of many northern people.

Interviewee discusses area of land covered when living by traditional trapping,hunting and fishing; relationship between residents of various northern settlements; and bringing freight by barge from Lesser Slave Lake.

Mr. Abraham tells the account of Treaty #7 that he heard from his grandparents.

Norman Brudy is a member of the Communist party and was provincial party organizer for Saskatchewan in the early 1960s when both Brady and Norris were party members. Brudy gives his impressions of Norris and Brady as political leaders and Marxists and discusses their application of Marxism to the native question.

Norman McLeod talks about his family's history in the fur trade and with fur trade companies. Transcribed by Heather Yaworski.

Norman McLeod discusses the history of his family. Transcribed by Heather Yaworski.

Consists of an interview where he gives a general account of his life.