First Nations & Reserves

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--Washington State University, 2000.

Memoir of surveyor William Thomas Thompson; introduction by Lewis H. Thomas. Describes Thompson’s route, work, and experiences in Western Canada; includes encounters with Tatanka Iyotake (Sitting Bull), Chief Sakimay, Métis and Saulteaux people, the RCMP, and several government representatives. Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 81.

Third edition.

Examines the role of potlatch in the socio-economic system along the Northwest Coast.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--Boston College, 1999.

Study suggests that failure of agriculture on this reserve had little to do with character and more to do with Department of Indian Affairs' policies.

Brief discussion of the contemporary and historical issues related to this Treaty 6 First Nation.

Examines historical and ethnographic evidence concerning the origins of this Siouan people and their cultural adaptations.

Interdisciplinary Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Calgary, 2010.

Results from 20 year follow up study on alcohol use at the Standing Rock Indian Reservation located in North and South Dakota.

Consists of an interview where he tells of legends concerning the arrival of white men in North America; Parallels to the Norse (Viking) sagas -- (Is this possibly an example of the oral tradition presenting the Indian view early Viking settlement?). He tells of prophecies concerning the arrival of white men and the eventual return of Indian ways; describes the role of women in pre-Columbian America; and gives accounts of native medical practices and the linguistic evolution.

From Quebec City, to Alexander Mackenzie Provincial Park west of Bella Coola, British Columbia route of waterways unites Canada historically and geographically....

Brief summaries of interviews with three Cold Lake elders, touching on a variety of topics.

Discussion of the terms of Treaty #6.NOTE: The interviewer does more talking than the person being interviewed.

History Thesis (M.A.)--Lakehead University, 1993.

Discusses the establishment of Paul's band ; mistakes in surveying the reserve; the sale of reserve land.

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.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia (Vancouver), 2013.

Resource Management and Environmental Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia (Vancouver), 2014.

Explores the life story, escape, recapture and death of the young Saskatchewan Cree, Kahkeesay-Manitoowayo, who escaped from jail and remained at large for nineteen months.

Comments on two National organizations formed in the early 20th century that promoted and advocated Native American rights and issues.

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. Interpreter: Ernest Debassigae ; transcriber: Joanne Greenwood.

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

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

Looks at four Native American Nations: Iroquois, Seminoles, Cheyenne, and Lakota. Duration: 54:34.

Compilation of essays previously published as magazine artices.

English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California Los Angeles, 1998.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Notre Dame, 2003.

Discusses Winnemucca’s 1883 book, Life among the Piutes, and her advocacy work on behalf of the Piutes; focuses on the rhetorical strategies and political positioning Winnemucca uses to represent her people and their interests to settler publics and government officials.

Thomas Crosby writes about his life as a missionary on the Pacific Coast in the late 19th century.

Book review of: Among the Sioux of Dakota: Eighteen Months' Experience as an Indian Agent, 1869-70 by D. C. Poole.

Science in Geography Thesis (M.Sc.)--Univeristy of Montana, 2014.

Education Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of Minnesota, 2013.

Curator's essay discusses provenance of items in the exhibition.

Describes Mi'kmaq life just before European contact, based on oral history related by a Mi'kmaq shaman, Arguimaut, to Father Pierre Maillard about 1740.

Website contains links to map, photographs of villages, ways of life, activities (includes video clips with transcripts), and teacher resources.

Canadian Studies/Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Trent, 2003.

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.

Sociology and Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Carleton University, 2006.

Overview of the history and research conducted by ethnographers in British Columbia.