First Nations & Reserves

Discussion of several topics: taking of Treaty #7, boundaries of Peigan Reserve; permit system; traditional curing practices; obtaining paint forceremonials; significance of rocks in Blackfoot culture; how the Blackfoot learned from the rock spirit how to drivethe buffalo over a cliff.

Interviews with 13 residents of the Chipewyan Lake area of northern Alberta.- Stresses need for establishment of a reserve in this area, and promises made to them about this.- Describe various lifestyles including farming, trapping and fishing.- Shows how settlement patterns in remote areas have been influenced by the location of schools and stores.

An introduction and historical overview into the California Indigenous groups fight for federal recognition and the articles presented in this special issue.

Article recounts the forced removal and executions of the Dakota Sioux following the “Sioux Uprising of 1862” and describes how those events are being commemorated through a memorial walk from the Lower Sioux Reservation on Minnesota to Fort Snelling in St. Paul, MN.

Introduction and archival document regarding the plans and proceedings of H.M. Snyder to deal with the conflict between the Nlaka'pamux Nation and the Fraser River gold miners.

Introduction and three archival items dealing with case of four brothers charged with offences under the Quebec Parks Act after a spiritual excursion into the forest. Documents highlight historical guarantees, a treaty of peace and friendship, and land use rights.

Introduction and five archival documents chronicle Chief Levi General's attempts to have his petition regarding Iroquois nationalism heard at the Assembly of the League of Nations, the predecessor to the United Nations.

Introduction to the book, kā-kī-pē-isi-nakatamākawiyahk – Our Legacy which grew out of a desire to make materials relating to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples, found in Saskatchewan’s archival and libraries, more accessible.

Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 1998.

Virtual exhibit of over 300 digitized images and special narratives and interviews of 21 Inuit artists.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--Emory University, 2000.

History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2002.

Study project on Native peoples forgotten history in the state, the government's official denial, and their efforts to get state recognition.

Film about the contemporary Algonquians of Quebec and Ontario. Duration: 93:20 . Accompanying material: The Invisible Nation: Lesson Plan.

Background to the protest, synopsis of events of which lead to the death of Dudley George, and key recommendations from the report. Accompanied by discussion questions for use in Grade 11 and 12 classrooms.

Offers up an alternative narrative on what colonization was like for the local Iroquois in what is now current day Montreal, QC.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Pennsylvania State University, 2008.

Includes reproduction of Sketches of Ancient History of the Six Nations by David Cusick with critical commentary by William M. Beachamp.

History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Ottawa, 1993.

Establishment of the Montana, Louis Bull, Samson and Ermineskin Reserves. Taking of Treaty #6 and the establishment of agriculture.

Mr. Ledoux, aged 99 at the time of the interview is of mixed French and Indian ancestry but is registered as a treaty Indian. He was present during the Riel Rebellion of 1885 and gives an account of what he saw in the Rebellion; views of the rebellion and the people involved.

This elderly man gives a fairly detailed account of the events at the signing of Treaty 8 and of the years immediately following this.

English Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of British Columbia, 2001.

History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Western Ontario, 1998.

Book review essays of: The American Indian Intellectual Tradition: An Anthology of Writings from 1772 to 1972 edited by David Martinez. Changing Is Not Vanishing: A Collection of American Indian Poetry to 1930 edited by Robert Dale Parker. American Literature's Aesthetic Dimensions edited by Cindy Weinstein and Christopher Looby.

Designed to be used with a series of brief "Plain Talk" papers covering a variety of topics.

A discussion of Treaty #7 as remembered by Mr. Jack Crow from information given to him by his parents.

Jack Bristow worked with Paul's band and tells what he knows of the boundaries of that reserve and the land sales that took place.

Examines the effects of colonialism in biographies and draws on examples from Life Lived Like a Story by Julie Cruikshank, which relates the lives three women Elders.

Some of the history of the Hobbema Reserves.

Outlines history, major components and implementation negotiations of the two Agreements.

Overview of the political developments regarding the hydroelectric project, starting in 1971, includes video and radio clips. CBC Archives caries the stories in Cree under Eeyou Istschee: Land of the Cree.

Concluded 1905 between the Crown and the Ojibeway, Cree and other Indigenous peoples of the territory. Includes Articles, Schedules, Report of Commissioners, Federal Provincial Agreement, 1907 Adhesion, and Order in Council. Crown text of Treaty reprinted from 1931 edition Queen's Printer document.

A general account of the life of Jim Brady.

A general account of the life of Jim Brady and his account of the Riel Rebellion of 1885.

Discusses taking of Treaty #6 and the promises made by the government as well as changes in diet and trade resulting from initial contact with non-Indians.

James Bull talks about the establishment of the four Hobbema reserves, the sale of Louis Bull land and the fate of Papaschase and Sharphead Reserves.

A general account of the life of Jim Brady.

Final Report regarding the James Smith Cree Nation's claim challenging the validity of the surrender and sale of the Chakastaypasin Band's Indian Reserve (IR) 98. Commissioners include: Renée Dupuis and Alan C. Holman. [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.]

FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Contents include historical documents, annotated indexes, legal documents, submissions, transcripts, correspondence/letters, genealogy charts, and the Final Report in English and French. [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.]

Historical background, submissions, and recommendations from Indian Claims Commission (ICC) hearing to determine if Canada breached its obligations in taking an invalid surrender and in its subsequent disposition of the land. ICC found that James Smith Cree Nation was not owed any lawful obligations, but recommended that Canada's obligations dealing with the disposition of IR100A be negotiated with Cumberland House Cree Nation. Commissioners include: Renée Dupuis and Alan C. Holman.

FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Contents include historical documents, treaties, maps, field notes, reports, interview transcripts, census records, submissions and the French and English versions of the Final Report. [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.]

FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Contents include reports, legal documents, transcripts, field books, submissions and English and French versions of the Final Report. [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.]

Concludes that no outstanding treaty land entitlement is owed to the James Smith Cree Nation. Commissioners include: Renée Dupuis and Alan C. Holman. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]

Historical background, submissions and findings from Indian Claims Commission (ICC) hearing regarding disputed land entitement and to determine whether James Smith Cree Nation and Cumberland Band 100A were lawfully amalgamated in 1902.. ICC found amalgamation agreement invalid and Canada breached its Treaty and fiduciary duties by failing to obtain the informed consent of the entire Cumberland Band. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]

Consists of an interview where she gives an account of native use of plants for medicine. She tells of prophecies concerning the arrival of the white man and general accounts of her life in the bush.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--The College of William and Mary, 2011.

A registered nurse talks about her friendship with Malcolm Norris and the development of Friendship Centres in Prince Albert and Winnipeg and school integration in La Ronge.

Mr. Mustus, aged 78, is the grandson of Mustus, the first chief of the Sucker Creek Reserve. This is an unusual interview in that he displays fairly positive feelings about the treaty. Also talks of generosity of the H.B.C. storekeeper, sharing problems with white settlers, learning from them, etc. Shows little or no animosity to whitesociety.

Grandson of Papaschase tells of what happened to the Papaschase Reserve.