Alternate Names
Peepeekisis First Nation
Latitude
50.86623961
Longitude
-103.3358542
Province
Saskatchewan
Region
Saskatchewan
Type
First Nation Location
Decade Since Peepeekisis Pesakastew Celebrated High School Graduation
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shannon Poundmaker
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 6, June 2009, p. 18
Description
Introduces, for the first time in ten years, two grade 12 graduates from Peepeekisis Pesakastew School and discusses their future plans.
Article located by scrolling to page 18.
Enquête sur la Revendication de la Première Nation de Peepeekisis Relative à la Colonie de File Hills
Alternate Title
Peepeekisis First Nation Inquiry File Hills Colony Claim (French Version)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Final report examines historical background and submission to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding whether the Crown breached its fiduciary obligation by allocating reserve land (IR 81) to people outside of the Band. ICC found Canada breached its obligations and recommended the claim be a negotiated under Canada's Specific Claims Policy. (French language version) Commissioners include: Alan C. Holman, Renee Dupuis, and Sheila G. Purdy.
[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.]
File Hills Colony: A Breach of Treaty, Indian Act, and Canada's Fiduciary Responsibility
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Landmark, vol. 10, no. 1, May 2004, pp. 1-4
Description
States that because colony was established on Peepeekisis reserve without permission, and students from other bands were brought there to live and farm, members of the original band were displaced and unable to use communal lands.
The File Hills Ex-Pupil Colony
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Eleanor Brass
Saskatchewan History, vol. 6, no. 2, Spring, 1953, pp. 66-69
Description
Brief description by former resident of the farming colony established in 1901 by then-Indian agent W.M. Graham with the goal of “extending the training received by young Indians at the different government schools in the Northwest.” Entire issue on one PDF file, scroll to page 66.
First Nation Police Service Is Province's First
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Morgan Beaudry
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 8, August 2007, p. 14
Description
Looks at the policing approach practiced by the File Hills First Nations Police Service, including respecting tradition and traditional justice methods.
Article located by scrolling to page 14.
First Nations War Veteran Leaves Behind Humble Legacy
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Desarae Eashappie
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 11, November 2009, p. 15
Description
Brief profile of Charlie Bird's accomplishments as a Canadian soldier in the Second World War and the importance of learning from First Nations veterans as their numbers are diminishing.
Article located by scrolling to page 15.
Indian Claims Commission Proceedings (2003) 16 ICCP Special Issue on Interim Rulings Rulings on Government of Canada Objections
E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
vol. 16
Description
Reports include rulings on Government of Canada objections relating to First Nations: Athabasca Denesuline, Lac La Ronge, Mikisew Cree, Walpole Island, Sand Bay. Alexis, James Smith, Kluane, Peepeekisis, and rulings on First Nations objections regarding First Nations of: Canupawakpa Dakota and James Smith. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Indian Claims Commission Proceedings (2007) 18 ICCP
Alternate Title
Indian Claims Commission Proceedings: A Publication of the Indian Claims Commission (2007) 18 ICCP
E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Report includes background documents, articles, comments and responses regarding the following cases: Standing Buffalo Dakota Nation, Flooding Negotiations (Mediation); Peepeekisis First Nation Inquiry, Fire Hills Colony Claim; Moosomin First Nation ,1909 Reserve Land Surrender (Mediation); Thunderchild First Nation, 1908 Surrender Claim (Mediation); and the Betsiamites Band, Highway 138 and Rivière Betsiamites Bridge Inquires.
Commissioners include: Renée Dupuis, Daniel J. Bellegarde, Jane Dickson-Gilmore, Alan C. Holman, and Sheila G. Purdy.
The Influence of Betterment Discourses on Canadian Aboriginal Peoples in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
C. Drew Bednasek
Anne M. C. Godlewska
Canadian Geographer, vol. 53, no. 4, October 2009, pp. 443-461
Description
Argues that the File Hills farm colony was deeply influenced by betterment discourses during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
The Path of Creating Co-Researchers in the File Hills Qu'Appelle Tribal Council
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jessica Dieter
Lauren T. McKim
Jenna Tickell
Carrie A. Bourassa
Jaime Lavallee
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 9, no. 4, October 2018, p. Article 1
Description
Examines current best practices for providing culturally-safe health care services, and conducting health research with Indigenous communities, and discusses a community-based research project which explored community members’ knowledge of and experience with dementia.
Peepeekisis First Nation, Files Hills Colony Claim
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Contents include historical documents, legal documents, reports, correspondence/letters, transcripts, submissions and the Final Report in French and English. [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.]
Peepeekisis First Nation Inquiry: File Hills Colony Claim (English)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Final report examines historical background and submission to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding whether the Crown breached its fiduciary obligation by allocating reserve land (IR 81) to people outside of the Band. ICC found Canada breached its obligations and recommended the claim be a negotiated under Canada's Specific Claims Policy. Commissioners include: Alan C. Holman, Renee Dupuis, and Sheila G. Purdy. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Remembering the File Hills Farm Colony
Articles » General
Author/Creator
C. Drew Bednasek
Historical Geography, vol. 37, 2009, pp. 53-70
Description
Researcher relates oral histories about members of the Peepeekisis Reserve concerning the experimental agricultural farm that was established to continue the work of the residential schools and to keep students from returning to their "uncivilized" ways.
Report No. 2-1978 of the Community Liaison Committee
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
City of Saskatoon
Description
Includes Saskatoon City Council minutes from a meeting on Monday, May 15, 1978 regarding the tabling for Report No. 2-1978 of the Community Liaison Committee dealing with the "Native People on the Street" Workshop held on February 8, 1978, and the appointment of Harold McNabb of the Peepeekesis First Nation as a research assistant.