George Gordon First Nation

Alternate Names
Gordon First Nation
Latitude
51.29625232
Longitude
-104.3019593
Province
Saskatchewan
Region
Saskatchewan
Type
First Nation Location
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Brother Encouraged 'A' Student's Curiosity About Science

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joan Black
Windspeaker, vol. 16, no. 12, April 1999, p. 7s
Description

Dr. Lillian Eva Dyck, receipient of the 1999 National Aboriginal Achievement Award in the field of Science and Technology, relates to readers the personal interests and influences that led her to pursue science.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.27.

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Connect and Divide: The Cell: A Conversation with Edward Poitras

Alternate Title
Border Zones.ca: The Ideas Behind the Exhibit, 23 January-12 September 2010
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Karen Duffek
Edward Poitras
Description
Artist discusses his work in terms of the concept of boundaries in relation to communities and individuals. Duration: 9:08.
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Duck Lake Indian Agency Office Records (E19)

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
[W.E. Jones
C.P. Schmidt
N.J. McLeod]
Saskatchewan History, vol. 47, no. 1, Spring, 1995, pp. 36-41
Description
These selections from the Duck Lake Indian Agency records illustrate a pattern of negative government attitudes and policies of fiscal austerity towards First Nations peoples and communities. Introduction and commentary by J.R. Miller. Entire issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 36.
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Federal Government Settles with Abuse Victims

Alternate Title
Federal Government Settles with Abuse Victims (Gordon Indian Residential School)
Articles » General
Windspeaker, vol. 14, no. 9, January 1997, p. 2
Description

Discusses how, even as former Gordon Indian Residential School sexual abuse victims attain settlement with the federal government for the abuse endured, the after-effects continue to impact the personal lives of First Nations people.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.2.

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The Fundamentals of Funding Healing

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maya Rolbin Ghanie
Canadian Dimension, vol. 44, no. 5, September 2010, pp. 12-13
Description
Discusses the federal government's funding cuts in 2010 to the Aboriginal Healing Foundation and the effects on organizations such as the Native Women's Shelter of Montreal which provided healing support from the trauma of residential schools.
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Gordon’s School, Punnichy, SK

Alternate Title
Anglican Residential Schools
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
General Synod Archives
Anglican Church of Canada
Description
Provides a short history of Gordon's School in Punnichy, SK, which began in 1859 by the Church Missionary Society and continued until 1996.
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Indian Record (Vol. XXX, No. 4, April, 1967)

Documents & Presentations
Description
"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record . Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.
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Literacy: More Than Words: Literacy for Aboriginal Populations

Alternate Title
Literacy for Aboriginal Populations
Literacy More Than Words: Presentations: Literacy for Aboriginal Populations
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Council of Ministers of Education
Canada
Description
Contains links to webcasts and presentations on Aboriginal literacy from the Pan-Canadian Interactive Literacy Forum 2008: Legacy, which was put on by the Council of Ministers of Education and took place in nine different locations across Canada.
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New Blood In FSIN

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
LeaderPost, October 30, 2006, p. B1
Description
Comments on the 2006 Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations election and the victory of Lawrence Joseph in the contest for Chief.
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Report on the Mediation of the Touchwood Agency Mismanagement (1920-24) Claim Negotiations

E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Historical background and submission to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) to conduct an inquiry into a claim by Day Star, Fishing Lake, Gordon, Kawacatoose and Muskowekwan First Nations. ICC was unable to resolve matters and cannot disclose details of negotiations. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
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