Laliberte, Ron
Ronald Laliberte
University of Saskatchewan, Indigenous Studies
I-Portal Content
Introduction to Documents Two and Three
Alternate Title
National Agricultural Manpower Committee Meeting
[Document Three: Labor Laws and the Farm Worker]
[Document Three: Labour Laws and the Farm Worker]
[Document Two: Mr. D. Jackson, Indian Affairs Branch, Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources]
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Ronald F. Laliberte
D. Jackson
Native Studies Review, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 116-122
Description
Introduction and two archival items discuss the employment of Aboriginals in the agricultural sector. The first deals with the Dept. of Indian Affairs efforts to recruit them as migrant farm workers. The second discusses the exclusion of farm workers from protection under labour laws. Taken from the 1966 National Agricultural Manpower Committee Meeting.
Native Migrant Labour in the Southern Alberta Sugar-beet Industry: Coercion and Paternalism in the Recruitment of Labour
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ron Laliberte
Vic Satzewich
Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology, vol. 36, no. 1, February 1999, pp. 65-85
Description
Looks at the employment of Aboriginal workers in Alberta during the 1950's and 1960's and describes migrant labour policies as well as public welfare programs.
Prof Took the Long Way to the Front of the Class
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Darla Read
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 6, June 2007, pp. 1-2,11
Description
Brief profile of Dr. Ron Laliberte and the Department of Native Studies at the University of Saskatchewan.
Article located on page 1 and by scrolling to pages 2 and 11.
Taking the Pulse of Saskatchewan: Aboriginal Issues in Saskatchewan: October 2012
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Eric Howe
Ron Laliberte
Ralph Innes
Trisha Keatings]
Description
Data drawn from 1,750 15-minute telephone surveys conducted from March 5, 2012 to March 19, 2012.
The "Grab-a-Hoe" Indians: The Canadian State and the Procurement of Aboriginal Labour for the Southern Alberta Sugar Beet Industry
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ron Laliberte
Prairie Forum, vol. 31, no. 2, Fall, 2006, pp. 305-323
Description
Describes the poor conditions Aboriginal farm labourers faced while employed on sugar beet farms.