McNab, David T.

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"The promise that he gave to my grand father was very sweet": The Gun Shot Treaty of 1792 at the Bay of Quinte

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"The promise that he gave to my grandfather was very sweet": The Gun Shot Treaty of 1792 at the Bay of Quinte
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David T. McNab
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 16, no. 2, 1996, pp. 293-314

Discusses documents held in the Archives of Ontario which refer to the treaty.

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Are We Really Sorry? Some Reflections on Canadian Indigenous Policies in the Early Twenty-First Century

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David T. McNab
Paul-Emile McNab
vol. 7

Looks at the First Nations Governance Act, the Ipperwash Inquiry and final report, Caledonia and specific claims policies, and the Kelowna Accord. Chapter from A History of Treaties and Policies edited by Jerry P. White, Erik Anderson, Jean-Pierre Morin, and Dan Beavon, which is vol. 7 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the third annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2009.

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Book Reviews

Book Reviews
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D. N. Sprague
Gary M. Heathcote
Eileen M. McFadden
F. J. Shore
David T. McNab
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 3, no. 2, 1983, pp. 397-410
Book reviews of 5 books: Riel and the Rebellion: 1885 Reconsidered by Thomas Flanagan. Eskimos and Explorers by Wendell H. Oswalt. Bibliography of Algonquian Linguistics by David C. Pentland and Christoph Wolfart. The Genealogy of the First Métis Nation: The Development and Dispersal of the Red River Settlement, 1820-1900 by D.M. Sprague and R.P. Frye. Hold High Your Heads, (History of the Métis Nation in Western Canada by A. H. de Tremaudan.
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Hearty Co-operation and Efficient Aid, the Metis and Treaty #3

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Hearty Co-operation and Efficient Aid, the Metis and Treaty 3
Hearty Co-operation and Efficient Aid, the Metis and Treaty No. 3
Hearty Co-operation and Efficient Aid, the Metis and Treaty Three
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David T. McNab
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 3, no. 1, 1983, pp. 131-149
Reviews the Metis role in the negotiations of Treaty 3 and disputes Treaty Commissioner Alexander Morris' statement that the Metis had a persuasive influence.
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Indianthusiasm: Indigenous Responses

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Indigenous Studies Series
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Renae Watchman
Florentine Strzelczyk
Hartmut Lutz
Ahmoo Angeconeb
Jeannette C. Armstrong
John Blackbird
Warren Cariou
Jo-Ann Episkenew
Audrey Huntley
Thomas King
David T. McNab
Quentin Pipestem
Waubgeshig Rice
Drew Hayden Taylor
Emma Lee Warrior
Indigenous Studies Series
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Indigenous Voices, Indigenous Histories, Part IV: Gathering Gum from the Silver Pine: A Cree Woman’s Dream and the Battle of Belly River Crossing

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Indigenous Voices, Indigenous Histories, Part 4: Gathering Gum from the Silver Pine: A Cree Woman’s Dream and the Battle of Belly River Crossing
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David T. McNab
Saskatchewan History, vol. 52, no. 2, Fall, 2000, pp. 15-27

Describes the last large battle that between the Nehiyawak (Cree nation) and the Niitsitapi or Siksikaitsitapi (Blackfoot Confederacy)—Kainai (Blood), Siksika (Blackfoot), Piikani (Piegan)—and compares the two nations oral histories of the event, highlighting the difference in the perception of events, but agreement in the final outcome. 

Entire Issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 15.

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Perfect Disguise: Frank Speck's Pilgrimage to Ktaqamkuk - the Place of Fog - 1914

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David T. McNab
American Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 31, no. 1-2, [Aboriginal Peoples: Special Issue], Spring/Summer, 2001, pp. 85-104
An anthropologist's career and research about the Beothuk and Mi'kmaq. Speck was a student of Franz Boas, often referred to as the "father of American anthropology."
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Sovereignty, Treaties and Trade in the Bkejwanong Territory

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David T. McNabb
The Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 3, no. 2, Fall, 2003, pp. 52-66

Discusses the trading patterns and historical events which led to negotiations for treaties among the French, English and various First Nations in pre-1867 Canada.

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Treaties and an Official Use of History

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
David T. McNab
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 13, no. 1, 1993, pp. 139-143
Book review of 2 books: The Treaties of Canada with the Indians of Manitoba and the North-West Territories, Including the Negotiations on which They Were Based by Alexander Morris. Canada: Indian Treaties and Surrenders From 1680 to 1890. The "Surrenders volume" is three parts; it includes the Crown's text of many pre-Confederation Treaties, while the "Morris reprint" contains the Crown's text of several Treaty texts and adhesions relating to western Canada, and some correspondence. All volumes are historical reprints.
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