Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 4, no. 4, April 1974, p. 41
Description
Book review of: Geniesh : an Indian Girlhood by Jane Willis. "The harsh life of the old-time mission school and its attempt to "de-Indianize" the Indian."
Saskatchewan History, vol. 27, no. 1, Winter, 1974, pp. [15]-28
Description
Includes a letter written by Riel while he was imprisoned in Regina in 1885 following the North-West Resistance, and commentary by the article’s author. The letter, addressed to Monseigneur Taché, articulates a number of Riel's beliefs and hopes for the French-Catholic peoples in Canada and the larger Catholic Church.
Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 15.
Journal of the Canadian Church Historical Society, vol. 16, no. 4, December 1, 1974, pp. 66-71
Description
Describes the policies, practises and curriculum of the school, as well as the philosophy of its founder, Rev. E. F. Wilson. Brief mention of the the Wawanosh School for girls.
Looks at the four Methodist missionaries, who had been hired by the Hudson Bay Company to educate the Aboriginal people in Rupert's Land. Focuses on James Evans, his relationship with the Hudson Bay, circumstances surrounding his recall and charges against him by three Rossville Aboriginal women.
Book review of: The Struggle for Survival: Indian cultures and the Protestant Ethic in British Columbia by Forrest E. LaViolette.
Scroll down to page 82 to read review.
Author uses various anthropological and historical sources to throw some light on the way in which the Indians of the Treaty 6 and 7 regions might have interpreted the treaty promises.