Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 5, no. 18, October 17, 1975, p. 2
Description
Chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indians warned the delegates of the 17th General Assembly of the dangers of losing Treaty rights by incorporating or signing education agreements. He urged them to press for a single service federal agency.
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 5, no. 12, July 15, 1975, p. 8
Description
Minister of Indian Affairs states that the Trudeau government has done more "than any other government to give natives control over their own affairs."
Seven photocopied newspaper articles relating to the Dene Declaration passed in 1975. Article subjects include a draft of the Dene Declaration, the Dene Manifesto, and a statement from Chief Frank T'seleie of Fort Good Hope, NWT.
Identifies problems in areas of time taken for processing applications and returning decisions on their success or failure, increasing rates of denial of status, and falling rate of restorations for women who lost status as a result of marriage
Book review of: Indian Education in Canada. Volume 2: The Challenge. Nakoda Institute Occasional Paper No. 2 edited by Jean Barman, Yvonne Hebert, Don McCaskill
Prairie Forum, vol. 13, no. 1, Spring, 1988, pp. 25-42
Description
Examines the aftermath of the North-West Rebellion and the consequences of a pass system established by Indian Affairs intended to control Native Peoples movements.
Saskatchewan History, vol. 28, no. 2, Spring, 1975, pp. [41]-51
Description
Describes the incident on the Crooked Lakes Reserves in the lower Qu’Appelle valley in which several First Nations participated in a confrontation of the local Indian Agent over the Department of Indian Affairs’ food rationing policies and their enforcement.
Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 41.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 8, no. 1, 1988, pp. 59-72
Description
Discusses severe restrictions pressed for by environmentalists concerning use of the Lake after the Ontario First Nation established a viable tourist industry.
Information on services to off-reserve and urban populations. Discussion and recommendations in the areas of: management reporting systems, polarization of assistance programs, emphasis on improved quality of life, standards for approval of welfare payments, possibility of using non-professional staff for some functions, increasing cooperation and compatibility with provincial procedures and case work reporting.
Includes proposals of the Calgary Urban Treaty Indian Alliance.
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 5, no. 7, April 15, 1975, p. 6
Description
Conference sponsored by the Saskatchewan School Trustees Association (SSTA), the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs (DIAND) and the Federation of Saskatchewan Indians (FSI).