Overview of historical writings, with particular emphasis on collections of Franz Boas and his collaborators. See also article in Arctic Anthropology, vol. 40, no. 1, 2003, p. 1-28.
This folder contains correspondence relating to a pension increase request for Napoleon Venne, shot by Almighty Voice on 26 May 1897. Venne sought medical aid for his wound from Dr. A.B. Stewart, and Stewart wrote a letter of support in 1924 for Venne's request for a pension increase. Venne was turned down. Also includes a letter from William Bleasdell Cameron about the capture of Big Bear.
Canadian Journal of Women and the Law, vol. 12, no. 1, 2000, pp. 253-259
Description
Book reviews of two books:
Fireworks and Folly: How We Killed Minnie Sutherland by John Nihmey (pgs 253-256).
Stolen Life: The Journey of a Cree Woman by Rudy Wiebe and Yvonne Johnson (pgs 256-259).
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 15, no. 2, Summer, 2000, pp. 18-26
Description
Looks at the strategies of two curators involved in planning the First Peoples Hall at the Canadian Museum of Civilization.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 18.
Journal of American Folklore, vol. 36, no. 142, October-December 1923, pp. 404-406
Description
Four stories collected from pupils attending the Indian Boarding School, Norway House, Manitoba entitled: The Robin, The Four Brothers, The Dancing Birds, and The Boy and his Sister.
Extracts from the Travels and Explorations of the Jesuit Missionaries in New France, 1610-1679 - ed. Reuben Gold Thwaites. - Booklet. - 1923.
Historic Sites Series (National and Historic Parks Branch) ; no. 5
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Canadian National Parks
Historic Sites
Description
Booklet of stories of exploration by the Jesuits in New France. Chapter titles are: Of the Capture of the Villages of the Mission of St. Ignace, in the Month of March of the Year 1649; Letter from Fort Sainte Marie, Ontario to Father General; Of the Removal of the House of Sainte Marie to the Island of St. Joseph; Of the Mission of Saint Joseph; and Of the Devastation of the Country of the Hurons, in the Spring of the Year 1650;
Publication of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation aimed at residential school survivors. Contains letters, pictures, and articles including Healing Within the Circle by Gloria Durnmitt.
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 15, no. 4, Winter, 2000, pp. 30-37
Description
Looks at research and collaboration between author and curator for an exhibition involving a stay in Cape Dorset working with the featured women artists.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 30.
Book review of: Stolen Life: The Journey of a Cree Woman by Ruby Wiebe and Yvonne Johnson. This is the life story of "the only Native woman in Canada serving a twenty-five-year sentence for first-degree murder".
Entire issue on one pdf. Scroll to page 154 to access review.
Author compares the experiences of her grandmother to those of the character Martha in Sterling's work and asserts that while Martha 's story it is not representative of all the children, it provides a useful introduction to the subject of residential schools.
Typescript of W.J. Carter's autobiographical account of his life and experiences in Western Canada during the period 1879 to 1910s. The most interesting part is Carter's account of the impact of the Northwest Resistance of 1885 on the Prince Albert community. Carter, a carpenter by trade, was hired by William McKenzie in August 1889 to build stations on the railway between Regina and Prince Albert.
Canadian Literature, no. 167, First Nations Writing, Winter, 2000, pp. 121-123
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Book reviews of: Bloodlines: Odyssey of a Native Daughter by Janet Campbell Hale and Feminist Readings of Native American Literature: Coming to Voice by Kathleen M. Donovan.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access reviews scroll to p. 121.
Book review of:
What It Is to Be Métis: The Stories and Recollections of the Elders and the Prince George Métis Society edited by Mike Evans, Marcelle Gareau, [... et al.]
I Knew Two Métis Women: The Lives of Dorothy Scofield and Georgina Houle Young by Gregory Scofield.
Thunder through My Veins: Memories of a Métis Childhood by Gregory Scofield.
Canadian Literature, no. 167, First Nations Writing, Winter, 2000, pp. 110-112
Description
Book reviews of: kwayask ê-kî-pê-kiskinowâpahtihicik: Their Example Showed Me the Way: A Cree Woman's Life Shaped by Two Cultures told by Emma Minde and edited by Freda Ahenakew and H.C. Wolfart; Voices From Hudson Bay: Cree Stories From York Factory edited by Flora Beardy and Robert Coutts; Winisk: A Cree Indian Settlement on Hudson Bay by Vita Rordam.
Scroll to page 110 to read reviews.