Council of Planning Librarians Exchange Bibliography ; 594
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
James N. Kerri
Description
Supplement to the general bibliography section of American Indians (U.S. & Canada): A Bibliography of Contemporary Studies and Urban Research compiled by James N. Kerri.
Dated material. Published in 1974.
File contains a photocopy of a bibliography of sources pertaining to Aboriginal religion/spirituality taken from various unknown source books. There is also a proposal for a new Native Studies seminar class called "Native Spirituality" to begin in the 86/87 school year and be offered every two years. Barron's proposal includes lists of suggested seminar topics, required textbooks and recommended readings.
Archaeological Survey of Canada Mercury Series; Paper No. 9
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Donald H. Mitchell
BC Studies, no. 21, Spring, 1974, pp. 59-60
Description
Book review of: Haida Burial Practices by George F. MacDonald.
"The Gust Island Burial Shelter" by Jerome S. Cybulski.
Scroll down to page 59 to read review.
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.
Mrs. Carter tells a story of her life. She talks of the traditional way of living; residential schools and tells how she was given her name. During the interview she also relates a tale from her grandfather about the Cree raiding Blackfoot camps.
Eight images (2 scanned here) of wooden crosses and a cement monument, marking a Metis Homestead Historical Site. Photographs were taken September 3, 1974.
Researched from Annual Reports of the Bureau of American Ethnology 1881-1933. Concluded that there were five general motives: gambling, amusement, ceremonial observance, physical powers, and development of moral attributes, and that gambling was the most important.
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.