Native Social Work Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, Inaugural Edition, May 1997, pp. 55-67
Description
Looks at a community-based program that provides education, prevention and healing services to those affected by family violence and substance abuse, through circles, ceremonies and workshops.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 17, no. 2, 1997, pp. 259-291
Description
Explores how the Mississaugas of Northern Ontario adapted to the process of colonial marginalization by cooperating with the missionaries and openly rejecting European values in favour of their traditional way of life.
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.
Extracts from the diary of George B. Murphy, of Qu'Appelle, transport officer of the Battleford Column, Second Division of the North West Field Force, sent out to suppress the 1885 resistance. Entries from March 17 - July 16, 1885. Entries mostly include communications regarding troop movements.
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 5, no. 8, October 1974, p. 41
Description
Saskatchewan Indian Cultural College introduces a four year course designed to create music awareness and appreciation using Aboriginal words and ideas.
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 12, no. 2, Summer, 1997, pp. 46-48
Description
Curatorial notes for exhibition of the same name mounted at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, Ontario, April 19 to September 7, 1997.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 46.
Occupied Indian Reserves, Settlements and Communities, 1961
Percentage Distribution of Registered Indians, 1968
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Energy
Mines and Resources Canada]
Description
Shows occupied Indian Reserves, settlements, and major linguistic groups. Small inset map shows extent of major linguistic groups at the time of first European contact.
Ethnicity and Health, vol. 2, no. 4, November 1997, pp. 277-285
Description
Description of the formation of a coalition formed in the Mohawk community of Akwesasne and their programs to reduce dietary fat and increase physical activity in children.
Includes links which highlight individuals in various artistic fields: photography, basketry, picture stories, resources, and museums as well as narratives, stories and legends.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 4, Cultural Property in American Indian Literatures: Representation and Interpretation, Autumn, 1997, pp. 579-593
Description
Focuses on the overlapping legal and ethical issues regarding non-Native collaborators and the colonizing relationship to Native American texts or put more simply intellectual property rights of Native American life stories.
Current History, vol. 66, no. 392, 1974, pp. 177-181
Description
This article places the issue of the James Bay Project for the development of hydroelectric power into a historical and political perspective and discusses its effects upon the Aboriginals of Quebec.
Justice as Healing, vol. 2, no. 2, Spring, 1997, p. [?]
Description
Tradition from Maori community discussed and perspectives on its use and adoption in justice institutions and policies in Canada.
Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.
Image showing forage supplies - sacks of oats in foreground and hay bales in background - for the soldiers of the North West Field Force. Some soldiers standing on sacks of oats; location unknown.
Saskatchewan History, vol. 27, no. 3, Autumn, 1974, pp. 95-102
Description
Articulates the anxieties of settlers in and prospective immigrants to the North-West during the conflict and following its suppression; contains a number of quotations from archival materials demonstrating the biases, beliefs, and fears of the settlers and governing officials.
Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 95.
This file contains a handwritten poem by James L. Robertson titled North West Rebellion / No. 2. March 19th, ‘85. The poem describes the gathering that led to the Prince Albert Volunteer force and includes various names of the Volunteers. Robertson writes of the impending battle against the Sioux at Duck Lake, Saskatchewan and wishes the volunteers well. The letter was donated to the Prince Albert Historical Society Museum by Fred M. Henderson of Victoria, BC in 1979.