Native Social Work Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, Inaugural Edition, May 1997, pp. 33-41
Description
Looks at the Northern Student Education Initiative that assists Aboriginal students pursuing post-secondary education in finding a sense of balance and harmony, while striving to futher their education in an unfamiliar environment.
Sketch of the steamer "Northwest" arriving at Battleford with General Middleton. Horses and wagons loaded with supplies in foreground; "Northwest" beached in background.
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.
Comments from 8 Innu community members from Davis Inlet and Sheshashit discussing social, environmental, economic and cultural impact of resource development in Labrador.
Duration: 40:33.
Australian Indigenous Law Reporter, vol. 2, no. 1, April 1997, p. 10
Description
Argues that the Canadian case, R versus Van Der Peet, has allowed the Australian Courts to interpret Aboriginal or Native title in a more restrictive manner.
Image of officers of Governor-General Landsdowne's Body Guard in Humboldt. L to R: Major Dunn, Lt. Col. G.T. Denison, Capt. Denison, Lt. Merritt, Quartermaster Chas. Mair, Lt. Fleming, Surgeon Baldwin.
Old house located west of Duck Lake from which the Metis fired during the Northwest Resistance. Trees and shrubs in foreground; side view of house in background.
Image of troops, wagons and guns at the opening of the Battle of Fish Creek. On back of photo: "Photograph taken by Captain Peters about 10:15 a.m., April 24, 1885, just as the guns he commanded rushed up at the opening of the Battle of Fish Creek. Upper right is the treeline and just beyond is the ravine containing Fish Creek. The Metis warriors hidden here are firing on Boulton's scouts. The inexperienced soldiers have formed a semi-circle and are fully exposed.
Court considered the validity and duratiion of a permit granting right-of-way to a provincial utility company for power lines across a reserve pursuant to Indian Act, s. 28(2)
Discusses the American Indian Movement in Canada and its U.S. origins. The broadcast also discusses housing in BC, people against the expansion of Gros Morne National Park in Newfoundland, and criticism over the Mackenzie Valley pipeline.
Includes synopsis.
Duration: 43:33 (this topic begins at 19:00)
Radio clip traces the history of the CBC Northern Service current affairs radio show, which evolved from an earlier show entitled Indian Magazine.
Duration: 44:21.
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 12, no. 3, Fall, 1997, pp. 30-32
Description
Curatorial notes for the exhibition of the same name at the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, April 18 to November 16, 1997.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to page 30.
Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
Images » Photographs
Description
Caption: "Indian Commissioner Dewdney (seated centre with bowler) and Indian leaders in the Regina region. The heavy military presence was designed to ensure Indian neutrality." On back of photograph: "Parade at Regina (Sask.) after close of Rebellion."
From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.
The Theory and Practice of Sentencing: Are They on the Same Wavelength? [Part Two]
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Edward D. Bayda
Justice as Healing, vol. 2, no. 4, Winter, 1997, p. [?]
Description
Reprint of a lecture given by Chief Justice of the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal (SaskCA) at the University of Saskatchewan in 1997.
Note: This is a two-part sample article available courtesy of the Native Law Centre of Canada. Subscriptions for the publication are available from the Centre.
Towards 2012, Part III: Culture and Language, 1997, p. [?]
Description
Discusses different characteristics of Clowns in different tribes from the Oglala and Lakota to the Salish and Hopis and the importance of the Clowns to the community spirit.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 2, Spring, 1997, pp. 299-320
Description
Author examines both the text and its reception to offer a critical analysis of factors that affect the interaction between dominant and marginalized cultures including acts of appropriation on the part of reviewers, and the devaluing of oral literatures.
Chemosphere, vol. 34, no. 5-7, 1997, pp. 1459-1468
Description
Studies the high exposure of organochlorines, via food-chain contamination, on Inuit in Northern Quebec, and discusses the impact it has on their health.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 17, no. 1, 1997, pp. 149-157
Description
Reviews three books, each providing a life history of an Indigenous male: Blackfoot warrior Red Crow, Comanche Chief Quanah Parker, and Nuumuu farm labourer Corbett Mack.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 17, no. 2, 1997, pp. 329-350
Description
Reviews the research project developed to examine the attitudes of both incarcerated Aboriginal youth and senior management on the issue of racism in British Columbia's youth correctional facilities.
New story about Manitoba Grand Chief Phil Fontaine being under fire for hiring Brian Contois, leader of the Manitoba Warriors, to keep Aboriginal youth out of street gangs. Includes synopsis.
Duration: 2:13.