Geographical Review, vol. 70, no. 4, October 1980, pp. 379-396
Description
Examines government policy in the period 1870-1885 which forced both geographic redistribution and curtailed the traditional Aboriginal ways of life in the midst of rapidly changing ecological and economic conditions.
Saskatchewan History, vol. 33, no. 1, Winter, 1980, pp. 13-24
Description
Describes Dewdney’s policies and action while acting as the Indian Commissioner for the North-West Territories under Sir John A. Macdonald’s government.
Entire issue on one .pdf, scroll to p.13.
File contains a page from a speech making reference to the banishment of 118 indigenous persons from the Hobbema Reserve; from "Two Years of Great Achievement - A summary of Accomplishments of the Progressive Conservative Party" referring to achievements of the Department of Indian Affairs, the Indian Act, and housing assistance; a pamphlet and a memorandum also highlighting achievements in the area of indigenous affairs; a memorandum highlighting accomplishments in the area of Indian and Northern Health Services; and a page out of the Conservative Canadian with mention of scholarships present