Concerns about man-made environmental damage with the undertaking of the James Bay Project is the focus of this booklet. Also mentioned is relocation of 7000 Cree persons and flooding of land.
File containing a newspaper article from the Globe and Mail regarding the court's underapplication of Diefenbaker's Bill of Rights, including reference to cases involving the Indian Act.
The author, a member of the Ogoki (Martin Falls) band in northern Ontario, expresses concern with the Canadian government's plan to dam rivers in Canada and divert the water to the United States. He notes that Aboriginal land will be flooded, according to government proposals.
Image of four Aboriginal male chiefs and an non-Aboriginal man posing for the camera; [indoor scene]. Note with photo: "Cree Chiefs from Crooked Lake. Seated - Flying in a Circle, Big Child Star Blanket. Standing - O'Soup a Blackfoot, P. Hourie an interpreter. Taken at Brantford, Ontario, at unveiling of Brant memorial Oct. 13, 1886. O'Soup Chippewa Chief / P. Hourie Interpreter / Front: Flying in a Circle / Big Child Mistawasis / Star Blanket Ahtahkakoop / names according to two of Rev.
Original diary and various papers of R. Lyndhurst Wadmore, Lieutenant of the Royal Canadian Regiment during the Northwest Resistance, covering from 8 April to 20 July 1885. Included in diary pocket is a requisition for short boots that was signed by Wadmore on May 1885, lyrics of the Infantry School Corps fight song, and a Victoria Daily Times article from 23 June 1944 about the remaining members of the Northwest Field Force and their experiences.
"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record.
Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.
"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record.
Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.
1 file containing a Minister of State Multiculturalism news release on multiculturalism grants including information on a grant to Indian communities in Saint John.
Native Studies Review, vol. 1, no. 2, 1985, pp. 33-45
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Examines the challenges associated with individuals attempting, as intermediaries, to represent the interests of both government and Native populations.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 25, no. 1, October 1985, pp. [1-5]
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Incidence of ear infections as a cause of language development difficulties due hearing impairment. Both early intervention and modified teaching techniques can help to reduce the impact.
File contains the publication "Native Press" from June 20th, 1973 and various articles such as: "Warriors Hold Indian Affairs Office," "Position Paper of the Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians Respecting Aboriginal Title," "A Position Paper on the Youth Liaison Program," "The Day Indian Affairs was run by Indian Youth," "Indians of North Defend their Ownership of Land in Court," "Funding Proposal Native Youth Program," "Legality of Traditional Native Marriage Challenged," "Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians: Statement Issued by the Board of Directors," "Indian Culture Revived,"
1 file containing a document with House of Commons Debates (Pages 1301,1305,1306,1308); debate questioning a statement the Prime Minister made about native titles to land.
Personal diary of Major Smith of the I.S.C. Toronto Brigade during the Brigade's march west. Observations include health of fellow soldiers, the weather, and the monotony of waiting for next orders. Brief entries after 23 April 1885, final entry on 18 May 1885. Diary has metal clasp, black cloth covers and marbleized end papers. Item found within folder 2 of file Rebellion, 1885.
Pamphlet for the major eastern Canadian Riel conference, held at the University of Guelph, Ontario, 14-16 November 1985. Goals for the conference were to re-evaluate the presence of Louis Riel and other key figures in the Red River and Northwest Resistances, in Canadian cultural expression avenues such as newspapers, school textbooks, novels, poems and plays.