"Battleford's History, 1933-1962."
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A set of historical and bibliographical notes compiled by Dr. Russell on water transportation in what is today the prairie provinces. Includes information on the Northcote of 1885 Resistance fame. Also discusses the employment of Metis and First Nations men on riverboats, and gives prices at Gabriel's Crossing (Gabriel Dumont's ferry operation).
File contains hand written and typed notes of historian George Shepherd, dated from 1937-1974. The notes include several pages on Aboriginal history in the North-West, that were scanned for this database. This includes a wide variety of material: from copy of a letter written by Louis Riel, to a list of the reserves in Saskatchewan in 1962 and their estimated landbase and populations.
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Brief profile of Howard Adams, recipient of the National Aboriginal Achievement Award for education. The article discusses what drove his academic and political aspirations.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.28.
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