Prairie Forum, vol. 26, no. 2, Fall, 2001, pp. 266-269
Description
Book review of 3 books:
Treaty Elders of Saskatchewan: Our Dream Is That Our Peoples Will One Day be Clearly Recognized as Nations by Harold Cardinal and Walter Hildebrandt.
Bounty and Benevolence: A History of Saskatchewan Treaties by Arthur Ray and Jim Miller.
Indian Treaty-Making Policy in the United States and Canada, 1867-1877 by Jill St. Germain.
Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for the Study of Educational Administration
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John Davis
Kirk Anderson
Samina Jamal
Description
Presents survey highlights regarding the success of schools in northern Labrador, Nunavut, northern Saskatchewan, and northern and interior British Columbia.
Looks at traditional teaching methods, present curriculum and educational values of the Dene and how to bring these concepts into the classroom and school system.
Access the follow-up report.
Series of images of road signs and buildings on the Onion Lake First Nation. The signs are a map of the First Nation and a tribute to Seekaskootch, "Guardian of the People." Also shown is the Onion Lake Homemakers building with an Aboriginal woman standing on the front steps, and an exterior view of Walter's Pool Hall.
Prairie Forum, vol. 22, no. 2, Fall, 2001, pp. 143-167
Description
Looks at changes that Canadian Plains archaeology has made including heritage legislation, Aboriginal involvement, expanded public interpretation and archaeological knowledge.
Describes the information and services the Aboriginal entrepreneur commonly needs to start up a business; Infrastructure the community can provide; what bands or tribal councils can do about financing; ways of building support for businesses in the community; and developing support groups and business education programs.
Canadian Theatre Review, no. 108, Fall, 2001, pp. 48-51
Description
Reviews the large scale northern tour of an award winning First Nations play, fareWel by Ian Ross, which looks at issues such as identity, poverty, substance abuse, and racism.