Iron Buffalo
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Description
A photographic portrait of Dakota (Sioux) Chief Iron Buffalo.
Transcripts of interviews recorded in 1971 and 1972 with members of the five Dakota Nations in Manitoba and the White Cap Dakota Nation in Saskatchewan.
Brief discussion of community engagement and readiness, education, harm reduction, testing, treatment, client support and case management, and surveillance.
Contends that the Indian Affairs Minister, Robert Nault, has dealt punitively with First Nations chiefs that have not agreed with his proposals and so the chiefs will be taking their complaints to the ethics commissioner, the Speaker of the House of Commons, the Auditor General of Canada and the Prime Minister.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.3.
Historical note:
Malcolm Norris (1900-1967) was an influential Canadian Metis leader of the twentieth century, and celebrated Aboriginal activist.