Describes the First Nations Agricultural Council of Saskatchewan (FNACS) mandate, which is to access federal and provincial assistance programs available to farmers.
Covers the past 100 years of contact between First Nations farmers and non-Aboriginal farmers which in many circumstances depended on the level of respect they had for each other.
A photo of Angus McKay (at left) in his garden at La Ronge with two unidentified men. Taken during the journey of Christina Bateman and Annie McKay from Prince Albert to La Ronge, SK in 1919.
This file contains excerpts from Reginald Beatty's diary, correspondence about his encounters with Cree people, and letters home to his parents detailing his experience in the 1885 Riel Rebellion. Mr. Beatty was a farmer and fur trader in what is now known as the Melfort area of Saskatchewan.
File contains samples of Red River Rebellion Military Bounty Land Warrants, North West Mounted Police Warrants, North-West Rebellion Military Bounty Warrants and Land Certificates, and Metis Scrip Certificates.
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 2, Spring, 2007, pp. 135-137
Description
Book reviews of:The Heavy Hand of History: Interpreting Saskatchewan's Past edited by Gregory P. Marchildon, On the Side of the People: A History Of Labour in Saskatchewan by Jim Warren and Kathleen Carlisle, Saskatoon: A History in Photographs by Jeff O'Brien, Ruth W. Millar and William P. Delainey.
Note: The title and description of this document uses wording that was common to mainstream society of that time period in history. As such, it contains language that is no longer in common use and may offend some readers. This wording should not be construed to represent the views of the Indigenous Studies Portal or the University of Saskatchewan Library.
This file contains a variety of documents pertaining to the Halfbreed Scrip Commission in the Saskatchewan District of the North West Territories following the Northwest Resistance. It also contains documents referring to the scrip issued to scouts who took part in suppressing the 1885 uprising.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 15, no. 8, August 2012, p. 21
Description
Comments on the three day Natural Resources Transfer Act National Summit where delegates discussed ways of sharing resource opportunities with First Nations communities in Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Manitoba.
Article located by scrolling to page 21.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 4, April 2009, p. 19
Description
Comments on One Earth Farms, the largest corporate farm in Canada, and its intent to initiate job training programs for First Nations people.
Article located by scrolling to page 19.
A ledger containing a detailed calendar of outgoing correspondence from the [Duck Lake Agency.] Correspondence subjects include medical and school admissions, building and housing construction, and grocery, stationery and agricultural purchases. This ledger contains information relating to private and legal matters of individuals, therefore only a small sample of pages is available for viewing.
Historical note:
Harold Nelson Woodsworth served as an Indian Agent at a number of agencies in Saskatchewan.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 9, October 2011, p. 20
Description
Looks at a fourteen acre organic vegetable garden created to employ community members and help them live a healthier lifestyle.
Article located by scrolling to page 20.
A photograph of the George Mann Jr. family homestead, 14 miles north-east of Lloydminster, Saskatchewan. Taken around 1950 when son Pete lived there with his family.
A photo of a group of Indian farm labourers from Batoche reserve near Wakaw with some non-Aboriginal Settlers. The settlers are the Comegys family at far left (l. to r.): baby Ina Mae, father Glen, mother Hazel, son Homer.
"National publication for the Indians of Canada". Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions.
Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.
"National publications 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.
"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.
Inquiry into the Claim of the Nikaneet First Nation
E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Historical background and submission to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding compensation under Treaty 4 for agricultural benefits, programs and services, annual payments, and failure to provide a reserve in 1874 when Treaty was concluded. ICC suspended its inquiry when the Crown agreed to negotiate the claim. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Trip of Christina Bateman and Annie McKay to La Ronge, SK in 1919. The picture is taken during their departure from their first camp in the Sturgeon Valley (presumably the Sturgeon Lake, SK area).
Christina Bateman and Annie McKay leaving their first camp at Willie Bear's farm in the Sturgeon Valley (Sturgeon Lake) during their journey from Prince Albert to La Ronge, 1919.
This file contains a newspaper article about the Little Red River Reserve in Saskatchewan, written by Doug Cuthand and published in the Prince Albert Daily Herald The article describes the uniqueness of the reserve in that it is not a separate First Nation but belong to two other First Nations – Montreal Lake and La Ronge. He describes the history of Little Red River First Nation and how now today there are second generation farmers continuing to support themselves and their families.
Prairie Forum, vol. 23, no. 1, Spring, 1998, pp. 93-112
Description
Discusses how Pasquatinow was a productive hunting and trapping ground for the Red Earth Cree until the late 1930s when the provinicial government and the Hudson's Bay Company began to place restrictions on land use.
File contains information on activism, agriculture, reserve life, medical services, drug prescriptions, land claims, the Indian Act, Metis, Indigenous rights, chiefs, sterilization of indigenous women, the "Red Paper", discrimination, treaties 8 and 11, recreation, Liquor Act, provincial law, housing, Local Initiatives Programs, utilities on reserves, and poverty.
Saskatchewan History, vol. 19, no. 3, Autumn, 1966, pp. 100-110
Description
Describes the process of surveying and assigning of patents for the river lots in the Prince Albert Settlement; discusses the sale of the land to settlers and land speculators.
Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 100.