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Historical note:
A video entitled '1993 Gathering of Elders' was recorded in 1993 by Saskatchewan Education, Training and Employment and shows the activities of the gathering. The footage was edited into a finished video in 1994. Camera was by Sam Hardlotte, Glen Markwart and R.J. Morin, narration was by Abel Charles, and post-production was by Sam Hardlotte.“Wounded Leaving for Saskatoon" [from Fish Creek, May 2, 1885], N.W. Rebellion
Aboriginal Languages Celebrated
Aboriginal People and the Police: Attitudes, Perceptions and the Construction of Social Reality
An Account of the Advance of the 7th Fusiliers of London to aid in the suppression of the North West Rebellion
As Long as the Rivers Run: Hydroelectric Development and Native Communities in Western Canada
[Association Interprovinciale Watching Over Our Schools]
Letter sent to the Deputy Minister of Indian Affairs protesting the fact that French is not being taught at the Duck Lake Indian School. States that this is contrary the Act of Union signed in 1840. Translated from the French.
Athabasca Denesuliné Inquiry Into the Claim of the Fond du Lac, Black Lake, and Hatchet Lake First Nations
Attacking a Canadian supply steamer on the Saskatchewan - Sketch and article. - 23 May 1885.
Battle Field / Duck Lake
Battlefield of Frenchman Butte, May 28, 1885
Battleford and Medicine Hat - Newspaper clipping - 9 May 1885.
Battleford Beleaguered: 1885: The Story of the Riel Uprising from the Columns of the Saskatchewan Herald
Battlefords Tribal Council Signs Historic Health Service Agreement
Bear Claw Casino To Open February 26
"Beatty, Reginald Bird-Diary & Correspondence"
Bill C-104 Receives Quick Passage in House of Commons
The Buffalo People: Prehistoric Archaeology on the Canadian Plains
Camp at Fish Creek
Camp 'B' Battery, Prince Albert
Campaigning in the North West Territories
Canada – Indian and Inuit Communities – Prairie Provinces
Capture of Louis Riel by the Scouts Armstrong and Hourie, May 15, 1885
A Case Study Of Kitsaki Development Corporation
Case Study: The First Nations Economy in the City of Regina
Chamakese vs. The Crown
Chief Red Pheasant Aiding Escape of Indian Officials
Chief Roland Crowe
Chief Solomon Sanderson
Cold Lake First Nation, Primrose Lake Air Weapons Range Inquiry, Public Release
FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Consists of minutes, transcripts, statements, correspondence/letters, submissions, and reports regarding the historical claim grievances of two First Nations who had 4,500 square miles of land seized to create the weapons range. Commissioners include: Harry S. LaForme, Daniel J. Bellegarde, and P.E. James Prentice. [These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]
Colonel Otter Attacking the rebels at Cut Knife Hill, North-West Territory - Sketch. - 1885.
Historical note:
On 2 May 1885 Lieutenant Colonel William Otter was defeated by Poundmaker's war chief Fine-Day at the Battle of Cut Knife near Battleford, SK. A flying column of Canadian militia and army regulars was defeated by Poundmaker despite their use of a Gatling gun.Colonel Otter's Brigade Approaching the South Saskatchewan
Copy of illustration: "Escape of the McKay family through the ice to Prince Albert"
Copy of Illustration from ILLUSTRATED WAR NEWS, April 4, 1885
Copy of Official Reports (116H) from Major General Middleton, C.B. (Commanding North-West Field Force), Concerning the Engagements at Fish Creek, on the 24th April, 1885, Poundmaker's Camp (Near Cree's Reserve) 2nd May, 1885, Batoche, 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th May, 1885
Coulee at Fort Qu'Appelle, N.W.T.
Cree Chiefs from Crooked Lake
Cree Council on Sweetgrass Reserve
[Crime Report re Little Pine Reserve Indians ... Alleged Sun Dance]; [Re: Indian Sundance, Rocky Mountain House District, Alberta]
First document is a report written by Kingston, dated July 6, 1928, asks for instructions regarding whether or not participants should be charged given the fact that the event did not appear to violate the Indian Act. Second document is a letter by McCormack, describing ceremonies which took place at Rocky Mountain House and Hobbema, Alberta.
Delima F. Parenteau Interview
Denny Dumas, Shorty Lander - Gold Medal Winner
The Desire to Crunch Bone: Daniel David Moses and the "True Real Indian"
Diary of Lieutenant R. Lyndhurst Wadmore, Infantry School Corps, April 8, 1885 to July 20, 1885, N.W. Campaign.
Duck Lake Agency - Ledger 1885-89, 1921-29
Historical note:
Harold Nelson Woodsworth served as an Indian Agent at a number of agencies in Saskatchewan.Duck Lake Battle Grounds
Enhancing Aboriginal Teacher Education: One Promising Approach
Looks at the effectiveness of the Contextual Supervision model for preparing Indigenous educators during their practicums.
The Face Pullers: Ch. 1 Images - Big Bear 1825-88
The Face Pullers: Ch. 1 Images - Lt. Gov. Edgar Dewdney, Piapot and Montreal Garrison Artillery
The Face Pullers: Ch. 1 Images - North-West Rebellion Participants from Both Sides
Photograph of a group of participants in the Northwest Resistance, from both sides. Left to Right: Constable Black, Louis Cochin, Inspector R.B.Deane, Alexis Andre, Beverly Robertson, Horse Child, Big Bear, Alexander Stewart, Poundmaker. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.