101-Year-Old Still Active, Spry
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Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 7, no. 5, May 1977, p. 53
Description
Celebration of the 101st birthday of Maggie Okanee of Thunderchild reserve.
Historical note:
Joan Beatty was the first Aboriginal woman elected to the Saskatchewan Legislature. Prior to this Beatty had a career in journalism and production, as well as management at SaskTel.Comments on issues of treaty rights and fair revenues from reserve resources, and discusses a contract between Onion Lake Cree Nation and an Asian government to build a refinery on Cree land.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.8.
Historical note:
A video made by the La Ronge Communications Society for La Ronge Community Television about commercial fishing on Lac La Ronge in the 1970s.