File contains four negatives showing the demolition of the old buildings at the Aboriginal Student Residence in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, on October 1, 1971. Scanned negatives hows an image of one of the buildings, partially demolished.
A photograph of an Aboriginal family posing in front of their teepee in the Prince Albert District, NWT [1901]. Two men sit in a wagon in the background.
File contains 9 negatives showing a new dormitory at the All Saints Residential School/Prince Albert Indian Residence on June 15 of an unidentified year. Scanned image shows the frontal profile of the new building.
Image of the John McNevin home at Clouston, Saskatchewan. On back of photo: "In March 1885, the John C. McNevin Family of Clouston, 10 miles south of Prince Albert, Sask., fled to P.A. and stayed the first night in the McDonald House, on the river bank, and later stayed some time in the stockade where one daughter Elizabeth Jane, was born April 25th, 1885. She later married Andrew Lawe on April 1st, 1909. Still living. She was baptized May 22nd, 1885 by Rev. J. Sinclair. John C. McNevin later homesteaded near Dalmeny, Sask., in 1902. Notice the Telegraph Pole and Line."
File contains 2 negatives showing new construction at the Indian School in Prince Albert (presumably All Saints Residential School or the Prince Albert Indian Student Residence) on August 18, 1964. Scanned image shows a building (apparently a dormitory) under construction.
A photograph of Plains Camp (likely Cree or Dakota) in the Prince Albert, SK area. No exact date given, circa 1880. Tipis and Red River Carts, with forested area in the backdrop, are visible in the photo.
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.
A group of Cree men, women and children in powwow style clothing pose in front of a group of teepees. Taken at Yorkton Jubilee celebrations, July, 1958. An Aboriginal man in western clothing kneels at the centre.
File contains a presentation by Darlene McLeod, Band Administrator, Wahpeton Band. McLeod delivers a presentation on housing, mortgages, and education financing concerns. Following McLeod's presentation a discussion takes place between the assembled Commissioners, previous presenter Beverly Waditaka, and Darlene McLeod on the issues raised in their respective presentations.
File contains a presentation by Miranda Prosper, a grade 6 student from the Wahpeton Reserve School. Prosper discusses changes she would like to see on the Wahpeton Reserve. These include more policing, an alochol ban, more funding for roads, a Dakota language immersion program for young children, a better firehall, and a safer bus stop.
File contains a presentation by Vice Chief Alphonse Bird of the Prince Albert Tribal Council. On behalf of the Tribal Council (which represented 12 First Nations at the time), Bird welcomes the Royal Commission to the area and discusses how his organization will be making a more comprehensive presentation on areas of concern to them in La Ronge, Saskatchewan on May 28th. Areas of concern to be highlighted include Treaty Rights, the Constitution, housing, poverty, northern food costs, employment, resource revenue sharing, taxation, infrastructure, health and justice issues.
A photograph of an unidentified First Nations man and woman in traditional dress. Apparently at a camp, likely in the Prince Albert area. No date given.