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.
File contains a copy of the newsletter "Moose Call" distributed by the Indian & Metis Service Council of Prince Albert, September to October issue, 1965. The letter has a job posting for the Canadian Indian Centre of Toronto, a letter from a Kahnawake Iroquois Chief to the Indian Claims Commission, and a letter on moral issues and science. Also mentioned are counselling sessions, Native Brotherhood activities and A. A. meetings, among other things.
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.
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.
File contains a presentation by April Waditaka, Student, Carlton High School, Prince Albert. Wadikata discusses issues in education, babysitting, the need for more Aboriginal staff in the city school system, the need to upgrade the band's recreation program, social issues of home life which need to be addressed, money for recreation facilities, and other issues addressing youth. Following the presentation is a discussion between Waditaka, Miranda Propser (the preceding presenter) and Commissioners Erasmus, and Chartrand on the issues raised in their presentations.
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 Garry Standing, a post-secondary student from the Wahpeton Dakota Nation. Standing describes himself as someone who has spent his entire life on reserve until the September before the Commission. The purpose of his presentation is to relay his "experiences from the last eight or nine months. Some of them have been positive and some of them have been negative." He discusses attending the University of Regina, but having to withdraw due to financing changes in Indian Affairs policy. He complains of paternalism and condescension in the approach of Indian Affairs.
This file contains a presentation by Martha Waite touching on a number of subjects, including unemployment, health care and substance abuse, proper training for meaningful employment and land claims. After the presentation, other attendees, along with Waite, offer their comments in a question-and-answer session with the Commissioners.
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.
Reports findings from interviews with five groups: male youth age 15-19 years; female youth group 15-19; adult males age 20 years and over living without their dependent children; adult females age 20 years and over living without their dependent children; and individuals living with their dependent children. Interviews took place between June 13, 2005 and September 16, 2005, with 143 individuals participating.
Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 41, no. 2, 2018, pp. [633]-663
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Looks at the nine pathways to exploitation identified in interviews with survivors and service providers, discusses how girls are recruited into the sex trade, and explains the author's cycle of resistance model as basis for prevention programming.