A photograph of two First Nations men in traditional garb at a ceremony to celebrate the giving of a totem pole to the City of Prince Albert, 1975. The pole was carved by a First Nations man originally from British Columbia, and currently stands along the North Saskatchewan River near the Prince Albert Historical Museum.
A photograph of two First Nations men in traditional garb at a ceremony to celebrate the giving of a totem pole to the City of Prince Albert, 1975. The pole was carved by a First Nations man originally from British Columbia, and currently stands along the North Saskatchewan River near the Prince Albert Historical Museum.
Fifteen images (4 scanned here) of a First Nations person singing and dancing for a group of spectators at the Saskatoon Public Library, Main Branch, on July 4, 1975.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 7, no. 4, December 1983, pp. 2-3
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Brief article describes the construction of the fish traps on the banks of the Darling River, New South Wales, Australia by the local Aboriginal inhabitants.
Saskatchewan History, vol. 36, no. 3, Autumn, 1983, pp. 94-101
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Describes the resistance of Nekaneet (Foremost Man or Front Man) and those that followed him, to the attempts of the Canadian government to settle the First Nations onto reserves. Argues that Nekaneet’s goal was a reserve in the Cypress Hills.
Entire issue on one .pdf scroll to page 94
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 9, no. 5, May 1979, p. 2
Description
Dr. David Ahenakew, former Chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indians, received the insignia of Member of the Order of Canada from the Governor-General in Ottawa.
A detailed guide to Fort Carlton Historic Park, located near Duck Lake, SK, and was an important scene of battle during the Northwest Resistance of 1885.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 22, no. 2, January 1983, pp. [23-27]
Description
Study provides evidence of severe deficiencies in geographic education throughout Arizona public schools and suggests a need to develop teacher training courses of study that focus on geographic concepts, skills and knowledge.
Interviewee was 6 years old at signing of Treaty 8. He describes the establishment of reserves around Lesser Slave Lake; and the need for more reserve land.
Understanding of treaty promises; distribution of food, ammunition, etc. in earlier times; interesting accounts of home-made agricultural equipment (aswell as that supplied by Dept. of Indian Affairs).
This file contains "Sinasia Remembers" the reminiscences of Harriet E. Gerry (unpublished), and published articles about her work nursing among the Indians of western Canada. Her extensive memoir is made up of several short stories and anecdotes about the many communities she worked in. These include Onion Lake, Kehewin Reserve, Leask, Sturgeon Lake, Cold Lake, Fort Qu'Appelle, One Arrow Reserve, Piapot Reserve and many in British Columbia later in her career.
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 9, no. 9, September 1979, pp. 26-29
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Saskatchewan First Nation artists, James Ratt, Michael Lonechild, John R. Hallkett, Calvin Sand, Myles Charles, Robert Bellegarde, and Lloyd Pinay, displayed 91 objects of art at a private showing.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 7, no. 2, 1983, pp. 27-50
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Historical review of the Iroquois and the continuing dispute over inherent sovereign rights from the signing, in 1784, up to the appeal at the United Nations in 1945.