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BC First Nations Studies [Textbook]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Kenneth Campbell
Charles Menzies
Brent Peacock
Carrie J. Reid
John Borrows
Description
Accompanying material:
Teacher's Guide.
Integrated Resource Package.
Beggars, Chickabobbooags, and Prisons: Paxoche (Ioway) Views of English Society, 1844-45
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Winona Stevenson
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 17, no. 4, 1993, pp. 1-23
Description
Reconstructs Paxoche (Ioway) perceptions of England’s socioeconomic system, laws, and judiciary.
Bibliography on Indigenous Rights in Canada, 1995-2022
E-Books
Description
Exhaustive list (856 pages).
Book Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
William J. Stilwell
E. Peers
Agnes Grant
Lynn Whidden
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 5, no. 2, 1985, pp. 277-282
Description
Book reviews of 4 books:
Treaties on Trial by Fay G. Cohen.
The Canadian Prairies: A History by Gerald Friesen.
New Native American Drama: Three Plays by Hanay Geiogamah. The three plays are entitled Foghorn, 49, and Body Indian.
A Homeland for the Cree by Richard F. Salisbury.
British Columbia Indian Treaties in Historical Perspective
E-Books
Author/Creator
Dennis F. K. Madill
Description
Discusses the complex issues involved in historical, legal, policy and administrative aspects of Treaty 8 and the Douglas Treaties.
Canada in the Making: Aboriginals: Treaties & Relations
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Early Canadiana Online
Description
Links to information on treaties, laws, and events from the first contact to 2003.
Chief One Gun Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Chief One Gun
Christine Welsh
Tony Snowsill
Indian History Film Project
Description
An interview where Chief One Gun tells of his father's recollections of the signing of an unspecified treaty. He also tells of a Brave Dog Society prayer meeting.
Compact, Contract, Covenant: Canada's Treaty-Making Tradition
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jim R. Miller
Description
Text of lecture given by the Canada Research Chair in Native -Newcomer Relations. Examines the Native-newcomer relationship, including treaty negotiations from first contact forward.
Creating the Image of the Savage in Defence of the Crown: The Ethnohistorian in Court
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Arthur J. Ray
Native Studies Review, vol. 6, no. 2, Advocacy and Claims Research, 1990, pp. 13-29
Description
Discusses the challenges associated with the way historical evidence is presented and interpreted in the court room.
Don McLean Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Don McLean
Christine Welsh
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with non-Indian employed at the Gabriel Dumont Institute in Regina. At the time of the interview he was writing a book on the history of the Metis nation.
Economic Aspects of the Indigenous Experience in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
Anya Hageman
The Edmonton and District Stragglers: Gendered Strategies of Treaty and Scrip, 1876-1886
Theses
Author/Creator
Melanie Ann Niemi
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Northern British Columbia, 2005.
Eliza Kneller Interview #1
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Jamie Lee
Eliza Kneller
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where she tells of a frightening trip through the woods as a child.
Framing Indigenous-Settler Relations Within British Columbia's Modern Treaty Context: A Discourse Analysis of the Maa-nulth Treaty in Mainstream Media
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vanessa Sloan Morgan
Heather Castleden
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 5, no. 3, June 2014, pp. 1-19
Description
Suggests that media's reliance on stereotypes of Indigenous peoples perpetuates stagnant Indigenous-settler relations.
French Africans in Ojibwe Country: Negotiating Marriage, Identity and Race, 1780-1890
Theses
Author/Creator
Mattie Marie Harper
Description
Ethnic Studies Thesis (with the Designated Emphasis in Women, Gender, and Sexuality)--University of California, Berkeley, 2012.
Grade 4: Alsumsuti Ujit T’an Teli-l’nuimk = To Be Indigenous Is to be Free = Topelomosu Wen Skicinuwit
Alternate Title
Treaty Education Resource2
E-Books
Author/Creator
New Brunswick Department of Education and Early Childhood Development [Office of First Nations Education]]
Description
Content focused on the Mi'kmaq, Wolastoqewiyik, and Passamaquoddy (Peskotomuhkati) peoples of New Brunswick.
Henry Cardinal Interview 2
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Henry Cardinal
Abraham Burnstick
Indian History Film Project
Description
Talks about the taking of and interpretation of Treaty #6.
History of Indian Policy
Alternate Title
Background Paper (Indian and Eskimo Affairs) ; no. 2
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Department of Indian and Northern Canada
Policy Planning and Research
Description
This paper covers subjects such as early administration of Aboriginals in Canada, the development of an Indian Policy by Confederation in 1867, the 1951 Indian Act, and the implementation of the White Paper in 1969.
History of Saskatchewan and the Old North West
E-Books
Author/Creator
Norman Fergus Black
The History of the Five Indian Nations of Canada, which are the Barrier Between the English and French in that Part of the World. ... By ... Cadwallader Colden, ... To Which are Added, Accounts of the Several Other Nations of Indians in North-America, ... and the Treaties Which Have Been Lately Made with Them
E-Books
Author/Creator
Cadwallader Colden
Description
Second Edition.
"I smooth'd him up with fair words": Intersocietal Law, From Fur Trade to Treaty"
Theses
Author/Creator
Janna Promislow
Description
Law Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 2012.
The Importance of Oral and Extrinsic Historical Evidence in Understanding Indian Treaties
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
John F. Leslie
Archivaria, no. 53, Spring, 2002, pp. [122]-129
Description
Review essay on:
The True Spirit and Original Intent of Treaty 7 by Treaty 7 Elders and Tribal Council with Walter Hildebrandt, Sarah Carter, and Dorothy First Rider.
Bounty and Benevolence: A History of Saskatchewan Treaties by Arthur J. Ray, Jim Miller, and Frank Tough.
Mi'kmaq Treaties on Trial: History, Land, and Donald Marshall Junior by William C. Wicken.
Indian Land Claims and Rights - L.I. Barber. - Speech. - October 1974.
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
L.I. Barber
Description
This speech, given by L.I. Barber, Indian Claims Commissioner for Canada, at a Royal Society of Canada symposium on Amerindians, outlines the history of land claims in Canada and the negotiations occurring to settle the backlog of grievances relating to land claims. He also notes that Eskimo / Inuit concerns are only being recognized as a genuine concern in the early 1970s.
Indian Treaty No. 5 and the Pas Agency, Saskatchewan, N.W.T.
Alternate Title
Indian Treaty Number Five and the Pas Agency, Saskatchewan, N.W.T.
Articles » General
Author/Creator
S. Raby
Saskatchewan History, vol. 25, no. 3, Autumn, 1972, pp. [92]-113
Description
Describes the conditions of Treaty 5 and the adhesion of several different First Nations. Discusses the process and difficulties of moving to an agriculture or farming-based lifestyle, traditional economies, and the enfranchisement of the Métis through the scrip process.
Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 92.
Indians of British Columbia - Booklet. - 1969.
Alternate Title
Indians of British Columbia: An Historical Review
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Description
Federal government publication relating to Aboriginal life in British Columbia, covering areas such as pre-contact, explorers and traders, colonization, missions, post-Confederation, education and economic development.
Indians of British Columbia. - Booklet. - November 1964.
Alternate Title
Indians of British Columbia: An Historical Review
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Indian Affairs Branch
Department of Citizenship and Immigration
Description
Federal government publication relating to Aboriginal life in British Columbia, covering areas such as pre-contact, explorers and traders, colonization, missions, post-Confederation, education and economic development.
Indians of the Prairie Provinces / (A Historical Review). - Booklet. - October 1964.
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Description
Federal government publication relating to Aboriginal life in the Canadian prairie provinces, covering areas such as pre-contact, explorers and traders, colonization, missions, post-Confederation, education and economic development.
Indians of the Yukon and the Northwest Territories - Booklet. - March 1966.
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Canada. Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Description
Federal government publication relating to Aboriginal life in the Yukon and Northwest Territories, covering areas such as pre-contact, explorers and traders, Confederation to World War I, World War I to World War II, post-war years, missions and education.
Indians of Yukon and Northwest Territories - Booklet. - March 1967.
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Description
Federal government publication relating to Aboriginal life in the Yukon and Northwest Territories, covering areas such as pre-contact, explorers and traders, Confederation to World War I, World War I to World War II, post-war years, missions and education.
Indigenous Perspectives Education Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Historica Canada
Description
Teacher's resource includes lesson plans, classroom activities, links to online resources, and worksheets divided into five sections with associated themes: human geography (Indigenous peoples, civilizations and territories; contact to 1763 (encounters with Europeans); 1763 to 1876 (oral histories and biographies); 1876 to 1914 (policies and politics); 1914 to 1982 (separate and unequal); and 1980s to present day (toward reconciliation).
The Industrial Transformation of Subarctic Canada
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Stephen Bocking
Northern Review, no. 31, Fall, 2009, pp. 262-266
Description
Book review of The Industrial Transformation of Subarctic Canada by Liza Piper.
Interview with Five Elders of the Sarcee Reserve
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Dick Starlight
Jimmy Dodging Horse
Francis Crow Chief
William Little Bear
George Heavy Fire
Johnny Smith
Indian History Film Project
Description
Five elders of the Sarcee Reserve (ages 48-63) discuss their understanding of Treaty #7.
Interview with Frank and Alice Halcrow
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Frank Halcrow
Alice Halcrow
Dave Capot
Dan McLean
Indian History Film Project
Description
Frank Halcrow, aged 59, describes: taking of Treaty 8; establishment of reserves at Lesser Slave Lake; current problems due to small size of these reserves. Also tells story of a moose hunting expedition at time of great food shortage.
Interviews Pertaining to Chipewyan Lakes Census
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Richard Lightning
Indian History Film Project
Description
Interviews with 13 residents of the Chipewyan Lake area of northern Alberta.- Stresses need for establishment of a reserve in this area, and promises made to them about this.- Describe various lifestyles including farming, trapping and fishing.- Shows how settlement patterns in remote areas have been influenced by the location of schools and stores.
Isadore Willier Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Isadore Willier
Dave Kappo
Indian History Film Project
Description
This elderly man gives a fairly detailed account of the events at the signing of Treaty 8 and of the years immediately following this.
James Bull Interview 1
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
James Bull
Abraham Burnstick
Indian History Film Project
Description
Discusses taking of Treaty #6 and the promises made by the government as well as changes in diet and trade resulting from initial contact with non-Indians.
Jean Marie Mustus Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Jean Marie Mustus
Richard Lightning
Indian History Film Project
Description
Mr. Mustus, aged 78, is the grandson of Mustus, the first chief of the Sucker Creek Reserve. This is an unusual interview in that he displays fairly positive feelings about the treaty. Also talks of generosity of the H.B.C. storekeeper, sharing problems with white settlers, learning from them, etc. Shows little or no animosity to whitesociety.
Jimmy and Charlie Chief Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Jimmy Chief
Charlie Chief
Alphonse LittlePopular
Indian History Film Project
Description
Interview of the grandsons of Little Bear who discuss lifestyle. They tell stories about Cree raids on Blackfoot;the hanging of Little Bear and murder of a storekeeper's son by a medicine man. Interpreter by Alphonse Littlepoplar.
John Buffalo Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
John Buffalo
Richard Lightning
Indian History Film Project
Description
Talks about the taking of Treaty #6 and his understanding of the terms of the agreement as well as changes in lifestyle after treaty.
Joseph Lee Phelps Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
J.L. Phelps
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Description
Mr. Phelps was the Minister of Natural Resources in the Saskatchewan CCF government from 1944 to 1948. He speaks of attempts to replace welfare in the north with programs for fish and fur marketing.
Joseph R. MacAuley Sr. Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Joseph R. MacAuley
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Description
Mr. MacAuley tells of the changes that have taken place in Cumberland House including the increase in crime and alcoholism.
Manitoba and Canada's North-West: Founders and Builders
Alternate Title
Canadian Issues ; Spring/Summer 2021
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Robert Wardhaugh
James Mochoruk
Barry Ferguson
Frank J. Tough
David Chartrand ... [et al.]
Description
Special issue of Canadian Issues containing articles which focus on the Métis and the formation of Manitoba.
Max Ireland Interview #2
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Max Ireland
Alex Cywink
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where he gives accounts of storytelling amongst the Oneida; accounts of the educational system and its abuses.
Mrs. Alexandrine Nicolas Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Alexandrine (Mrs.) Nicolas
Carol Pearlstone
Indian History Film Project
Description
Mrs. Nicolas, nee Fleury, was born in Duck Lake in 1887. After a brief period in the U.S. where she attended school she returned to the Duck Lake area where she has lived ever since. She shares her experiences of raising her family of ten plus three foster children, her childhood, schooling and life on a mixed farm including the Depression years. She also gives an account of the Frog Lake Massacre as told by her grandfather, and of relatives who fought in WWI, WWII and the Korean war.
Mrs. Marion Dillon Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Marion Dillon
Mary Mountain
Indian History Film Project
Description
An interview that includes stories of hunting, trading and food gathering. Also included are stories about the Frog Lake massacre and Wihtiko (cannibal monster)
Mrs. Mary Jacobson Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Mary (Mrs.) Jacobson
Carol Pearlstone
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with Mary Jacobson, the daughter of a Hudson's Bay manager. She talks about job discrimination against Indian and Metis, how welfare payments have destroyed the old way of life and tells a story of the Riel Rebellion of 1885 that her mother told her.
Nishnawbe-Aski Nation: Part 1
Alternate Title
Confrontations Over Resources Development: Ipperwash Inquiry
Part 1: Nishnawbe-Aski Nation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Wally M. McKay
Description
Discusses resource development, blockades and social problems.
Northern Dene Bibliography
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ed Labenski
Description
Sources are divided by two areas, "Chipewyan" (Northern Saskatchewan and Manitoba, North West Territories) and British Columbia, Alberta, Yukon and Northwest Territories, grouped together. Each area is then divided into a social and cultural section and a language section. Bibliography includes citations from the Hearne Bibliography. The article is current as of 1998.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Eight: Foreigners Invade Your Country Simulation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation