Includes Saskatoon City Council minutes from a meeting on Monday, June 9, 1980 regarding a report by the Community Liaison Committee (Report No. 3-1980) including items on Aboriginal Employment (Item # 1316), Housing (Item # 1317), Education and Native People and the Law (Item # 1318), as well as a list of Committee members.
This article describes the findings of a study of isolated communities and reserves in the prairie provinces conducted for the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation, with the co-operation of the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. The study finds that housing conditions for aboriginals are sub-standard and properly constructed houses and housing groups would be beneficial.
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 112-121
Description
Canative Housing Corporation was created to help provide and maintain residential accommodations for low-income Métis families moving to Edmonton and Calgary, Alberta.
Includes Saskatoon City Council minutes from a meeting on Tuesday, February 19, 1980 regarding a proposal to hire an permanent staff member for the purposes of co-ordination, development and research with reference to Aboriginal-Non-Aboriginal Affairs in the City of Saskatoon. The report cites increased Aboriginal migration to the city over the previous two years as one reason behind this proposal.
A Cree camp at the Sandy Lake Reserve, probably sometime around the end of the nineteenth or early twentieth centuries. Picture shows several tipis and horses.
A photograph of a camp of Cree people on the prairie, probably sometime between 1890 and 1930. Many wear western clothing, some women with formal dresses and caps. A man with his back to camera wears some traditional clothing adorned with feathers. Picture possibly taken by George Mann family who worked with Cree people in Onion Lake, Saddle Lake and Hobbema reserves between 1883 and 1916. Members of the family were known to continue to visit these areas well into the 1920s.
Image shows 5 women (one with infant on back) stiching hides together (possibly for teepee). Teepees surround them and a wagon is visible in the background.
Includes Saskatoon City Council minutes from a meeting on Monday, January 24, 1977 regarding a motion to establish a Community Liaison Committee to highlight issues of importance to understanding and co-operation between the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities in Saskatoon.
A photograph of an exhibit of an Indian village at Pion-era at the Saskatoon Exhibition showing two decorated tipis with woman and children standing at entrance.
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Boorne & May (photographer)
Description
Black and white photograph of an Indigenous camp of teepees with trees in foreground and Calgary in background.
Unused photograph from the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Description
Black and white photograph of people on horseback and on foot wandering about a camp of teepees.
Unused photo from the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Boorne & May (photographer)
Description
Black and white photograph of a Sarcee woman, Kitsipimi Otunna on a horse with a travois. Camp with teepee in background.
Unused photograph from the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Boorne & May
Description
Note: The description of this document uses wording that was common to mainstream society of that time period in history. As such, it contains language that is no longer in common use and may offend some readers. This wording should not be construed to represent the views of the Indigenous Studies Portal or the University of Saskatchewan Library.
Black and white photograph of two Sarcee women and a girl, sitting outside of a teepee, subtitled "Micakiu, Mucayoimxin Otokeman, Sarcee Squaws"
From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
Image of encampment includes 7 teepees (one without skin covering) and one rack. A Red River Cart sits in the foreground. One man entering teepee (at left) barely visible. Plains landscape.
Indian encampment, with covered wagons in foreground. Indians (wearing felt hats) are gathered in a circle in middle distance, while closer up several male settlers talk to an Indian male. A lone white woman and baby are seen at right.
Indian Record (Vol. 33, No. 5-6, May-June, 1970)dgh864Tue, 02/04/2014 - 00:00
Documents & Presentations
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"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record.
Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.
"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record.
Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.
"National publication for the Indians of Canada". Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record.
Articles reflect the attitudes and polices of the time.
"National publication for the Indians of Canada". Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record.
Articles reflect the attitudes and polices of the time.
"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record .
Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.
"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record .
Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.
"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record .
Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.
"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record .
Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.
"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record .
Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.
"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record .
Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.
"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record .
Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.
An image of an several teepees in a long line in a grassy field. Most of the teepees are completely white, however, one at the extreme right has a red top and pictographs on the side. There are a few empty wagons, two horses and two people visible amongst the teepees. There are some shrubs in the foreground and small trees in the background. Colours have been added to the picture in a chromolithograph process.
An image of a boardwalk in a small village. Totem poles are visible along the wooden walkway at the front of several buildings. There is a small boat on the walkway which indicates it may be a wharf in a fishing community.
An close-up image of three totem poles in a village. There are buildings, large pole structures and trees in the background. An boy is visible in the bottom left corner.
A photograph of a teepee structure set up as a fish drying rack. There is a covering on the back half of the teepee and a group of people seated inside. On the back of the photo is written: Salt River in the Northwest.
Mr. Ledoux, aged 99 at the time of the interview is of mixed French and Indian ancestry but is registered as a treaty Indian. He was present during the Riel Rebellion of 1885 and gives an account of what he saw in the Rebellion; views of the rebellion and the people involved.
Photo depicts John Alexander Mackay at centre conversing with an indigenous woman while observing another woman seated on the ground with dogs. Teepee, canoe and building in background.
A photograph of a Native Encampment near Saskatoon taken around 1905. There are several teepees, some four wheel wagons and at least two Red River Cart style wagons. There are some men standing near a horse in the centre of the photo.
A negative showing three Native men and three women standing by two tipis in a summer camp. They wear western style clothes. There is a saddled horse in the background.
A panoramic photograph of an Indian Camp in the Saskatchewan District of the North-West Territories, probably taken in the late 19th century. There are teepees, covered wagons and government style white canvas tents.
Includes Saskatoon City Council minutes from a meeting on Monday, February 27, 1978 dealing primarily with a report of the Community Liaison Committee regarding a conference entitled "Native people on the Street". The four main topics discussed were 1. Initiating communication between Riversdale residents and community organizations, 2. Clarifying areas of agreement and disagreement on the question of Native-White relations in Saskatoon, 3. Discussing directions for possible solutions, and 4.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ross Gibson
Nick Schultz
Description
RCAP 168 contains a transcript of a telephone consultation between Counsel for the Royal Commission on Aboriginal People, Nick Schultz and retired RCMP officer Ross Gibson who had been a witness to the relocation of Inuit to the High Arctic. The conversation focuses on the Gibson's recollection of events and their portrayal currently.
RCAP 62 contains files from a round table sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at the Mic Mac Native Friendship Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia. This sitting of the Commission contains presentations by various Aboriginal organizations in the fields of health, housing, justice, urban development, and education.