Aboriginal and Islander Health Workers Spread the Word
Reprint of two letters received by the journal in 1989. One by a person involved in Aboriginal education and the other regarding African women's health.
Reprint of two letters received by the journal in 1989. One by a person involved in Aboriginal education and the other regarding African women's health.
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Ruth Cuthand was born in Prince Albert, SK in 1954 and grew up near the Blood Reserve in Alberta. Her heritage is Plains Cree and Scots/Irish. Her Aboriginal culture and memories of her childhood experiences are often the inspiration for her art-making practice.Historical note:
Mrs. C. Wetton was a staff correspondent for the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix at North Battleford for 37 years.Historical note:
The responsibilities of Minister of Citizenship and Immigration also included the operation of the Indian Affairs Branch.Includes some discussion of Riel's trial and sentencing.
Speech made in the House of Commons.
Black and white photograph of two young Indigenous men on horseback. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
Portrait of Cree Chief Piapot holding a rifle and wearing hat and scarf. Historical note:(Piapot (c.1816 - 1908) Chief of First Nations people in southern Saskatchewan in the late 1800s. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
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