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.
Historical note:
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.Black and white photograph of a class of young Indigenous girls learning to knit and spin at the St. Albert industrial school. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
Black and white photograph of a class of Indigenous youths learning saddlery and bootmaking at the St. Albert industrial school. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
Black and white photograph of four Indigenous men wearing western clothing, taken on a reserve in Alberta. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
Black and white photograph of the members of the St. Albert Brass Band posing with instruments. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
Comments on four letters containing new information regarding a group of five Inuit who travelled to England from Labrador in the 18th century. The four letters discussed are included.
Excerpt from The Great Lone Land, originally published in 1873.
Introduction and documents that trace the three year campaign by the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs against the Meech Lake Accord.