Inuit Gift to John Diefenbaker
Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains correspondence relating to the gift of a polar bear skin rug to Prime Minister Diefenbaker by the Inuit of Northern Quebec.
1 file containing: Notes for a speech at the Pion-Era celebration in Saskatoon, SK. Diefenbaker notes his pride that the first day of the festival was devoted to honoring Saskatchewan's Indians. Diefenbaker adds that he was happy that Senator James Gladstone had been here to honor the Indigenous people.
Historical note:
A video made by La Ronge Community Television recording the 1978 La Ronge Indian Days.