699 Day Schools
A map of Federal Indian Day Schools in Canada with a corresponding RG-10 file for each location.
A map of Federal Indian Day Schools in Canada with a corresponding RG-10 file for each location.
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First proclaimed by the Governor General of Canada on 13 June 1996, June 21st of every year has become a day in the Canadian calendar that presents Aboriginal peoples with a great opportunity to express great pride for their rich diverse cultures with their families, neighbours, friends and visitors.Historical note:
First proclaimed by the Governor General of Canada on 13 June 1996, June 21st of every year has become a day in the Canadian calendar that presents Aboriginal peoples with a great opportunity to express great pride for their rich diverse cultures with their families, neighbours, friends and visitors.Compilation of primary documents.
Primarily newspaper articles.
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Lists all 73 volumes edited by Reuben Gold Thwaites, with subject descriptions and links to full text in the Internet Archive.
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The Mistawasis First Nation is located approximately 68 kilometres west of the city of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. The Nation has one reserve with an area of approximately 125.44 square kilometres. The First Nation takes its name from the name of its first chief, Chief Mistawasis. Mistawasis, or "Big Child" in English, was the first person to sign Treaty 6 in 1876.Historical note:
The Mistawasis First Nation is located roughly 68 kilometres west of the city of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. The Nation has one reserve with an area of approximately 125.44 square kilometres. The First Nation takes its name from the name of its first chief, Chief Mistawasis. Mistawasis, or "Big Child" in English, was the first person to sign Treaty 6 in 1876.Historical note:
The Mistawasis First Nation is located roughly 68 kilometres west of the city of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. The Nation has one reserve with an area of approximately 125.44 square kilometres. The First Nation takes its name from the name of its first chief, Chief Mistawasis. Mistawasis, or "Big Child" in English, was the first person to sign Treaty 6 in 1876.Historical note:
The Mistawasis First Nation is located roughly 68 kilometres west of the city of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. The Nation has one reserve with an area of approximately 125.44 square kilometres. The First Nation takes its name from the name of its first chief, Chief Mistawasis. Mistawasis, or "Big Child" in English, was the first person to sign Treaty 6 in 1876.Historical note:
The Mistawasis First Nation is located roughly 68 kilometres west of the city of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. The Nation has one reserve with an area of approximately 125.44 square kilometres. The First Nation takes its name from the name of its first chief, Chief Mistawasis. Mistawasis, or "Big Child" in English, was the first person to sign Treaty 6 in 1876.Historical note:
The Mistawasis First Nation is located roughly 68 kilometres west of the city of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. The Nation has one reserve with an area of approximately 125.44 square kilometres. The First Nation takes its name from the name of its first chief, Chief Mistawasis. Mistawasis, or "Big Child" in English, was the first person to sign Treaty 6 in 1876.Digitized versions of originals (1879-1949) mainly relating to day-to-day running of individual schools across Canada such as building maintenance, general administration, teachers' salaries and residences, and supplies. In some cases admissions and discharges (residential schools), death of pupils (residential schools), applications to teach, inspectors' reports, drugs and medical supplies for treatment of students, and vocational training supplies are also mentioned. Some headquarters files are included. Also included is link to indexes to the Indian Affairs School Files.
"The evidence provided to this commission provides an interesting record of thoughts by the government and (mostly non-Indigenous, male) experts about food, Indigenous people and the Canadian North-West ten years after the near-extinction of the buffalo."
Compilation of primary sources which represent the settler's perspectives on the schools.