A telegram from Michael Keewatin of the Native Counselling Service in Lethbridge, Alberta requesting an extension of the Drug and Alcohol Education Program.
Correspondence between Mrs. A. Warner and John Diefenbaker regarding Diefenbaker's remarks at the opening ceremonies at Inuvik and regarding a sculpture there.
Telegram from C.W. Watt of the PQ Inuit Association noting refusal of residents to vote in October 11th election until given proper representation in the House of Commons. Also pg. 26 of a brochure by the French government describing an exhibition in that country of Canadian Inuit art.
International Journal of Canadian Studies, no. 12, Aboriginal Peoples and Canada, Fall, 1995, pp. [262]-275
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Looks at the role space related issues play in land claims and sovereignty. Suggests topics for future research.
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American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 19, no. 4, 1995, pp. 213-229
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Discussion of John Neihardt's religious beliefs at the time of his meeting with Black Elk and on the book Black Elk Speaks, which is based on interviews and chronicles the key events in the Oglala Sioux man's life.
Ethnohistory, vol. 19, no. 2, Spring, 1972, pp. 109-122
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Oral tradition, in combination with a study of the distribution of the Pleistocene giant beaver, suggests a folktale may be a type of fossil memory about an extinct species.
General discussion of right to self-government as well as building capacity through elections, adoption of a Constitution, establishment of a legislative assembly, creation of affiliated institutions to deliver programs and services, and relationships with other levels of government.
Purpose of study was to review provincial government interventions impacting self-government, identify methods of conducting relations that would foster self-government, and contribute to educating public about issues.
A photograph of the government's surveyors corps of scouts during the 1885 uprising, probably taken at Qu'Appelle prior to Middleton's march north. The men appear to be armed with lever action repeating rifles and pistols.
On information card: Grave found in association with La Loche House with a Hudson's Bay Fort. Principle features are the cross at the head of the grave and a picket wood fence. Methy Portage, SK.
A photograph of grenadiers of the Northwest Field Force (Canadian Army) at Fish Creek, NWT, 1885. It is unclear from the shot whether it was taken during the battle, or afterwards while Middleton's troops camped there. Many of the grenadiers are lying prone on the ground which seems to indicate that they are engaged in firing.
Pediatric Exercise Science, vol. 7, no. 4, 1995, pp. 432-444
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Looks at the effect of physical activity on child and adolescent development in two circumpolar communities in the different phases of a sedentary lifestyle.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 19, no. 2, March/April 1995, pp. 6-7
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Looks at how a community addressed an alcohol problem by collaborating with government agencies and other organizations to to lobby authorities for help.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 7, no. 2, Series 2, Summer, 1995, pp. 1-2
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Discussion on Native American literature and culture in terms of what it has to offer, including many narrators and many possibilities of meaning.
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Image of Captain John French, killed at Batoche. On back of photo: "An old French halfbreed, named Ross, was standing at the corner of a house nearly opposite Batoche's house, and fired the fatal shot, then made a run for cover, but paid the penalty for shooting French just before reading it."
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 7, no. 3, Series 2: Contemporary American Indian Poetry, Fall, 1995, pp. 17-28
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Interview with Maurice Kenny on Tekonwatonti/Molly Brant (1735-1795 : Poems of War) and his other work.
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Navajo common law seeks justice by offering healing.
Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 19, no. 3, 1995, pp. 211-214
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Presents a letter, protesting the nonrenewal of Morris Swadesh's contract by the City College of New York in 1949, signed by the chief of the Mowachat band. Morris Swadesh, who taught people how to write their language (Nuu-chah-nulth or Nootka), was much appreciated by the Aht people, thus his nonrenewal caused great concern.
First Nations negotiate with the Province of Saskatchewan, the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority and the Western Canada Lottery Corporation for gaming agreement.