Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 22, no. 2, January 1983, pp. [23-27]
Description
Study provides evidence of severe deficiencies in geographic education throughout Arizona public schools and suggests a need to develop teacher training courses of study that focus on geographic concepts, skills and knowledge.
Short animated depiction of the life of Edouard Beaupré, the "Willow Bunch Giant", an 8'3" man from the Métis community of Willow Bunch, SK whose life was cut short at the age of 23 at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904.
Duration: 2:25.
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.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 11, no. 4, Autumn, 1987, pp. 287-314
Description
Using the Ojibway Grassy Narrows reservation in Ontario to analyze the negative socioeconomic impact of a lack of Indigenous autonomy and control over their own land and resources.
Native Studies Review, vol. 3, no. 2, Native Peoples, Museums, and Heritage Resource Management, 1987, pp. 47-59
Description
Argues that the elaborately decorated items of clothing made by the Métis were not for their own use and had no relevance to their culture; instead they were created as commodities to be sold to Europeans.
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.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 7, no. 2, 1983, pp. 27-50
Description
Historical review of the Iroquois and the continuing dispute over inherent sovereign rights from the signing, in 1784, up to the appeal at the United Nations in 1945.
Canadian Catholic Historical Association. Study Sessions, vol. 50, 1983, pp. 609-630
Description
Looks at the first federally sponsored study, A Survey of the Contemporary Indians of Canada, which purported to assess the conditions of First Nations people in all regions of Canada.
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."
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 11, no. 1, March 1987, pp. 20-28
Description
Program developed for health and alcohol workers in southern Australia to help form separate specialized work units. Core units include personal development, administration, community development and Aboriginal politics.
Hearty Co-operation and Efficient Aid, the Metis and Treaty 3
Hearty Co-operation and Efficient Aid, the Metis and Treaty No. 3
Hearty Co-operation and Efficient Aid, the Metis and Treaty Three
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David T. McNab
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 3, no. 1, 1983, pp. 131-149
Description
Reviews the Metis role in the negotiations of Treaty 3 and disputes Treaty Commissioner Alexander Morris' statement that the Metis had a persuasive influence.
Consists of an interview where he talks about different groupings in Mohawk society. This transcript illustrates some of the difficulties encountered when relying too closely on the oral history tradition. He also gives personal recollections of life on the reserve.
BC Studies, no. 57, British Columbia a Place For Aboriginal Peoples?, Spring, 1983, pp. 24-37
Description
Looks at historical aboriginal property relations between two Tsimshian villages, pre-contact use of land and resources and Tsimshian social structure.
Native Studies Review, vol. 3, no. 1, 1987, pp. 31-58
Description
Reviews the evolution of parole legislation in Canada and questions whether the changes will worsen or improve the disproportionate number of Aboriginal inmates.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 11, no. 3, 1987, pp. 75-92
Description
Book review of:
Through White Men's Eyes; A Contribution To Navajo History: A Chronological Record of the Navajo People from Earliest Times to the Treaty of June 1, 1868. edited by J. Lee Correll.