Saskatchewan History, vol. 38, no. 3, Autumn, 1985, pp. 108-117
Description
Excerpts from the journal kept in the Sergeant Major’s office at the Battleford NWMP detachment in 1885. Entries selected from May 10 to May 24 and edited for publication.
Entire issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 108.
This file contains Barron's typed notes: Background Notes Bill C-31: An Act to Amend the Indian Act. An excellent overview of the act and the people in the First Nations community who were affected by it. It also has statistics, dates and the specific laws changed by the Bill.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 5, no. 1, 1985, pp. 141-144
Description
Book reviews of 3 books:
When Freedom is Lost: The Dark Side of the Relationship Between Government and the Fort Hope Band by Paul Driben and Robert S. Trudeau.
Bibliography of Canadian Indian Mythology compiled by Kim Echlin.
Mni Wakan and The Sioux: Respite, Release and Recreation edited by Rodger Hornby and Richard H. Dana
Aboriginal Law Bulletin, vol. 1, no. 12, February 1985, p. 8
Description
Discussion on Canadian land rights, self-government including the Cree-Naskapi (of Quebec) Act, constitutional initiatives and possible future directions.
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 6, no. 8, August 1976, p. 38
Description
Chief Rod King, of the Lucky Man First Nation, declined medals and asked the Crown to honour the Treaty 6 promises at a commemorative centenary ceremony.
File contains 3 negatives of the Crutwell, Saskatchewan Local of AMNSIS (no. 66) recieving $33000 from the federal government for the building of a ball diamond in the community. One scanned image shows members of AMNSIS local at the ceremony.
Features activist who is trying to get claim settled before construction begins on the Mackenzie Valley pipeline. Includes synopsis and "Did You Know?" section.
Duration: 8:40.
A photocopy of the Objectives and Goals of the Manitoba Region of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. There is also five photocopied issues of "Dialogue," an Indian and Northern Affairs pamphlet on the policies and programs of the Indian and Eskimo Affairs program.
History of Education Quarterly, vol. 16, no. 2, Summer, 1976, pp. 163-185
Description
Reviews the United States educational policy that aimed to prepare Native Americans for "citizenship and civilization" initially provided support for boarding and separate day schools and later for public school education.
Three elders from Goodfish Lake Reserve talk about problems of defining accurate boundaries, their rights to a timber berth, and hay meadows which they believe are part of their reserve.
Explains how the Federal government initially failed to inform people about the mercury poisoning of fish. Programs are now in place to say what species are most poisonous, and where it is safe to fish.
Duration: 5:15
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 9, no. 1, March 1985, pp. 3-5
Description
Message from the Secretary, (Australian) Department of Aboriginal Affairs discussing the expansion of Aboriginal health workers in delivering health care.
Native Studies Review, vol. 1, no. 2, 1985, pp. 33-45
Description
Examines the challenges associated with individuals attempting, as intermediaries, to represent the interests of both government and Native populations.
Saskatchewan History, vol. 38, no. 1, Winter, 1985, pp. 26-35
Description
Transcriptions from the journal of James M. Austin who enlisted as a member of the North West Field Force to suppress the North West Resistance (1885). Describes the day-to-day perspectives of an ordinary soldier, and the drudgery and trauma of military life.
Entire issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 26.
[A Survey of the Contemporary Indians of Canada: Economic, Political, Educational Needs and Policies]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Dennis Madill]
no. Second Edition
Description
Discusses background to the report and responses to the recommendations contained in it.
Actual title of the report: A Survey of the Contemporary Indians of Canada: Economic, Political, Educational Needs and Policies.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 9, no. 3, September 1985, p. 2
Description
Introductory article comments on the overwhelming response to the previous call for content on health and religion. The balance is published in this issue.
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 9, no. 1, Parks and People, Spring, 1985
Description
Suggests that Parks Canada should follow similar guidelines to other nations, such as Australia, where a national park is created in conjunction with the settlement of an aboriginal land claim.