File contains 15 negatives showing people at the Prince Albert Indian and Metis Friendship Centre during its' twenty-fifth anniversary on June 16, 1988. The 15 scanned images show eleven negatives showing various people within the Friendship Centre building, and five negatives showing traditional dancers in front of the Prince Albert City Hall.
File contains 4 negatives from a celebration held to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the Prince Albert Indian-Metis Friendship Centre. The celebration was held on July 7, 1988. The four scanned images include pictures of chuckwagon races.
This file contains the cover of the 25th Anniversary Souvenir Book of the Prince Albert (Saskatchewan) Indian and Metis Friendship Centre that celebrates the accomplishments of the Centre.
File contains 4 negatives from a meeting of the Indian and Metis Saskatchewan Association of Local Northern Governments, presumably held in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan on May 12, 1988. Two scanned images show meeting participants at the conference table.
Overview of 1991-1994 activities of the Indian Specific Claims Commission (ICC), an independent body of inquiry whose mandate includes review of rejected federal claims. The ICC focus includes, claims inquiries, research, mediation and publications, as well as review of the federal Specific Claims Policy and process. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Book review of: Indian Education in Canada. Volume 2: The Challenge. Nakoda Institute Occasional Paper No. 2 edited by Jean Barman, Yvonne Hebert, Don McCaskill
Call for a Federal policy to recognize the cultural importance of Indian languages and to expand the teaching of them beyond the current situation where only those people of Indian ancestry in Saskatchewan Provincial schools are funded for instruction.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 5, no. 2, Series 2: Special Issue, Summer, 1993, pp. 7-12
Description
Outlines four approaches to various traditional writings and discusses how critics need to understand how the literature fulfills and transcends a growing, developing tradition.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Prairie Forum, vol. 13, no. 1, Spring, 1988, pp. 25-42
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Examines the aftermath of the North-West Rebellion and the consequences of a pass system established by Indian Affairs intended to control Native Peoples movements.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 17, no. 3, Summer, 1993, pp. 343-349
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Author considers different historical perspectives on the civilized vs. savage narratives that are pervasive in the frontier mythology of the United States complicating both the portrayal of Indigenous peoples and the colonial state’s relationship with them.
Journal of American Folklore, vol. 11, no. 41, April-June 1898, pp. 85-104
Description
Examines Native American instruments with in-depth analysis of songs including vocal techniques, words, musical forms, and social aspects including a variety of emotive songs.
Abbreviated material from two books of Algonquin legends and stories. Originally published in 1898, electronic version published by University of Virginia Library 1999.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 17, no. 1, Special Issue on International Year of Indigenous Peoples: Discovery and Human Rights, 1993, pp. 229-240
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Looks back at key documents during the last 500 years, since Columbus, and argues that in the future there is hope for greater emancipation of Indigenous Peoples.
American Anthropologist, vol. 95, no. 3, New Series, September 1993, pp. 653-671
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Anthropology has been key to the definition and description of Indigenous knowledge and in the debate over the application of intellectual property rights to culturally specific information.
Alternate Routes, vol. 8, Nation, Race, Gender and the International Division of Labour, 1988, pp. 144-152
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Reply to Jesse Russell's criticisms of approach to culture and class in the author's article, "The Development of Capitalism and the Subjugation of Native Women in Northern Canada".
Canadian Theatre Review, vol. 74, Spring, 1993, pp. 35-[?]
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Discusses the theatre and how rehearsal can aid in the development of an identity through of role playing and acting, and recognizing identity as a dynamic concept.
Describes The Gatekeeper Study which investigated information- seeking behaviours of individuals who act as intermediaries for other members of their cultural group and discusses the implications for libraries.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 33, no. 1, October 1993, pp. [1-20]
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Study reveals mainsteam and Aboriginal teachers in the study shared some teaching preferences; distinctions included use of local social and educational factors to guide their teaching.
Ethnohistory, vol. 40, no. 1, Winter, 1993, pp. 34-69
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Discussion of the 1990 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that a tribal court may not assert criminal jurisdiction over a non member Native American. Provides historical context for extending law over those within their "community."
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 22, no. 6, July 1993, p. 3
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Dr. Ernie Walker, University of Saskatchewan, directs archaeological students at a new site named Thundercloud where a clay gaming disk was uncovered in 1993.