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Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC)
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Paper is based on the fundamental belief that Aboriginal rights are inherent rights that cannot be extinguished or terminated.
American Indians (U.S. & Canada): A Bibliography of Contemporary Studies and Urban Research
Alternate Title
Council of Planning Librarians Exchange Bibliography ; 376-377
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Author/Creator
James N. Kerri
Description
Material is dated. Published in 1973.
An Annotated Bibliography of Young People's Books on American Indians
Alternate Title
Curriculum Bulletin (United States Bureau of Indian Affairs) ; no. 12
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Description
Lists 367 fiction and non-fiction works published between 1931 and 1972 and graded for students. Supplement to An Annotated Bibliography of Young People's Fiction on American Indians.
Note: Due to age of publication, some selections may no longer be considered appropriate.
Batoche National Historic Site / Public Comment on the Plan Alternatives - Report. - August 1981.
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Description
Results from public meetings of persons interested in the development of Batoche, site of an important battle during the Northwest Resistance. Aspects of development that are favored include a visitor's centre, preservation of nearby buildings relevant to the Battle of Batoche, and preservation of the landscape as native vegetation.
Historical note:
Batoche Planning Program - January 1981.
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Description
This booklet outlines three plans for the Batoche National Historic Site and provides comments sections to the public to respond.
Calder et al. v. Attorney-General of British Columbia, [1973] S.C.R. 313
Alternate Title
Calder et al. v. Attorney-General of British Columbia, [1973] Supreme Court Reports 313
Frank Calder et al., Suing on Their Own Behalf and On Behalf of All Other Members of the Nishga Tribal Council [...]
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Supreme Court of Canada
Description
Argues that Aboriginal title had never been extinguished in territories around Nass River Valley, Observatory Inlet, Portland Inlet and the Portland Canal, in northwestern British Columbia.
Civil Liberties
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Description
File containing a newspaper article from the Globe and Mail regarding the court's underapplication of Diefenbaker's Bill of Rights, including reference to cases involving the Indian Act.
A Comparative Study on Dams and Power-water Diversion Projects across Canada, with Emphasis in Northern Ontario Proposed Water Developments and the Indian People Who Will Be Directly Affected by Their Impacts
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Author/Creator
Harry Achneepineskum
Description
The author, a member of the Ogoki (Martin Falls) band in northern Ontario, expresses concern with the Canadian government's plan to dam rivers in Canada and divert the water to the United States. He notes that Aboriginal land will be flooded, according to government proposals.
Consolidation of Indian Legislation: Volume I: United Kingdom and Canada
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Author/Creator
Gail Hinge
Description
Constitutional documents and Pre- and Post-Confederation statutes. Post-Confederation category is further divided into administrative, constitutional, federal grants, federal-provincial agreements, lands, Manitoba, Northern Canada, Saskatchewan and Alberta, and miscellaneous,
Consolidation of Indian Legislation: Volume II: Indian Acts and Amendments, 1868-1975
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Author/Creator
Gail Hinge
Description
Starting with the Revised Statute of 1886, relevant portions of each amending statute of the revised Indian Act are inserted following the provision affected.
Consolidation of Indian Legislation: Volume III: Provincial Legislation: Pre- and Post-Confederation
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Author/Creator
Gail Hinge
Description
Separated into provinces, and then further divided by areas of education, electoral provisions, game, lands, liquor provisions, grants, taxation and miscellaneous.
Coyote and the Stars
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The Indian Reading Series: Stories and Legends of the Northwest ; Level 1, Book 1
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Members of the Warm Springs Reservation Committee
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Culture, Community and the Curriculum
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Author/Creator
Ray Barnhardt
Description
Examines underlying processes of education using a cross-cultural approach.
Department of Health and Welfare, Medical Services Branch, Indian and Northern Health Services Directorate Annual Report, Fiscal Year 1977-1978
Alternate Title
IHS Annual Report
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Author/Creator
Department of National Health and Welfare
Description
To see all annual reports between 1945-1992, search 'IHS Annual Report'.
This reproduction is a copy of an official work that is published by the Government of Canada and has not been produced in affiliation with, or with the endorsement of the Government of Canada. See full reproduction credits
Department of National Health and Welfare, Medical Services Branch, Indian and Northern Health Services Directorate Annual Report, Fiscal Year 1972-1973
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IHS Annual Report
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Department of National Health and Welfare
Description
To see all annual reports between 1945-1992, search 'IHS Annual Report'.
This reproduction is a copy of an official work that is published by the Government of Canada and has not been produced in affiliation with, or with the endorsement of the Government of Canada. See full reproduction credits
Department of National Health and Welfare, Medical Services Branch, Indian and Northern Health Services Directorate Annual Report, Fiscal Year 1980-1981
Alternate Title
IHS Annual Report
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Author/Creator
Department of National Health and Welfare
Description
To see annual reports between 1945-1992, search 'IHS Annual Report'.
This reproduction is a copy of an official work that is published by the Government of Canada and has not been produced in affiliation with, or with the endorsement of the Government of Canada. See full reproduction credits
Federal Recognition of Indian Fishing Rights in British Columbia
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Author/Creator
Barbara Lane
Description
Presents the Fort Fraser Agreement of June 15, 1911 and the Fort St. James Agreement of June 19, 1911.
File Classification System: Administrative (Housekeeping) and Operational Records Indian and Inuit Affairs Program [1872-c1980)]
Alternate Title
A Guide to the Indian and Northern Affairs Canada "File History Cards", 1872-c1980
Guide pour les Fiches sur l'historique de dossiers des Affaires Indiennes et du Nord Canada, 1872-c1980
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Author/Creator
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
Description
Lists subject file blocks and subsections, and contains guide to various fiches used by Indian Affairs and its predecessors to track files created in headquarters central registry.
English guide follows French version.
Halfbreeds: Primary Source Material
Alternate Title
Claims and Historical Research Centre ; B.27
Half-Breeds: Primary Source Material
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Author/Creator
Dennis Madill
Description
Sources include Record Group 10 records relating to Indian Affairs (1872-1950), Sir John A. Macdonald Papers, Alexander Mackenzie Papers, David Laird Papers, Alexander Morris Papers, Edgar Dewdney Papers, and L. Vankoughnet Letterbooks.
Handbook: State-Tribal Relations
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Commission on State-Tribal Relations
Description
Looks at the unique nature of governmental-tribal relationships and provides a framework for opportunities of cooperation.
Indian Claims Processes - Lloyd I. Barber / Commisioner on Indian Claims.
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Lloyd I. Barber
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Report by Lloyd I. Barber, Vice-President, University of Saskatchewan and Indian Claims Commissioner, discussing his role as commissioner, structures and approaches to settling land claims, and the role of the federal government to provide proper settlement based on the history of the Treaties. Item found in folder Indian Land Claims, 1973, 1974.
Indian Coverage in Canadian Daily Newspapers, 1977: A Content Analysis
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Author/Creator
Heather Sim
Description
Material gathered from a random selection of 500 items making reference to "Indians" during a nine month period.
Indian Notes [Vol. 12, no. 1, 1978]
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Author/Creator
John C. Ewers
Edmund C. Carpenter
William N. Fenton
William C. Sturtevant
Description
Quarterly magazine published by the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation.
Issue features the established policy for accessions to the collections.
Indian Notes [Vol. 9, no. 1, Winter, 1973]
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Author/Creator
[Ellenda L. Wulfestieg
William F. Stiles
U. Vincent Wilcox]
Description
Quarterly magazine published by the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation.
Articles on various topics including a special holiday exhibit and conservation at the museum.
Indian Notes [Vol. 9, no. 2, Spring, 1973]
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Author/Creator
William F. Stiles
Michael Sellon
Description
Quarterly magazine published by the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation.
Articles on various topics including personal observations on the Mikasuki and a display of miniatures.
Indian Notes [Vol. 9, no. 3, Summer, 1973]
Alternate Title
Indian Notes: Annual Report for the Period from January 1, 1972 through December 31, 1972
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Author/Creator
[U. Vincent Wilcox
Ellenda Wulfestieg
Carmelo Guadagno
Nick Cleveland
Susan Krause-Martin ... [et al.]
Description
Quarterly magazine published by the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation.
Annual report includes reports on attendance, staff turnover, curator's message and more.
Indian Notes [Vol. 9, no. 4, Fall, 1973]
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Author/Creator
Anna C. Roosevelt
U. Vincent Wilcox
Michael Sellon
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Quarterly magazine published by the Museum of the American Indian.
Articles on various topics including a study of tools from ancient Chile and basketry in the Island Carib.
Indian Record (Vol. 36, No. 1-2, January-February, 1973)
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"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record.
Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.
Indian Record (Vol. 36, Nos. 5-6, May-June, 1973)
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"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as
Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.
Indian Record (Vol. 36, Nos. 6-7, July-August, 1973)
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"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record.
Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.
Indian Record (Vol. 41, Nos 5-6, May-June, 1978)
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Description
"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record.
Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.
The Indian Title Question in Canada: An Appraisal in the Light of Calder. - K. Lysyk. - Reprint. - September 1973.
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Author/Creator
Kenneth Lysyk
Description
The author, Deputy Attorney General of Saskatchewan, gives his personal views on the Calder vs. Attorney General of British Columbia legal case that established that Aboriginal title exists in modern Canadian law. The Calder case related to the Nishgas (Nisga'a) land claim in northwestern British Columbia. Item found within folder 'XXXII-39'.
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Kruger and al. v. The Queen, [1978] 1 S.C.R. 104
Alternate Title
Kruger and al. v. The Queen, [1978] 1 Supreme Court Reports 104
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Author/Creator
Supreme Court of Canada
Description
Case regarding the shooting of a deer during closed season. This case deals with the Wildlife Act of 1966 and the Indian Act of 1970.
Man in the North Technical Paper: Education in the Canadian North, Three Reports: 1971-1972
Alternate Title
Man in the North Project
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Author/Creator
Doug Brown
Rosalee Tizya
Eric Gourdeau
Ghislaine Girard
Eric Gourdeau
H.T. Murphy
Description
Reports focus on community-guided education, northern teacher training, and preparedness of southern teachers for northern employment.
The Métis as a Factor in the Euro-Canadian Development of the Canadian West
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[Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development]
Description
Argues that the Métis were not an impediment to Euro-Canadian development and that their fight to be recognized as a "New Nation" played a significant role in the creation of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.
Multiculturalism
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1 file containing a Minister of State Multiculturalism news release on multiculturalism grants including information on a grant to Indian communities in Saint John.
Native Child Apprehensions Conference
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City of Saskatoon
Description
Includes Saskatoon City Council minutes from a meeting on Tuesday, September 8, 1981 regarding an invitation by the Saskatoon Legal Assistance Clinic Society for City Council to partake in a conference on Native Child Apprehension on September 9, 10, and 11th in Saskatoon.
Native Peoples, Europeans and the Land in Canada - Stewart Raby. - Bibliography. - 1973.
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Author/Creator
Stewart Raby
Description
This bibliography includes materials relating primarily to Canadian Aboriginals in the area of ethnographic, historical and political geography. Specific subjects include ethnography and human ecology; early European contacts, settlers and the fur trade; conflict and control over native peoples; the British Indian Department and the Canadas; and contemporary Indian reserves. Also included are materials from the United States, Latin America, Australia, New Zealand, Greenland Inuit and Russian minorities.
Our Mother Corn
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Author/Creator
Sherry Mathers
Description
Looks at the central role of corn in the cultures of the Hopi, Pawnee and Seneca peoples.
An Overview of Demographic, Social and Economic Conditions among British Columbia's Registered Indian Population
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Author/Creator
Andrew Siggner
Chantal Locatelli
Description
Historical data primarily sourced from Indian and Inuit Affairs Program's records.
Covers time period 1966-1976.
Prince Albert-Duck Lake
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File containing an agenda for the official opening of the Duck Lake Historical Museum including presentations made by Beardy and the Okemasis Reserves.
Prince Albert -- Pipeline and Northern Oil
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1 file containing a document with House of Commons Debates (Pages 1301,1305,1306,1308); debate questioning a statement the Prime Minister made about native titles to land.
Progress Report on Affirmative Action in Saskatoon
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City of Saskatoon
Description
Includes Saskatoon City Council minutes from a meeting on Monday, January 19, 1981 regarding actions taken to date and the progress made towards developing an Affirmative Action Program for the City by the City's Director of Personnel Services. Includes discussion of meetings with Native Outreach and Native Placing and Training-on-the-Job Units of the Canada Employment Centre, as well as feedback from civic Unions and women's groups.
Report No. 1-1978 of the Community Liaison Committee
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City of Saskatoon
Description
Includes Saskatoon City Council minutes from a meeting on Monday, February 27, 1978 dealing primarily with a report of the Community Liaison Committee regarding a conference entitled "Native people on the Street". The four main topics discussed were 1. Initiating communication between Riversdale residents and community organizations, 2. Clarifying areas of agreement and disagreement on the question of Native-White relations in Saskatoon, 3. Discussing directions for possible solutions, and 4.
Report No. 2-1978 of the Community Liaison Committee
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City of Saskatoon
Description
Includes Saskatoon City Council minutes from a meeting on Monday, May 15, 1978 regarding the tabling for Report No. 2-1978 of the Community Liaison Committee dealing with the "Native People on the Street" Workshop held on February 8, 1978, and the appointment of Harold McNabb of the Peepeekesis First Nation as a research assistant.
Rodney Soonias Saskatoon Police Commission
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City of Saskatoon
Description
Includes Saskatoon City Council minutes from a meeting on Monday February 9, 1981 discussing a request for the appointment of Rodney Soonias to the Board of Police Commissioners representing the Native and Non-Native community. The matter was referred to the Committee on Committees.
"Saskatchewan Indian Cultural College"
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Description
This file contains a promotional brochure that outlines the philosophy, objectives and training opportunities available at Saskatchewan Indian Cultural College in 1973.
Saskatoon Indian Metis Friendship Centre Tax Rebate
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City of Saskatoon
Description
Includes Saskatoon City Council minutes from a meeting on Monday, August 31, 1981 regarding a letter of thanks to City Council from the Saskatoon Indian Metis Friendship Centre for receiving a tax rebate.
Strangers in Our Own Land: A Discussion Paper Prepared for the Honourable Robert Welch QC, Minister of Culture and Recreation
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Author/Creator
Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship Centres (OFIFC)
Description
Discusses how migration from the insulated and regulated life on reserves to urban centres has impacted First Nations people, the importance of friendship centres' role in alleviating problems, and their need for additional resources.
Thunder and the Mosquito
Alternate Title
The Indian Reading Series: Stories and Legends of the Northwest ; Level II, Book 2
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Author/Creator
Coast Area Planning Committee
Description
Children's book retells Muckleshoot traditional story.