Arctic, vol. 37, no. 4, Unveiling the Arctic, December 1984, pp. 373-384
Description
Describes Sami people between year 900 to 1700 from accounts by various individuals that made journeys through the territory of present day northern Norway.
Includes Saskatoon City Council minutes from a meeting on Monday, June 11, 1984 regarding a request by Bruce Sanderson of the Saskatchewan Association of Friendship Centres that City Council respond to a tentative proposal to integrate Aboriginal people in Urban Communities. The Council moves that the letter be received and referred to the Planning and Development Committee.
Photocopied partial pages of the Saskatchewan Herald, dated 15 June 1885, 25 September 1885, 19 October 1885, and 21 October 1885, with stories relating to the Northwest Resistance.
Note: The description of this document uses wording that was common to mainstream society of that time period in history. As such, it contains language that is no longer in common use and may offend some readers. This wording should not be construed to represent the views of the Indigenous Studies Portal or the University of Saskatchewan Library.
A short article on the ongoing Northwest Resistance and some biographical information and a sketch of Louis Riel from the perspective of an Eastern Canadian Newspaper. Includes a large sketch of Louis Riel "in his costume of a Canadian half-breed."
"Saw Pit" for squaring logs for the manufacture of buildings. Taken during the journey of Christina Bateman and Annie McKay from Prince Albert to La Ronge, SK in 1919.
A photograph of the Duck Lake battleground, taken sometime after the fight itself. The house near where many of the Prince Albert Volunteers fell in action is clearly visible in the distance. The battleground itself is located near what is today highway # 212.
Collage of sketches of the Qu'Appelle and Saskatchewan Valleys in 1885. Includes a column of Metis going to join Riel at Batoche, a Red River Cart, and one of Metis "Artillerymen."
Historical note: sketches originally appeared in Harpers Weekly v. 29, no. 1478.
American Indian Law Review, vol. 12, no. 1, 1984, pp. 39-96
Description
Discusses the legal source and theoretical basis of the right of autonomy and whether this autonomy can be reconciled with the laws and institutions of the larger state.
College English, vol. 46, no. 6, October 1984, pp. 598-609
Description
Looks at what has happened in the 15 years since James Welch became known for his fiction and how many silenced Native Americans have now found a litrary voice.
The individual in the photograph is on guard duty at a sentry post at Prince Albert, NWT, 1885. A few possibilities exist for what this photograph represents. It appears to be a Northwest Mounted Police man (note the pith helmet), or less likely, a member of the Prince Albert Volunteers, or the Prince Albert Home Guard taken during the "siege" of Prince Albert.
Prairie Forum, vol. 9, no. 1, Spring, 1984, pp. 1-11
Description
Looks at the repeated crop failures at Red River that compelled settlers to use wild hay from the plains, as well as support the colony by hunting, fishing, and fowling.
A head and torso portrait of Chief Whitecap of the Moose Woods Reserve, now called the Whitecap Dakota First Nation. Photo taken in Regina in 1885 after the North West Resistance. Whitecap reportedly saved the people of Saskatoon from massacre at the time of the resistance. The Dakota people under his leadership fled the U.S. Cavalry for Canada in ca. 1862.
Synthesis of assessments by managers throughout Department of Indian and Northern Affairs of operating environment. Outlines main issues and constraints which had affected operational planning process. Includes statistics from Indian Conditions: A Survey published in 1980.
Original autograph letter from Louis Riel, written in English, 20 days before his execution, to his befriended Regina jailer, Robert Gordon, which includes the poem "The Snow". The epigraph or introduction to the poem is titled Robert Gordon! and may be used as an alternate title. The document is entitled "[Letter and poem] [manuscript], October 27th, 1885, Regina jail [to] Robert Gordon / Louis David Riel" in the University of Saskatchewan Library catalogue.
Monthly magazine was produced by The Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute, Hampton, Virginia. Includes special issue.
Reflects the attitudes and policies of the time
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 8, no. 2, Spring, 1984, pp. 103-1115
Description
Historical overview of the effects on Indigenous people and culture from the distribution of firearms to Indigenous people across North America during periods of European warfare and trade.
Photograph of buildings, including teepee at Stanley Hudson's Bay post from across lake. Also visible is a man and canoes on the shore. Trip of Christina Bateman and Annie McKay to La Ronge, 1919.
Photograph of group of indigenous women with young infants and children standing in a field in foreground. Visible in background is Stanley Mission Church (Anglican) built in 1850s by Rev. Hunt. Trip of Christina Bateman and Annie McKay to La Ronge, 1919.
Interior view of Stanley Mission Church to the rear of the building. Image shows pews and stained glass window. Trip of Christina Bateman and Annie McKay to La Ronge, 1919.