American Indian Law Review, vol. 20, no. 1, 1995/1996, pp. 281-282
Description
Discusses a case in which evidence was manipulated (including false affidavits that caused Peltier to be extradited from Canada) and the individual was convicted when he clearly should not have been.
This report, by George T. Orton, Brigade Surgeon, lists the number of injuries, illnesses, deaths and other medical problems associated with battle action from 25 April of the 90th Battalion of Winnipeg Rifles during the Northwest Resistance.
Based on working group's discussions over six two-day meetings and background research. Group was comprised of Aboriginals active in urban issues and chief administrators from Toronto, Fredericton and Winnipeg.
International Journal of Canadian Studies, no. 12, Aboriginal Peoples and Canada, Fall, 1995, pp. [276]-282
Description
Overview of research program and case studies which were centered on four themes: governance, land and resources, social/cultural affairs and the north.
Scroll down to page 276 to read article.
Part III (A) of factum dealing with healing circles presented in the case of R. v. Rope.
Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 15, no. 1, 1995, pp. 129-161
Description
Regional survey, conducted in 1993, found each additional year of primary and secondary education resulted in a 7.8% increase in earnings and university education showed 31.5% increase in earnings.
Highlights issues in the areas of cultural identity, education, and justice and compares recommendations made by youth to those found in the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples' final report.
Critical Criminology, vol. 6, no. 2, 1995, pp. 140-160
Description
Book reviews of:
Indigenous Peoples of the World: An Introduction to Their Past, Present, and Future by Brian Goehring.
The Cypress Hills: The Land and its People by Walter Hildebrandt and Brian Hubner.
Aboriginal Self-Government in Canada: Current Trends and Issues edited by John Hylton.
Continuing Poundmaker and Riel's Quest: Presentations Made at a Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice edited by Richard Gosse, James Youngblood Henderson and Roger Carter.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 7, no. 1, Series 2, Spring, 1995, pp. 103-122
Description
Book reviews of:
Our Grandmothers’ Lives as Told in Their Own Words edited and translated by Freda Ahenakew and H. C. Wolfart.
Born a Chief: The Nineteenth Century Hopi Boyhood of
Edmund Nequatewa as told to Alfred F. Whiting and edited by P.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 7, no. 2, Series 2, Summer, 1995, pp. 73-98
Description
Book reviews of:
Looking Glass edited and introduction by Clifford E. Trafzer.
Ethnocriticism: Ethnography, History, Literature by Arnold Krupat.
Ponca War Dancers by Carter Revard.
Language, History, and Identity: Ethnolinguistic Studies
of the Arizona Tewa by Paul V.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 7, no. 3, Series 2: Contemporary American Indian Poetry, Fall, 1995, pp. 75-91
Description
Book reviews of:
Multicultural Voices: Literature from the United States foreword by Rita Dove.
Conversations with Louise Erdrich and Michael Dorris edited by Allan Chavkin and Nancy Feyl Chavkin.
The Sioux by Peter Hicks.
Dirt Road Home by Cheryl Savageau ; introduction by Joseph Bruchac.
Crazywater: Native Voices on Addiction and Recovery by Brian Maracle.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 30, no. 4, Winter, 1995/1996, pp. 28-51
Description
Looks at how promotion of Aboriginal cultures serves to further the Government's tourism efforts and how Aboriginal peoples have responded in an effort to exercise control over how they and their cultures are represented.
Collection of Dr. Peter Purdue, College of Education, University of Saskatchewan.
Images include:The Riel Insurrection in Canada. Half-breed Insurgents on Picket Duty and Mounted Police.
Published in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, April 11, 1885 [Page] 125.
No article associated with this image in the newspaper.
Collection of Dr. Peter Purdue, College of Education, University of Saskatchewan.
Published in Harper's Weekly, May 9, 1885 [Page] 297.
No article associated with this image in the newspaper.
Drawn by T. De Thulstrup from sketches in the Toronto "War News."
A series of 1885 newspapers with articles covering the Saskatchewan Uprising. Includes The Penny Illustrated Paper and Illustrated Times of May 16, 1885, the Montreal Daily Herald and the Daily Commercial Gazette of July 8, 1885. Papers cover the battles of Batoche and Cut Knife Hill.
Riel Rebellion troops (Canadian militia?) in the Touchwood Hills, east of Humboldt, en route to Long Lake, N.W.T. Man on white horse is General Middleton, according to Aboriginal archivist Wes Fineday. (See RDB). There were several successive HBC fur trade ports in Touchwood Hills. Note telegraph poles.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 19, no. 4, Autumn, 1995, pp. 509-518
Description
Author examines writings from a variety of historical sources—including those penned by explorers, historians and anthropologists—in an attempt to cultivate some increased understanding of the gender roles and power dynamics in early 19th century Omaha and Pawnee societies.
Brief paragraph on the decision which laid groundwork for interaction of Saskatchewan courts and sentencing circles.
Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.
Chronic Diseases in Canada, vol. 16, no. 4, Autumn, 1995, pp. [149-156]
Description
Methodology used in a prevalence study of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in the aboriginal population of an isolated northwestern Ontario community.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 19, no. 3, 1995, pp. 33-70
Description
Looks at the historical relationship between the Laguna Pueblo of New Mexico and the westward expansion of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroads, including the eventual removal of the Laguna Pueblo to Richmond, California.
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 3, no. 9, October 1973, p. 8
Description
Saskatchewan's first Northern Municipal Council election, and the controversy regarding jurisdictional concerns voiced by the Executive of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indians (FSIN).
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.
This file contains a promotional brochure that outlines the philosophy, objectives and training opportunities available at Saskatchewan Indian Cultural College in 1973.
A variety of texts created by the Saskatchewan Indian Cultural College. Includes: "Kataayuk: Saskatchewan Indian Elders," "Remembering Will Have to Do," Two Forms of Art," and "Learning About the Indian Reserve."
Booklet relating to the purpose and goals of the Saskatchewan Indian Cultural College, located in Saskatoon, SK. Details of various programs offered by the College are given, including child care worker and Indian teacher education programs.
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."
Saskatchewan River Rendezvous Centres and Trading Posts Continuity in a Cree Social Geography
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Meyer
Paul C. Thistle
Ethnohistory, vol. 42, no. 3, Summer, 1995, pp. 403-444
Description
Evidence indicates six sites in the River valley have been used continuously as gathering places by Indigenous peoples from early to contemporary times.
Elders discuss: loss of respect for elders; loss of traditions; problems with younger generation; alcohol-related problems; traditional hunting and trapping lifestyle.Story of woman who feigned pregnancy in order to get more money.
Discussion of the problem of alcohol abuse among native peoples. Raising children: comparison with earlier days. Establishment of the Shesheep, Sakimay and MuscowpetungReserves. Many lectures about their histories and their hopes for the future of their people.