Original diary and various papers of R. Lyndhurst Wadmore, Lieutenant of the Royal Canadian Regiment during the Northwest Resistance, covering from 8 April to 20 July 1885. Included in diary pocket is a requisition for short boots that was signed by Wadmore on May 1885, lyrics of the Infantry School Corps fight song, and a Victoria Daily Times article from 23 June 1944 about the remaining members of the Northwest Field Force and their experiences.
File contains a list of accomplishments by the Diefenbaker government including policies on development of the North, and describes how this, along with housing and education programs has helped the Inuit population. Also, notes for a speech about the role the North and its people should play in Canadian development, and how development would give prosperity to the Inuit.
Manitoba Pageant, vol. 21, no. 2, Winter, 1976, p. [?]
Description
Provides text of theSelkirk Treaty and Lord Selkirk's letter to Hon. W. B. Coltman on July 17, 1817 regarding the Treaty he concluded with Red River Chiefs.
Mr. Sheridan worked in the Dept. of Natural Resources in northern Saskatchewan He was associated with the school for prospectors and with other government agencies. He was a socialist and a close friend of Norris.
The interview is an account of Dorathy Lavigne's life: growing up in Winnipeg, living in various other communities. Includes some discussion of her two marriages and her children. There are no index terms provided.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 8, no. 2, 1984, pp. 23-32
Description
Book reviews of anthologies of prose and poetry published in the 1980s:
A Nation Within: Contemporary Native American Writing edited by Ralph Salisbury.
A Gathering of Spirit edited by Beth Brant.
The Clouds Threw This Light: Contemporary Native American Poetry edited by Phillip Foss.
Songs From This Earth on Turtle's Back: Contemporary American Indian Poetry edited by Joseph Bruchac.
Earth Power Coming: Short Fiction in Native American Literature edited by Simon J. Ortiz.
A book containing Indian Agent's ledgers from the Duck Lake agency for 1885-1889, and 1921-1929. The first half of this ledger is "Issues to Destitute Settlers" (Mrs. Gabriel Dumont and others connected to the 1885 Uprising are included); the second half is a calendar of outgoing correspondence.
Historical note:
Harold Nelson Woodsworth served as an Indian Agent at a number of agencies in Saskatchewan.
Image of the battlefield at Duck Lake, Saskatchewan during the Northwest Resistance. On front of image: "Duck Lake Battle Grounds / Entered According to Act of Parliament of Canada in the year 1885 by D.A. Brock in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture."
Edward Shearer worked in the La Ronge area in the late 1950s and later moved to Prince Albert where he was associated with the Indian/Metis Friendship Centre. He was a friend of Malcolm Norris.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 8, no. 3, September 1984, pp. 22-[25]
Description
Describes a research project into the health and social needs of the elderly, the disabled and emotionally disadvantaged Aboriginal people in metropolitan Adelaide, Australia.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 8, no. 3, September 1984, pp. 26-27
Description
Describes a research project into the health and social needs of the elderly, the disabled and emotionally disadvantaged Aboriginal people in metropolitan Adelaide, Australia.
Side A of this tape has not been translated into English. Side B is a conference about Ojibway legends of creation, flood and migration and how these compare to the legends of other peoples. Also talks about the origins of the clans and Midewiwin lodge.
Ethnohistory, vol. 23, no. 2, Spring, 1976, pp. 129-145
Description
Contends that the destruction or dispersal of many tribes during the seventeenth century did not result from the fur trade but rather from smallpox and other forces.
An interview with Ernest Debassigae who gives his opinion of the education of Indian people, the role of Indians in the Canadian military and in the Canadian constitution. Transcribed by Joanne Greenwood.
An interview with Ernest Debassigae who gives an account of his experiences during and after World War II and his travels around Canada and the United States. Transcribed by Joanne Greenwood.
An interview with Ernest Debassigae who recounts the history of the Manitoulin Island Indians and problems with Indian agents. Transcribed by Joanne Greenwood.
Looks at three problem areas when comparing modern and traditional economy sectors: volume of production, evaluation of income in kind, and obscure components.
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Otto B. Buell
Description
Photograph of Chief Big Bear taken during his trial outside the North West Mounted Police Barracks in Regina.
From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.