Ada Ladu was born on the Mistawasis Reserve, worked for wages in the 1930s, married and mother of five. Beatrice Nightraveller, daughter of Josie Cuthand, was born on the Little Pine Reserve, Saskatchewan, worked for wages in the 1930s, also married with five children.They share: a story of a white baby girl abducted and raised by Indians in the Prince Albert, Saskatchewan district; accounts of the Riel Rebellion (1885), especially the aftermath in the North Battleford district; philosophies of child-rearing; loss of portions of Little Pine Reserve and the death of Little Pine.
Consists of an interview with Mrs. Lucinda Froman, who is a Mohawk Indian originally from the Six Nations Reserve, Ontario. She gives an account of migration from the United States to Canada. She also talks of encounters with evil spirits and how to ward them off.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 2, no. 2, 1982, pp. 285-301
Description
Some Native American authors use myth and ceremony to create structure and meaning in their work, showing the relevance of traditional ways to the present, while others merely "tack" them on in an inorganic way.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, March 1977, pp. 10-11
Description
Describes a brochure created to aid in the combat trachoma or sandy blight, a debilitating eye condition which affects people in dry, sunny areas of Australia.
Includes Saskatoon City Council minutes from a meeting on Monday, February 8, 1982 regarding a City pilot project to operate a day camp for Aboriginal children. The camp included excursions to the Forestry Farm, Public Library, Museum, Fire Station, and Pike Lake and was deemed a success by Council.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 3, no. 2, 1983, pp. 377-385
Description
Reports on the operation of Native Economic Development and Small Business Management course as an example of a culturally appropriate and community-based education initiative.
BC Studies, no. 57, British Columbia a Place For Aboriginal Peoples?, Spring, 1983, pp. 112-136
Description
Looks at the rise and fall of two organizations: Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs and The British Columbia Association of Non-Status Indians (BCANSI) and how both groups dealt with land claim settlements.
Looks at the background to the beginnings of Indian political organizations and the turning point when federal funding became available to the organizations.
Navajo Sand Paintings: The Importance of Sex Roles in Craft Production
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nancy J. Parezo
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 6, no. 1/2, Spring-Summer, 1982, pp. 125-148
Description
A look at the commercialization of art form and how the Navajo's flexible division of labor allowed for both men and women to participate in its productions for economic gain.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 6, no. 1/2, Spring-Summer, 1982, pp. 71-89
Description
An examination on the effects of Navajo women moving to urban settings in the mid-twentieth century by looking at the rationale for the relocations, comparing field-work research and formulating new research strategies for the future.
Three photographs (2 scanned here) of David Ahenakew, president of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indians, speaking at an NDP convention in Saskatoon, November 19, 1977.
Norman Brudy is a member of the Communist party and was provincial party organizer for Saskatchewan in the early 1960s when both Brady and Norris were party members. Brudy gives his impressions of Norris and Brady as political leaders and Marxists and discusses their application of Marxism to the native question.