Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 20, no. 3, Women 2000: Eradicating Poverty and Violence in the 21st Century, Fall, 2000, pp. 165-166
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Details the excessive penalizing and punitive incarceration by the prison and parole system by detailing the difficulties faced by a young woman who has no resources or familial support.
Mr. Izbister discusses life in La Ronge before and after the road came as well as the early meetings of the Metis Association and problems in the north resulting from welfare payments.
John Cook gives his impressions of Jim Brady and Malcolm Norris. He talks about the effects of welfare on the northern way of life and the government programs in the north.
John H. Brockelbank was minister in the Dept. of Natural Resources from 1948-56 in the Saskatchewan NDP government. This interview reviews his years in office in relation to the development of the north, development of marketing agencies and cooperatives as well as his impressions of Malcolm Norris.
Mr. Phelps was the Minister of Natural Resources in the Saskatchewan CCF government from 1944 to 1948. He speaks of attempts to replace welfare in the north with programs for fish and fur marketing.
Ken Collier knew Malcolm Norris and Jim Brady during the 1960s. He describes his time spent talking with both men and contrasts them in character and politics.
Looks at the historical time line of the Gitksan peoples since colonization.
Pre-publication of book chapter: Potlatch at Gisegukla: William Beyon's 1945 Fieldbooks edited by Margaret Anderson and Marjorie Halpin.
Final Report examines whether the claim of the Key Lake First Nations discloses a breach of Canada's "lawful obligations" to the First Nation under the Specific Claims Policy. Commissioners include: P. E. James Prentice, Carole T. Corcoran, and Roger J. Augustine.
[These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]
Presents background, issues, analysis (validity, compliance, membership, and the question of fiduciary obligations), and concludes with the recommendation that the surrender portion of IR 65 not be accepted for negotiation under the Specific Claims Policy. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Documentary film of the trial of Kikkik charged with murder and criminal negligence and about her daughter's search for answers about her mother's past.
Duration: 52:37.
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 30, no. 2, Spring, 2000, p. 12
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Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations filed a Statement of Claim regarding Saskatchewan government's implementation of the Provincial Sales Tax for off reserve purchases.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 12, no. 4, Series 2, Winter, 2000, pp. 102-104
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Book review of: LaDonna Harris: A Comanche Life by LaDonna Harris edited by H. Henrietta Stockel.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
London Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 16, Continuities and Changing Realities: Meanings and Identities Among Canadas Aboriginal Peoples, 2000/2001, pp. 69-87
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Surveys adults and teenagers in Haida Gwaii, British Columbia and Cree from Fish River, Manitoba.
History (Washington): Reviews of New Books, vol. 29, no. 1, Fall, 2000, p. 19
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Book review of: The Language Encounter in the Americas, 1492-1800: A Collection of Essays edited by Edward G. Gray and Norman Fiering. Volume 1 of the European Expansion and Global Interaction series.
Lawrence Cook knew Jim Brady in 1949/50. He talks about the CCF government policies and how the people reacted to them, the Legion, and the various Co-op efforts that were tried in Cumberland. He is the only informant to talk about efforts by Brady to organize a Metis Association in Cumberland in 1949.
Book review of: Stolen Life: The Journey of a Cree Woman by Ruby Wiebe and Yvonne Johnson. This is the life story of "the only Native woman in Canada serving a twenty-five-year sentence for first-degree murder".
Entire issue on one pdf. Scroll to page 154 to access review.