Correspondence between the Highway #26 Rural Development Corporation in Saskatchewan and the Town of St. Paul, Alberta, relating to the construction of the Trans Canada Trail. Also includes notes from an informational meeting and a photocopy of a newspaper article on preliminary construction plans.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 7, no. 4, Series 2, Winter, 1995, pp. 3-8
Description
Examines how the Native American Studies Program at Berkeley differs from the existing structure of the Ethnic Studies Department at Berkeley.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Saskatchewan History, vol. 47, no. 1, Spring, 1995, pp. 3-12
Description
Describes the signing of Treaty six at Fort Carlton and the adhesion of the Willow Cree on August 28 of 1876, and the relationship between the Crown and the Cree peoples in following years.
Entire issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 3,
Interview with Paul Tenant, a Political Science Professor from the University of British Columbia, originally broadcast in the 1990s .
Duration: 16:26.
Discusses the historical development and fact that these Treaties with the Mississauga and Chippewa peoples did not secure hunting and fishing rights for the First Nations people. Both Canada and Ontario were involved in negotiations.
Discusses historical background, terms, conditions and implications of Treaty 7; concluded during the Klondike gold rush of 1897-98 for economic reasons when settlers were coming into Lake Athabasca, Great Slave Lake, and parts of the Peace River area.
Provides historical context of Treaty-making and argues that acceptance of the Treaty 5 locked both parities into a permanent relationship and set the context for subsequent actions.
Argues that treaty was concluded after provincial borders were created. Report includes instructions to Crown negotiators, historical context and a section on Métis claims.
Treaty Research Report: Treaty No. Nine (1905-1906)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
James Morrison
Description
Argues that treaty represents the end of a colonial policy, which went back to the British Indian Department era. Adhesions to Treaty No. 9, often referred to as the James Bay Treaty, occurred between 1907-1930.
Provides historical context and negotiation overview. Argues that Treaty 3 became the definitive Treaty and that all the subsequent "numbered treaties" in Canada were patterned after it.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 7, no. 1, Series 2, Spring, 1995, pp. 27-42
Description
Examines how Louis Owens’ Wolfsong makes use of different imagery and characterizations in order to challenge perceptions around the complexity of American Indian identity.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Saskatchewan History, vol. 39, no. 1, Winter, 1986, pp. 21-31
Description
Originally published in The Press, Battleford Feb. 17, 1916. Details the trip made by the author and J.D. Noel from Battleford to Île-à-la-Crosse; includes information about the modes and conditions of travel, people they met along the way, and the author’s impressions of the village.
Entire issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 21.
Overview of the various avenues explored by Aboriginal peoples for gaining meaningful self-government.
Excerpt from: Becoming Visible - Indigenous Politics and Self-Government edited by Terje Brantenberg, Janne Hansen, and Henry Minde.
Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 20, no. 3, 1995, pp. 349-366
Description
Examines the evolution of Native education policies in both the United States and Canada comparing which is closer to bringing Native control over eduction.
Anthropology and Education Quarterly, vol. 26, no. 2, June 1995, pp. 193-212
Description
Focuses on the development and implementation of a post-secondary health science career preparation program in the context of the contradictions between Indigenous and European approaches to science.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 26, no. 1, October 1986, pp. [6-13]
Description
Description and appraisal of the University Preparation Program (UPP) at University of Lethbridge, a six week course aimed at improving retention and graduation rates.
Sketch subtitle: White inhabitants of the Saskatchewan region leaving a settlement after an Indian raid. Two males and one female, all wearing snowshoes and heavy coats, walking through the snow. The woman is carrying a small child.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 11, no. 2, Autumn, 1995, pp. 53-65
Description
Examines pre-emptive use of the words America and American by mainstream, effects of denial of right of Indigenous peoples to use the name of their own land and resulting terms like "Native American" and "American Indian."
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 19, no. 3, May/June 1995, pp. 20-21
Description
Reports on the review of an Aboriginal community medical service in Wooloongabba in Brisbane by CHASP (Community Health Accreditation Standards Program) and goals of the service.
Part V: Techological Strategies to Recover Stolen or Illegally Obtained Art Objects
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Barbara L. Rottenberg
University of British Columbia Law Review, Special Issue: Material Culture in Flux: Law and Policy of Repatriation of Cultural Property, 1995, pp. [315]-
Description
Description of the HERB (Bibliographical Datatbase on Hertiage Law) database which contains information relating to legal and administrative issues in the field of cultural property, with citations drawn from international literature including books, journal articles, law reports, conference proceedings and government documents.
Using Qualitative Research to Understand the Sociocultural Origins of Diabetes among Cape Breton Micmac
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kim D. Travers
Chronic Diseases in Canada, vol. 16, no. 4, 1995, pp. [140-143]
Description
Study conducted to test the hypothesis that the longer the contact with Euro-Canadian lifestyles, the higher the risk of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM).