One scanned image shows an unidentified woman and man at the press conference held by the Metis Assembly; presumably in Prince Albert, SK on June 29, 1983.
Advocates for four specific initiatives: establishing a Métis Education Council of Alberta and a Métis Academy (public charter school) in Edmonton, implementing alternative educational programming for Métis learners, and creating a wiki space for information sharing.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 3, no. 1, 1983, pp. 197-213
Description
Suggests that the true national character of Canada is best represented by the Métis population which has blended Indigenous and European cultures. (Abstract in French/English, text in French only)
International Journal of Transitional Justice, vol. 9, no. 3, November 2015, pp. 469-485
Description
Contends that "the transpower of the Canadian TRC may therefore lie not in the public events themselves, but in the more carnivalesque movements that are growing in its wake".
Consists of an interview where she tells of one of her ancestors, captured during the War of 1812, married into the tribe. Early organizer of native groups in Toronto.
Identifies ways in which the Government of the Northwest Territories can ensure access and decision-making roles for Indigenous women. Discusses human resource policies, educational opportunities, role of the Women's Advisory Office, and the need for affordable and accessible child care.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 3, no. 2, 1983, pp. 245-275
Description
Reviews the establishment of reserves in Ontario, differences in mineral rights and the implications of the 1924 Canada-Ontario Indian Reserve Lands Agreement.
[Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)]
Description
"The material provides an overview of the mandate and history of the Department, the parliamentary environment, the Minister's portfolio, key relationships, and departmental sectors and their mandates. It also includes an overview of First Nation, Métis and Inuit protocols, cultures and traditions."
Speaker talks about how some of the data has been misinterpreted or ignored by the RCMP, federal government, and media. Implication has been that most women were murdered by their spouse, family member, or intimate partners on-reserve and disregarded the role of acquaintances.
Duration: 45:34.
Focuses on the story of Rinelle Harper, a Winnipeg teenager who was attacked and left for dead, and other families affected by the issue.
Duration: 13:27.
BC Studies, no. 188, Winter, 2015/2016, pp. 117-118
Description
Book review of: A Missing Genocide and the Demonization of Its Heroes by Tom Swanky.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 117.
Book review of Mission Life in Cree-Ojibwe Country by Elizabeth Bingham Young and E. Ryerson Young ; edited and with introductions by Jennifer S. H. Brown.
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 96, no. 4, December 2015, pp. 608-611
Description
Book review of Mission Life in Cree-Ojibwe Country by Elizabeth Bingham Young and E. Ryerson Young, edited and with an introduction by Jennifer S.H. Brown.