Mrs. Diefenbaker greets Native children in Fort Simpson, NWT.
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Olive Diefenbaker, wife of the Prime Minister, greets Aboriginal children at Fort Simpson, NWT in 1961.
Lesson uses interviews with Pat Vegas and Redbone from the documentary Rumble: The Indians That Rocked the World as a jumping-off point to examine the U.S. government's efforts to control Native American culture by way of music.
Historical note:
Olive Evangeline (Freeman, Palmer) Diefenbaker; b. 14 Apr, 1902; d. 23 Dec, 1976; second wife of JGD.Historical note:
Olive Evangeline (Freeman, Palmer) Diefenbaker; b. 14 Apr, 1902; d. 23 Dec, 1976; second wife of JGD