Book review of: Out of the Depths: The Experiences of Mi'kmaw Children at the Indian Residential School at Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia by Isabelle Knockwood, with Gillian Thomas.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 16, no. 2, Spring, 1992, pp. 141-156
Description
Author analyzes baptismal, burial, and census records from five missions in the San Francisco Bay area to explore the realities of demographic collapse among Indigenous communities during colonization.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 4, no. 2/3, Series 2 , Summer/Fall, 1992, pp. 48-74
Description
Looks at letters from two of Wheelock's students that give insight into the nature of his relationships with his students and the role of writing within those relationships.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Francois Trudel
Description
File contains a presentation by Francois Trudel, Director, Department of Anthropology of Laval University. Trudel discusses how Canadian society can be decolonized in his view through knowledge of the other (via education) and building respect for the other. Following his presentation the assembled Commissioners offer some comments on it.
File contains an individual presentation by Marlene Buffalo focusing primarily on self-determination - the right of every First Nations to choose its own form of government, to enjoy its spiritual and material patrimony without restriction, to live freely according to tradition and to be exempt from any form of subjection to any powerful nation or people. Buffalo states that self-government has been "effectively prevented by the due process of acculturation and the erosion of Aboriginal self-identification." Following the presentation is a question-and-answer session with the Commissioners.
File contains Opening Remarks from the sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Davis Inlet, Labrador, on Tuesday, December 1, 1992. Commissioner Georges Erasmus explains the mandate and goals of the Commission, as well as giving a summary of what the first round of hearings accomplished. Commissioner Mary Sillet discusses the Commission and some issues specific to the Innu Nation, as well as Davis Inlet.
File contains a presentation by Cara Currie focusing on proposed Aboriginal self-government. Currie states that Aboriginal people do not want to be assimilated into society, and that self-government should be defined by Aboriginal people, not the Canadian government. She introduces the next speaker, Violet Soosay.
File contains a brief individual presentation by Danny Whetung relating to the White Paper, described by Whetung as "a systematic description...for the cultural and racial genocide of the First Nations people of this country." He commends the Commissioners for coming to Esquimalt Reserve and knows they "have come with an open heart," and hopes that examination of the White Paper by the Commission may lead to positive changes for Aboriginal people.
File contains a presentation by Denny Grisdale, District No. 70 School Board. Grisdale discusses the trust and relationship between his School District and the Nuu-Chah-Nulth Tribal Council. He relates several anecdotes about the importance of First Nations language instruction, First Nations teaching approachs, and respect for First Nations culture in a more general sense. Grisdale then introduces the next presenter who is also from his school board, Donna Brett.
File contains a presentation by John Joe Sark, Captain of the Micmac Grand Council. Sark discusses the need to tell Aboriginal history, particularly the positive side, in schools in New Brunswick. He also discusses the Micmac's struggle to hold onto their culture through generations of assimilative pressures. Following Sark's presentation is a discussion with the Commissioners.
File contains a presentation by John Zahradnik. Zahradnik discusses Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal worldviews, ranching in the Nicola Valley, and the need to create a cultural synthesis when it comes to land management and use patterns. Following the presentation Commissioners Dussault and Chartrand thank Zahradnik for his thoughts.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bob Kimmerly
Description
File contains a presentation by Reverend Bob Kimmerly, Kootenay Presbytery, United Church of Canada. Kimmerly delivers an address to the Royal Commission on behalf of the United Church in the area with regard to its relationship with Aboriginal peoples, past and present. Following this, Commissioners Dussault and Chartrand thank Kimmerly for his remarks.
In the video produced in 1992, residential school survivors relate their experiences; includes archival photographs and footage that reflect the attitude of the Anglican Church during that era.
Duration: 23:58.