Describes how a series of misunderstandings, poor interpretation and hysteria contributed to a unjust sentence for the Willow Cree leader and restrictions for the Beardy's Band.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 31, no. 4, Autumn, 2007, pp. 559-581
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Article provide biographical information from historic sources and articulates Sagoyewatha’s (Red Jacket’s) role as an activist for Indigenous sovereignty; focuses on his participation in the Ogden Council of 1819 and his appropriation of the Republican rhetoric of the time.
Tribute to the life of Senator Myles Venne, 1918-2007, of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations and former Chief of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band.