American Indian Quarterly, vol. 15, no. 1, Winter, 1991, pp. 65-89
Description
Article attempts to examine some of the reasons the Chumash people elected to be baptized, the consequences for that choice, and the resistance (both overt and subversive) that they offered to Christian missionaries.
Discussion by Elders who express regrets at loss of traditional customs and values and desire a return of schools on reserves ; a need to preserve Indian ceremonies and Indian medicines ; concerns about problems with alcohol recur throughout.
Elders discuss contemporary problems. Recurring themes are: problems with alcohol; education by whites from an early age; need to return to traditional teaching by elders in combination with white education.
Presents three positions papers:
Reflections on Contemporary Indian Education by Vine Deloria.
An Historical Overview of Indian Education with Evaluations and Recommendations by Lehman L. Brightman.
Eastern American Indian Communities by Robert K. Thomas.
John Breretton describes what he knows of the history of some Alberta reserves including Saddle Lake, Washatanow, and Blue Quills. He talks about conflicts resulting from amalgamation.
Journal of the Canadian Church Historical Society, vol. 16, no. 4, December 1, 1974, pp. 66-71
Description
Describes the policies, practises and curriculum of the school, as well as the philosophy of its founder, Rev. E. F. Wilson. Brief mention of the the Wawanosh School for girls.
Sixty-three elders' interviews from the Treaty 8 area were reviewed for references to land, and of these, all but fourteen contain some sort of statement about land.
Author uses various anthropological and historical sources to throw some light on the way in which the Indians of the Treaty 6 and 7 regions might have interpreted the treaty promises.