Consists of an interview where she gives a general account of reserve life. She gives a description of Indian games and tells of the establishment of the Gordon Reserve, Saskatchewan
Consists of an interview with non-Indian employed at the Gabriel Dumont Institute in Regina. At the time of the interview he was writing a book on the history of the Metis nation.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 28, no. 1, 2008, pp. 89-118
Description
Examines the socio-political development of Ontario Métis through an analysis of four major political organizations: Ontario Métis and Aboriginal Association (OMAA), Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO), Canadian Métis Council (CMC) and the Métis Women's Circle.
Teacher's guide for use with the documentary Mémére Métisse by filmmaker Janelle Wookey, who sets out to understand why her grandmother has denied her Métis roots.
Ada Ladu was born on the Mistawasis Reserve, worked for wages in the 1930s, married and mother of five. Beatrice Nightraveller, daughter of Josie Cuthand, was born on the Little Pine Reserve, Saskatchewan, worked for wages in the 1930s, also married with five children.They share: a story of a white baby girl abducted and raised by Indians in the Prince Albert, Saskatchewan district; accounts of the Riel Rebellion (1885), especially the aftermath in the North Battleford district; philosophies of child-rearing; loss of portions of Little Pine Reserve and the death of Little Pine.