A photograph of grenadiers of the Northwest Field Force (Canadian Army) at Fish Creek, NWT, 1885. It is unclear from the shot whether it was taken during the battle, or afterwards while Middleton's troops camped there. Many of the grenadiers are lying prone on the ground which seems to indicate that they are engaged in firing.
Interview covers recollections of childhood family experiences and school; and comments on economic conditions, racial attitudes, church and politics.(NOTE: There is a very loud hum on Side A of this tape for the first 9 pages, frequently making it impossible to decipher what is being said.)
Film about the Québec Provincial Police (QPP) raid on the Restigouche Reserve in June 1981 due to disputes over the salmon-fishing rights of the Micmac people. This film deal with mature subject matter. Viewer discretion is advised.
Duration: 45:57.
Native Studies Review, vol. 5, no. 1, Native Health Research in Canada, 1989, pp. 187-213
Description
Discusses the decentralization strategies of the health care system by the government, and the implications of the policy for the health of Aboriginal people.
An interview with James Simon who talks about some of his paintings and his sources of inspiration which include Indian religion and legends. Transcribed by Joanne Greenwood ; interpreter : Ernest Debassigae.
British Columbia Historical News, vol. 22, no. 2, Spring, 1989, pp. 6-9
Description
Explains how two groups of girls, one made up of First Nations and the other made up of white, could share the same boarding school for years and not talk to one another.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 23, no. 3, May 1984, pp. [19-24]
Description
Examines a preservice teacher preparation program for Navajo, Hopi, and Apache Reservations and ranks cultural and methodological concerns that teachers held.
A portrait photograph taken in Toronto of George G. Mann's three children after the family was released from captivity in 1885. (l to r) George Mann Jr., Charlotte and Blanche. They spent the summer in Ontario with their mother Sarah and returned to Onion Lake in the fall of 1885.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 13, no. 1, Winter, 1989, pp. 30-57
Description
Considers the influence of both federal administration and personal vision on the translated responses of tribal people who testified before the committee that investigated fraudulent land allotment at the White Earth Reservation at the turn of the century.
Prairie Forum, vol. 9, no. 1, Spring, 1984, pp. 27-44
Description
Investigates missionary publications that often presented distorted, one-sided views of Aboriginal peoples, but revealed a great deal about the intellectual and moral base of the missionaries' society.
Native Studies Review, vol. 5, no. 1, Native Health Research in Canada, 1989, pp. 97-113
Description
Examines the research project on Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal use of western health care systems and summarizes the viewpoints and research on the utilization patterns.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 4, no. 1, 1984, pp. 67-83
Description
Examines patterns of interpersonal relationships established during the "Nortran Training Program" which was introduced by petroleum companies in 1974.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 28, no. 3, May 1989, pp. [1-13]
Description
Findings, consistent with earlier studies, indicate stereotypes being reinforced by unbalanced and under-represented Indigenous writers in literature textbooks.
Native Studies Review, vol. 5, no. 1, Native Health Research in Canada, 1989, pp. 175-186
Description
Discusses the views of doctors on the advantages and disadvantages of joint co-operation between traditional practitioners and non-traditional practitioners for a better health care system.
Image of a pow-wow with Chief Beardy (plumes on hat) and Chief Okamesis [after] the Northwest Resistance. A group of non-Aboriginal men stand behind the Chiefs.