Interview includes a biographical account of Antoine Lonesinger's life that includes stories about farming, trapping, house construction and the making of charcoal and lime. He also tells of the murder of an Indian Agent at the hands of a Blackfoot named Owl Eyes.
Interview with Mr Lonesinger who tells stories of Indian agents both good and bad. He also tells of the Battle of the Cut Knife Hill and the banning of the Sundance.
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 5, no. 12, July 15, 1975, p. 8
Description
Minister of Indian Affairs states that the Trudeau government has done more "than any other government to give natives control over their own affairs."
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.
Elders discuss concerns regarding: loss of Indian culture and traditions; failure to educate young Indians in traditionalways; young well-educated chiefs who will not take advice from elders.
Elders speak of their concerns regarding leadership on the reserves; new young leaders with education but no experience who ignore the elders and their advice; the failure to educate the young in traditional Indian ways.
Discussion of the educational system: relative merits of day schools, residential schools, integrated schools, etc.; need for inclusion of Indian culture into the curriculum at all levels ; the role of the elder as teacher.
Discussion of: Role of elders in setting young people on the right road ; Importance of breast-feeding and giving up alcohol ; Need for a tipi on each reserve, to be kept for prayer, pipe ceremonies and the counselling of the young.
Commission developed in response to the brutal murders of three Navajo men and the complaints about the social and economic relationships between the city of Farmington, New Mexico and the Navajo reservation.
Background Paper (Indian and Eskimo Affairs) ; no. 2
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Department of Indian and Northern Canada
Policy Planning and Research
Description
This paper covers subjects such as early administration of Aboriginals in Canada, the development of an Indian Policy by Confederation in 1867, the 1951 Indian Act, and the implementation of the White Paper in 1969.
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.
Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1975.
Author illustrates validity of oral history as a source for teaching about the Frog Lake incident in 1885.
"National publication for the Indians of Canada". Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record.
Articles reflect the attitudes and polices of the time.
A transcript of an interview with Chief Thomas Settee of Cumberland House, SK. Settee discusses everything from employment and culture to religion and politics.
Interviews with 13 residents of the Chipewyan Lake area of northern Alberta.- Stresses need for establishment of a reserve in this area, and promises made to them about this.- Describe various lifestyles including farming, trapping and fishing.- Shows how settlement patterns in remote areas have been influenced by the location of schools and stores.
Interview includes a story about a child who was protected by the North Wind. Also included are stories of residential schools; conflict between Indians and Indian agents.Tape IH-045 has not as yet been translated from the Cree language.
Interview includes a description of traditional life style and the life of settlers on the prairies. It also includes stories of theft and murder by Indians.
At age 83, Mr. Gladue looks back on his life as a trapper ; tells of the large area of land covered by trappers, and gives an interesting account of the journey from Wabasca to Yellowknife to purchase a permit. Covers many modes of transportation.
Discussion on problems of the younger generation, including alcoholism. Also discussed ways in which parents and elders can help by instructing children and young people and by maintaining the Indian religion.
Mrs. Adams is a retired white schoolteacher and was 69 years old at the time of the interview. She tells of her induction as an honorary chief of the Blackfoot reserve and shares her experiences among the Blackfoot.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal , vol. 1, no. 3, 1975, pp. 22-28
Description
Chronicles the events which led to the establishment of a tutoring program in collaboration with St. Lawrence University and cultural centre on the St. Regis Reserve in upper New York.
Description of traditional Indian ceremonies and the changes which have taken place in them. Mr. Kanipitetew is concernedthat people are no longer following the strict rituals of the past.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 13, no. 2, January 1974, pp. [14-20]
Description
Explains that a Chilocco School (Bureau of Indian Affairs) employs a full-time reading teacher and teacher aide which results in better reading ability.
Nine elders in discussion at Saddle Lake Reserve. They talk about aspects of life before contact with whites, Treaty #6, the history of amalgamations and land sales, and a traditional story of a boy raised by buffalo.
Several topics are discussed: describes the acceptance by the Peigans of Treaty #7, and its effects on their way of life; compares U.S. and Canadian treaties and criticizes Canadian education of Indians; briefly describes some aspects of traditional ceremonies; and tells story of two spirits gambling for control of lands adjacent to Rockies.
William Okeymaw attended the signing of Treaty 8 when he was 12 years old. He talks about: signing of treaty; treaty promises; establishment of reserves around Lesser Slave Lake; and expansion of these reserves as population grew; and the present need for further expansion.