Report on the feasibility of applying community development principles to the problems of the Churchill Band of Chipewyan Indians located in the Churchill, MB area. Aspects needing improvement according to the report are employment placement, band government, and animal hide tanning.
Mr. Sheridan worked in the Dept. of Natural Resources in northern Saskatchewan He was associated with the school for prospectors and with other government agencies. He was a socialist and a close friend of Norris.
File contains correspondence by Ellen Fairclough and John Diefenbaker. Includes a letter from Diefenbaker mentioning a petition from the people of Mistawasis signed by members of the Dreaver family, and a letter from Fairclough to Donald Fleming protesting cuts to her Departmental Budget, stating that such cuts will hurt the Indian Affairs branch.
Correspondence relating to a book entitled The "Caughnawaga Indians and the St. Lawrence Seaway", the expropriation of land for same seaway, financial difficulties, a stone quarry on the reserve, and voting rights.
"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.
Mr. Phelps was the Minister of Natural Resources in the Saskatchewan CCF government from 1944 to 1948. He speaks of attempts to replace welfare in the north with programs for fish and fur marketing.
[A Survey of the Contemporary Indians of Canada: Economic, Political, Educational Needs and Policies]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Dennis Madill]
no. Second Edition
Description
Discusses background to the report and responses to the recommendations contained in it.
Actual title of the report: A Survey of the Contemporary Indians of Canada: Economic, Political, Educational Needs and Policies.