Canadian Journal of Criminology, vol. 34, no. 3/4, July-October 1992, pp. 542-546
Description
Three book reviews: Justice For the Cree by Jean-Paul Brodeur, Carol LaPrairie and Roger McDonnell.
Justice For the Cree by Carol LaPrairie with the assistance of Yves Leguerrier.
Justice For the Cree by Jean-Paul Brodeur with the assistance of Yves Leguerrier.
A photocopy of a letter sent by Indian agent Thomas Quinn of Frog Lake to farm instructor George G. Mann of Onion Lake on 31 March 1885. It reads: "Dear Mann - Messenger [that] hand you this letter is sent by me to tell some of your Indians to come here to have a talk and try and keep all quiet here. If any wish to come give them grub enough to come with to here. All quiet here and no danger. I will be down on the 2nd. Faithfully T. T. Quinn."
Compares testimonies of Drs. Sheila Robinson and Wayne Suttles in the Heiltsuk herring roe fisheries case attempting to show how scholarship can manipulate histories.
Government Information Quarterly, vol. 9, no. 3, 1992, pp. 359-362
Description
Discusses the recommendations and petitions accepted by delegates to the 1991 White House Conference on Library and Information Services. Focuses on those that dealt with data collection, the federal depository library program, and information technology.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 7, no. 1, 1987, pp. 111-120
Description
Contends that toponomy (study of place names) proved useful in settling disputes among Indigenous peoples about areas of overlapping land use prior to the settling of comprehensive land claims by the federal government.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 12, no. 2, 1992, pp. 251-268
Description
Intended to provide a structure to uphold the fundamental right to spiritual freedom for Indigenous inmates. Includes historical overview and implementation issues.
Covers historical bases for current issues, philosophies which form foundations of culture and development, and implementation of action plans for social change.
Art Journal, vol. 51, no. 3, Fall, 1992, pp. 74-80
Description
Discusses the case of Jimmie Durham and the 1990 Indian Arts and Crafts Act that specified what can be represented as Indian art and who is eligible to produce these works.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 12, no. 1, 1992, pp. 1-35
Description
History of the Lubicon, and their struggle for recognition as a people, with discussion about the changing positions of the Federal and Provincial governments regarding the right of the Lubicon to determine their own membership.
Native Studies Review, vol. 8, no. 1, 1992, pp. 47-55
Description
Authors contend that Hansen's, paper which contends that fishing promises made to the Ojibway in1873 are the same as in Treaty 3, cannot be translated literally in spoken Ojibway.
IWGIA [International Working Group for Indigenous Affairs] ; document 71
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alan R. Marcus
Description
Examines the government's decision to move families to the High Arctic where they found conditions very different from their traditional territory, as well as its refusal to move them back at the of end two years as promised. Government claims it was done for humanitarian reasons, while others assert that it was carried out to establish sovereignty over the area.
Historical data based on 1981 Census. Looks at on-reserve elementary and secondary schooling, socio-economic factors influencing success, post-secondary education, educational attainment in adults, and Indian and Northern Affairs Canada's expenditures.
Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
Images » Photographs
Description
Caption: "Indian Commissioner Dewdney (seated centre with bowler) and Indian leaders in the Regina region. The heavy military presence was designed to ensure Indian neutrality." On back of photograph: "Parade at Regina (Sask.) after close of Rebellion."
From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 16, no. 2, Spring, 1992, pp. 213-235
Description
Author examines the movement of and reorganization of the Indigenous nations in the Puget Sound region of the United States in response to land seizure by the settler colonial state. Considers how contemporary governing bodies use that displacement to argue against the communities’ petitions to have their tribal statuses legally recognized.