Lang Says Indians Cannot be Ignored
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Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 5, no. 11, June 30, 1975, p. 5
Description
Federal government meets with an all Chiefs delegation from Saskatchewan in Ottawa.
Argues that the Métis were not an impediment to Euro-Canadian development and that their fight to be recognized as a "New Nation" played a significant role in the creation of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.
Lesson uses interviews with Pat Vegas and Redbone from the documentary Rumble: The Indians That Rocked the World as a jumping-off point to examine the U.S. government's efforts to control Native American culture by way of music.
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