This 70 year old man describes the problem of getting old and having difficulty trapping, but his reluctance to move from the bush to the reserve at Wabasca.
Northern Review, no. 21, Summer, 2000, pp. 131-134
Description
Book review of: Haa Aaní, Our Land, Tlingit and Haida Land Rights and Use by Walter R. Goldschmidt and Theodore H. Haas and edited by Thomas F. Thornton.
Saskatchewan Law Review, vol. 38, no. 1, 1974, pp. 45-62
Description
Looks at federal and provincial laws regarding Indian hunting rights on and off reserve, natural resources transfer Agreements, permitted methods and purpose of hunting, and Inuit and non-status Indian rights.
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.
John Testawich, former chief of the Peace River Crossing Reserve, discusses the different attitudes of Indians and non-Indians to fishing and trapping.
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.
Looks at the historical time line of the Gitksan peoples since colonization.
Pre-publication of book chapter: Potlatch at Gisegukla: William Beyon's 1945 Fieldbooks edited by Margaret Anderson and Marjorie Halpin.
Documentary film of the trial of Kikkik charged with murder and criminal negligence and about her daughter's search for answers about her mother's past.
Duration: 52:37.
An interview which discusses the signing of Treaty 8: understanding of promises made, the establishment of Wood Buffalo Natural Park, and the need for a reserve at Fort Chipewyan for trapping and hunting.
Development and Change, vol. 31, no. 3, June 2000, pp. 681-708
Description
Looks at issues surrounding marine territories of Torres Strait Islanders in northern Queensland and the Cree and Inuit peoples of James and Hudson Bays in northern Quebec.
Interview includes a description of life on the reserve that describes milking, sheep-shearing and fishing weirs. It also consists of stories about a woman whose husband turned into a lizard; a story of Wisakedjak; and how Thunder Blanket killed his wife and then himself.
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.
Current History, vol. 66, no. 392, 1974, pp. 177-181
Description
This article places the issue of the James Bay Project for the development of hydroelectric power into a historical and political perspective and discusses its effects upon the Aboriginals of Quebec.
This 75 year old man describes changes brought about by Treaty #8; promises of reserve at Prairie Lake; and confusion over treaty status of many northern people.
Working Paper (Queen's University School of Public Poliy) ; 5
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kathy L. Brock
Description
Examines jurisprudence on Aboriginal issues with focus on recent Supreme Court cases and their aftermath.
Paper presented at the 96th Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association held in Washington from August 31 to September 3, 2000.
Features two cultures, the Inuit and the Haida, and their history, language, community life, self-government, and their relationship with the land, hunting and the sea.