Saskatchewan Law Review, vol. 44, 1979-1980, pp. 135-142
Description
Overview of the summer Program of Legal Studies for Native People and the goals and future of the Native Law Centre at the University of Saskatchewan, including funding issues.
Biographical account of William Henry Jackson's {also known as Honoré Joseph Jaxon) involvement in the 1885 Rebellion as Louis Riel's secretary. Smith examines Jackson's political and religious beliefs, his trial and charge of treason felony and the question of his sanity.