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Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jeremy Mohr
Saskatchewan History, vol. 68, no. 1, Spring, 2016, pp. 6-11
Description
Brief article describes the Saskatchewan Archives acquisition of a ledger of telegraphs from the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) telegraph station at Clark’s Crossing, near Saskatoon, dated April 18 - June 26, 1885. Many telegraphs discuss the battles of the 1885 North-West Resistance, the capture of Louis Riel, and contain historically relevant names: Edgar Dewdney, Major General Middlton, Pasqua (Chief Paskwa), Pitikwahanapiwiyin (Chief Poundmaker), Mistahimaskwa (Chief Big Bear), Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald.
Entire Issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 6.
Aboriginal Peoples and Postsecondary Education in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
Michael Mendelson
Description
Focuses on demographics and statistical tables.
Ahtahkakoop (c. 1816-96)
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Deanna Christensen
The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan
Description
Explains, in a brief history, how Ahtahkakoop chose the land for the reserve which now bears his name and how he was the second chief to sign Treaty 6 at Fort Carlton in 1876.
All Our Relations: Native Struggles For Land and Life
E-Books
Author/Creator
Winona LaDuke
"As if Reviewing His Life": Bull Lodge's Narrative and the Mediation of Self-Representation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joseph P. Gone
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 30, no. 1, Special Issue on New Directions in American Indian Autobiography, 2006, pp. 67-86
Description
This article examines the autobiography,The Seven Visions of Bull Lodge, as Told by His Daughter, Garter Snake. In the book, Bull Lodge narrates his life story about his youth who becomes a warrior.
Beardy and His Chiefs, N.W. Rebellion
Images » Photographs
Description
Image of six Aboriginal men sitting on the ground, with a possibly non-Aboriginal man standing at far left; summer scene.
CAP Board Unhappy with Former Leader
Alternate Title
Congress of Aboriginal Peoples Board Unhappy with Former Leader
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paul Barnsley
Windspeaker, vol. 24, no. 2, May 2006, p. 8
Description
Examines possible reasons why Dwight Dorey departed abruptly from his leadership position as Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP) national chief.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.8.
Chief Big Bear of the Plains Cree
Images » Photographs
Description
Black and White photograph Chief Big Bear of the plains Cree in western style clothing.
Chief Poundmaker
Images » Photographs
Description
Small Sepia Portrait of Chief Poundmaker, taken originally in 1885
Chief Poundmaker
Images » Photographs
Description
A black and white Portrait of Chief Poundmaker, taken originally in 1885.
Chief Red Pheasant Aiding Escape of Indian Officials
Alternate Title
Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
Images » Photographs
Description
Sketch of Chief Red Pheasant aiding in the escape of John Applegarth, Farm Instructor, and Applegarth's wife from Red Pheasant reserve. Caption: "Chief Red Pheasant and his brother tried to prevent further bloodshed in the Eagle Hills district by warning local Indian officials to flee south to safety."
From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.
Chiefs with Lt. Gov. Dewdney
Images » Photographs
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Subtitled: "Entered according to act of Parliament of Canada, in the year 1885 by Prof. Buell in the office of the ministry of agriculture." Image of Lt. Gov. Dewdney and a troop of military men in uniform. In the foreground are 6 chiefs.
Colonel Otter Attacking the rebels at Cut Knife Hill, North-West Territory - Sketch. - 1885.
Documents & Presentations
Description
Sketch of the battle scene between Lt.-Col. William Otter's troops and Poundmaker's men at Cut Knife Hill.
Historical note:
On 2 May 1885 Lieutenant Colonel William Otter was defeated by Poundmaker's war chief Fine-Day at the Battle of Cut Knife near Battleford, SK. A flying column of Canadian militia and army regulars was defeated by Poundmaker despite their use of a Gatling gun.Contesting Civilization: Louis Riel's Defence of Culture at the Collége de Montréal
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Max Hamon
The Canadian Historical Review, vol. 97, no. 1, March 2016, pp. 59-87
Description
Describes Louis Riel's experiences attending Collége de Montréal.
Cree Chiefs from Crooked Lake
Images » Photographs
Description
Image of four Aboriginal male chiefs and an non-Aboriginal man posing for the camera; [indoor scene]. Note with photo: "Cree Chiefs from Crooked Lake. Seated - Flying in a Circle, Big Child Star Blanket. Standing - O'Soup a Blackfoot, P. Hourie an interpreter. Taken at Brantford, Ontario, at unveiling of Brant memorial Oct. 13, 1886. O'Soup Chippewa Chief / P. Hourie Interpreter / Front: Flying in a Circle / Big Child Mistawasis / Star Blanket Ahtahkakoop / names according to two of Rev.
Criminal Empire: The Making of the Savage in a Lawless Land
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Heidi Kiiwetinepinesiik Stark
Theory & Event, vol. 19, no. 4, 2016, p. [?]
Description
Looks at how Indigenous resistance in the 19th century was recast as criminal activities.
A Critical Bond: Cultural Transmission and Nation-Building in Métis and Chicana/o Picture Books
Theses
Author/Creator
Danielle Monica Lamb
Description
Comparative Literature Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2016.
El Senador, Dennis Chávez: New Mexico Native Son, American Senior Statesman, 1888-1962
Theses
Author/Creator
Rosemary T. Díaz
Description
[Political History] Thesis (Ph.D.)--Arizona State University, 2006.
Exhibit: Aboriginal Contributions to the War of 1812
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
Description
Ten panels demonstrate the progression of the war, highlighting some of the key battles and significant figures of the war.
The Face Pullers: Ch. 1 Images - Big Bear 1825-88
Alternate Title
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Otto B. Buell
Description
Photograph of Chief Big Bear taken during his trial outside the North West Mounted Police Barracks in Regina.
From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
The Face Pullers: Ch.1 Images - Chief Bobtail and Son
Alternate Title
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Otto B. Buell
Description
Photograph of Cree Chief Bobtail and his son.
From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
The Face Pullers: Ch. 1 Images - Lt. Gov. Edgar Dewdney, Piapot and Montreal Garrison Artillery
Alternate Title
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Otto B. Buell
Description
Image of Lieutenant Governor Edgar Dewdney, Piapot, and the Montreal Garrison Artillery.
From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
The Face Pullers: Ch. 1 Images - North-West Rebellion Participants from Both Sides
Alternate Title
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Otto B. Buell
Description
Photograph of a group of participants in the Northwest Resistance, from both sides. Left to Right: Constable Black, Louis Cochin, Inspector R.B.Deane, Alexis Andre, Beverly Robertson, Horse Child, Big Bear, Alexander Stewart, Poundmaker. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
The Face Pullers: Ch.1 Images - Poundmaker
Alternate Title
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Otto B. Buell
Description
Portrait of Chief Poundmaker.
From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
Fine Day
Alternate Title
Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
Images » Photographs
Description
Photograph of Chief Fine Day posing with rifle and wearing battle dress.
Caption: "War chief Fine Day of the Strike-Him-on-the-Back band directed the Cree counter-attack at the Cut Knife battle."
From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.
Friendship With Jailer Inspired Riel Poem
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Lori Coolican
Edmonton Journal, November 15, 2006, p. A.1
Description
Reaction to this article may be found in the Edmonton Journal, November 20, 2006, p. A19 entitled, "Riel Poem Isn't That Noteworthy".
General F.D. Middleton
Alternate Title
Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
Images » Photographs
Description
Photograph. Caption: "A triumphant Middleton poses in a buckskin outfit in an Ottawa photo studio." .
"The Ground You Walk on Belongs to My People": Lakota Community Building, Activism, and Red Power in Western Nebraska, 1917-2000
Theses
Author/Creator
David R. Christensen
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2016.
Head and shoulders portrait of Chief Poundmaker
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Steele and Wing
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of Chief Poundmaker, a Plains Cree Chief in what was then called the North-West Territories of Canada, 1885.
[The Heart of Everything That Is: The Untold Story of Red Cloud, an American Legend]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Eric Steven Zimmer
The American Indian Quarterly, vol. 40, no. 2, Spring, 2016, pp. 181-183
Description
Book review of: The Heart of Everything That Is by Bob Drury, Tom Clavin.
History of King Philip, Sovereign Chief of the Wampanoags: Including the Early History of the Settlers of New England
E-Books
Author/Creator
John S. C. Abbott
The History of the North-West Rebellion of 1885
E-Books
Author/Creator
Charles Pelham Mulvaney
Description
"Comprising a full and impartial account of the origin and progress of the war ... scenes in the field, the camp, and the cabin; including a history of the Indian tribes of North-Western Canada," including chapters about Poundmaker.
Hopi Boarding School Narratives: Edmund Nequatewa's Born a Chief
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Arnold Krupat
a/b: Auto/Biography Studies, June 2016, pp. 1-25
Description
Reviews Hopi autobiographers focusing on the novel Born a Chief: The Nineteenth Century Hopi Boyhood of Edmund Nequatewa by Peter Whiteley.
"I Leave it With the People of the United States to Say": Autobiographical Disruption in the Personal Narratives of Black Hawk and Ely S. Parker
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michelle H. Raheja
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 30, no. 1, Special Issue on New Directions in American Indian Autobiography, 2006, pp. 87-108
Description
The author contends that Black Hawk (Ma-ka-tai-me-shekia-kia, Black Sparrow Hawk) and Parker both used writing in order to be heard but withheld information, which becomes significant to each narrative.
Images Used: Chapter 2 (A Dying Race):Portrait of Sotanah (Rainy Chief)
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Alex J. Ross
Description
Portrait of Sotanah (Rainy Chief) -- Head of North Bloods and one of the signatories to Treaty No 7.
The Indians and the Crown: Aboriginal Memories of Royal Promises in Pacific Canada
Alternate Title
Majesty in Canada: Essays on the Role of Royalty
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Keith Thor Carlson
Description
Looks at Native-newcomer relations in BC through various meetings and delegations of Aboriginal elders to the British Crown.
Chapter from Majesty in Canada: Essays on the Role of Royalty edited by Colin MacMillan Coates.
Find page 68 to read chapter.
Indigenous Leadership Bibliography
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Brian Calliou
Description
Coverage includes historical and contemporary leaders, governance, and political activism in Canada, the United States, Circumpolar region, Australia and New Zealand.
Indigenous Peoples, Canada and the Possibility of Reconciliation
Articles » General
Author/Creator
David Newhouse
IRPP Insight, no. 11, November 2016, pp. 1-18
Description
Comments on the five priorities laid out by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on December 8, 2015.
"Inspector Dickens Journal" Fort Pitt, 1885.
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Francis Dickens
Description
A typed copy of Inspector Francis Dickens's North West Mounted Police journal from Fort Pitt in 1885. Recounts the events of the Resistance, the skirmish and subsequent abandonment of Fort Pitt by Dickens who was in command of the installation when hostilities broke out.
Historical note:
L' Insurrection du Nord-Ouest, 1885
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Léon Ledieu]
An Integrative Approach to Teaching the Undergraduate Geography Course Aboriginal Peoples of the United States and Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jeffrey J. Gordon
American Behavioral Scientist, vol. 50, no. 4, Ingenious Peoples: Canadian and U.S. Perspectives, December 2006, pp. 562-575
Description
Discusses changes to geography course to include more Canadian content, cultural values, heritage, and contemporary challenges. The differences in cultural regions are compared.
Interior of Fort Pitt, Just [Before] the Rebellion of 1885
Images » Photographs
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Group photo taken on the grounds of Fort Pitt, NWT. Numbered from L to R: 1. Fire Sky Thunder; 2. Sky Bird (Big Bear's son); 3. Natoose; 4. Napasis; 5. Big Bear; 6. Angus McKay (HBC); 7. Dufrain (HBC cook); 8. L. Goulet; 9. Stanley Simpson (HBC); 10. Alex McDonald; 11. Rowley; 12. Corp. Sleigh (NWMP); 13. Edmond; 14. Henry Dufrain.
Kahneepotaytayo, Big Bear's Head Dancer
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Description
Black and White photograph Kahneepotaytayo, Big Bear's Head Dancer in quasi-traditional costume with feathered headband.
Kateri Tekakwitha
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Orenda K. Boucher-Curotte
Canada's History, vol. 96, no. 1, February/March 2016, p. 30
Description
Brief biographical article on the Mohawk women who became the first North American Indigenous saint.
Letter from Middleton Demanding Poundmaker's Unconditional Surrender
Alternate Title
Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
Images » Photographs
Description
Image showing General F.D. Middleton's letter to Poundmaker demanding unconditional surrender after Louis Riel's surrender on 17 May 1885.
From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.
Louis Riel Addressing Jury in Court House at Regina
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Oliver B. Buell
Description
A photograph of Louis Riel addressing jury in Court House at Regina in November, 1885. Riel was found guilty of high treason and sentenced to death by hanging.
[Louis Riel's Part in Metis History and His Legacy in Canadian Culture]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Ivana Nad'ová]
Description
Overview of the history of the Métis people from events proceeding the Manitoba Act to the trial and execution of Louis Riel.
Bachelor's Diploma Thesis towards undergraduate degree in English Language and Literature (B.A.)--Masaryk University, 2006.
"Moose Factory Is My Home": MoCreebec's Struggle for Recognition and Self-Determination
Theses
Author/Creator
Kota Kimura
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2016.
Native Leaders of Canada
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
New Federation House
Description
Website presents three sections: brief biographies of leaders, resources for educators, and a community section for people to express their ideas on leadership.
Navigating the Contradictions of the Shadow State: The Assembly of First Nations, State Funding, and Scales of Indigenous Resistance
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Julie Tomiak
Studies in Political Economy, vol. 97, no. 3, 2016, pp. [217]-233
Description
"This paper examines the structural constraints and contradictory roles of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), with a particular focus on state funding".