Antoine Lonesinger discusses different methods of earning a living that included making charcoal and lime. Also included is the story of a boy saved a camp from starvation with the help of the raven spirit.
Interview includes stories about a ghost priest and a non-existent camp. Also included is a story of how a lame boy's skill as a medicine man won him a chieftainship and a wife.
Describes how a series of misunderstandings, poor interpretation and hysteria contributed to a unjust sentence for the Willow Cree leader and restrictions for the Beardy's Band.
Elders discuss concerns regarding: loss of Indian culture and traditions; failure to educate young Indians in traditionalways; young well-educated chiefs who will not take advice from elders.
Elders speak of their concerns regarding leadership on the reserves; new young leaders with education but no experience who ignore the elders and their advice; the failure to educate the young in traditional Indian ways.
Reveals a presidential administration that was determined to implement its own plan regardless of opposition voicing to humanitarian concerns or logical arguments.
Modern Fiction Studies, vol. 53, no. 3, Fall, 2007, pp. 544-568
Description
Looks at the series based on both fictional and historical Cherokee characters where generations of related characters evolving according to their changing lives and world views.
A transcript of an interview with Chief Thomas Settee of Cumberland House, SK. Settee discusses everything from employment and culture to religion and politics.
Prairie Forum, vol. 32, no. 2, Fall, 2007, pp. 223-234
Description
Explains Riel's strategy to position himself as leader of the Montana Métis by eliminating the Sioux, led by Sitting Bull, from the Canadian-American borderlands.
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.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 31, no. 4, Autumn, 2007, pp. 559-581
Description
Article provide biographical information from historic sources and articulates Sagoyewatha’s (Red Jacket’s) role as an activist for Indigenous sovereignty; focuses on his participation in the Ogden Council of 1819 and his appropriation of the Republican rhetoric of the time.
Early American Literature, vol. 42, no. 2, 2007, pp. 369-375
Description
Book reviews of:
Sovereign Selves: American Indian Autobiography and the Law by David J. Carlson
The Indian Chief as Tragic Hero: Native Resistance and the Literatures of American, From Moctezuma to Tecumseh by Gordon M. Sayre.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 10, October 2007, p. 1
Description
Comments on the anniversary celebration between Saskatoon and Whitecap Dakota First Nation to honour the meeting of Chief Whitecap and John Lake.
Article located on page 1.
Includes scences from a play entitled by Rod Langley about the Northwest Rebellion during the opening of Canada's west by white settlers. Includes commentary from the members of the audience.
Duration: 27:35.
Tribute to the life of Senator Myles Venne, 1918-2007, of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations and former Chief of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band.