Understanding of treaty promises; distribution of food, ammunition, etc. in earlier times; interesting accounts of home-made agricultural equipment (aswell as that supplied by Dept. of Indian Affairs).
Includes data from three missing persons databases, results of listening sessions with four communities, and missing persons policies from 51 law enforcement agencies.
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives Task Force
Description
Divided into four sections: overview of legislation which underpins the work of the task force; background and contextual considerations in New Mexico; summary of findings of research including data provided by jurisdictions and case studies of information provided by families; and core findings and policy recommendations.
Comments on specific components of the Calls for Justice for governments and Calls for Justice for industries, institutions, services and partnerships from a legal standpoint.
Nine elders in discussion at Saddle Lake Reserve. They talk about aspects of life before contact with whites, Treaty #6, the history of amalgamations and land sales, and a traditional story of a boy raised by buffalo.
Study Committee on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Description
Includes transcript of House Bill 2570, background and committee activity, minutes and reference materials, and various submissions discussing the issue.
Both bills were meant to address gender inequity and discrimination present in the Indian Act whereby women and their children were excluded from status and any of the accompanying rights and benefits .
William Okeymaw attended the signing of Treaty 8 when he was 12 years old. He talks about: signing of treaty; treaty promises; establishment of reserves around Lesser Slave Lake; and expansion of these reserves as population grew; and the present need for further expansion.