A photocopy of a letter sent by Indian agent Thomas Quinn of Frog Lake to farm instructor George G. Mann of Onion Lake on 31 March 1885. It reads: "Dear Mann - Messenger [that] hand you this letter is sent by me to tell some of your Indians to come here to have a talk and try and keep all quiet here. If any wish to come give them grub enough to come with to here. All quiet here and no danger. I will be down on the 2nd. Faithfully T. T. Quinn."
Linking Arms Together (Part 4): Residential School Survivor Panel
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Margaret Tourville
Michael Cheena
Murray Crow
Description
Three survivors of residential schools, Margaret Tourville, Michael Cheena, and Murray Crow speak about their experiences at panel session from Linking Arms Together Symposium held York University June 28, 2013.
Duration: 1:12:53.
The Lincoln Humanities Journal, vol. 1, Follow Your Passion: Representations of Passion in the Humanities, Fall, 2013, pp. 43-49
Description
Looks at original commissioned songs that are a mixture of European musical styles and poetry of Alex Posey.
Entire issue on one pdf. Scroll down to page 43 to read article.
4th International Conference on Language and Communication: Proceedings
Current Issues and Future Directions in Media, Communication and Language
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Punyashree Panda
Description
Comments on how the novel undermines colonialism's imposition of artificial boundaries as part of the dispossession of
Aboriginal lands.
Paper from Current Issues and Future Directions in Media, Communication and Language.
Entire volume on one pdf. Scroll down to p. 241.
[Marlyn Bennett, Director of Research and Coordinating Editor of First Peoples Child and Family Review Journal. Part I]
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Marlyn Bennett
Robert-Falcon Ouellete
Description
Interview with journal editor dedicated to interdisciplinary research honouring voices, perspectives and knowledge of First Peoples.
Duration: 33:29. Interview starts at 9:45.
[Marlyn Bennett, Director of Research and Coordinating Editor of First Peoples Child and Family Review Journal. Part II]
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Marlyn Bennett
Robert-Falcon Ouellette
Description
Interview with journal editor dedicated to interdisciplinary research honouring voices, perspectives and knowledge of First Peoples.
Duration: 33:03. Interview starts at 7:20.
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 20, no. 3, 2013, pp. 1-22
Description
Concludes that the community will overcome their high rates of tobacco use and related health disparities by using mainstream prevention and intervention efforts combined with traditional teachings.
Consists of an interview conducted with several members of various tribes (White Bear, Striped Blanket, Prison Drum) of the Moose Mountain Agency near Carlyle, Saskatchewan.
Interview with the author of North American Aboriginal Hide Tanning: The Act of Transformation and Revival which includes interviews and recipes from 15 tanners.
Duration: 28:19.
Extracts from the diary of George B. Murphy, of Qu'Appelle, transport officer of the Battleford Column, Second Division of the North West Field Force, sent out to suppress the 1885 resistance. Entries from March 17 - July 16, 1885. Entries mostly include communications regarding troop movements.
Journal of the European Associating for Studies of Australia, vol. 4, no. 1, Indigenous Marriage; Family and Kinship in Australia:The Persistence of Life and Hope, 2013, pp. 92-102
Description
Discusses the Immigration Restriction Act of 1901 and the White Australian Policy.