Lawrence Cook knew Jim Brady in 1949/50. He talks about the CCF government policies and how the people reacted to them, the Legion, and the various Co-op efforts that were tried in Cumberland. He is the only informant to talk about efforts by Brady to organize a Metis Association in Cumberland in 1949.
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 54, no. 1, 2017, pp. 32-45
Description
Uses interviews and ethnographic fieldwork, newspaper articles, literature on the history of the archipelago, and an Internet discussion forum to analyze how relocation of families, to make way for nuclear testing, is remembered.
Mr. Laliberte was involved in the early establishment of the Metis Association of Saskatchewan and talks about conditions in the north and how the Metis Association has improved them.
The Journal of American Folklore, vol. 89, no. 353, July-Sept. 1976, pp. 271-293
Description
Jokes played on the first whites by Native American Indians living in southwestern Washington State became known as a folkloristic reception and were used by Aboriginal storytellers to translate historical fact into record.
Three elders from Goodfish Lake Reserve talk about problems of defining accurate boundaries, their rights to a timber berth, and hay meadows which they believe are part of their reserve.
Aboriginal History, vol. 41, December 2017, pp. 47-70
Description
Article examines oral histories and archival content to reveal the lived experiences of Aboriginal women in Australia who formed relationships with the allied service men stationed there during WWII. Discusses how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and African American, Native American and other servicemen of colour were often drawn together in the face of shared experiences of colonial discrimination and oppression.
Murdoch Charles is a trapper and prospector from Stanley Mission. He tells a few details of the mining operation at Nistowiak Falls and from his experience in the bush, discusses Brady's disappearance and what a bushman would do if he was lost.
Interviewee discusses area of land covered when living by traditional trapping,hunting and fishing; relationship between residents of various northern settlements; and bringing freight by barge from Lesser Slave Lake.
Transcript of interview. Outlines author's approach, the strengths and weaknesses of oral history, and the difficulties which may be encountered in this field.
Discussion about the meanings of various Indian words in English ; family relationships ; and the cannibal dance known as Hamatsa. Mentions a fire in Katit, British Columbia in 1935.
Locates some Indian campsites on the interviewer's map; gives Indian names for various geographical points. Some discussion of certain Indian beliefs pertaining to atype of magical healing.
Philip Carriere was a special native constable at the time of Jim Brady's disappearance. He talks about the search for Jim Brady and Abbie Halkett and about his personal conclusions about their fate.
Pierre Carriere was a close friend of Jim Brady. He talks about the history of Cumberland House, social life as it changed from the pre-war period to the present ; Jim Brady's role as a leader in the community ; the fishing and forestry industry ; the CCF government and its programs ; Malcolm Norris and his activities ; the effect of the war on the town and the role of the Legion.
Pierre Dorion was a young boy when Jim Brady was living in Cumberland House from 1948-1951. Dorion talks about Brady's attempts to organize a Metis Society and his efforts to get people jobs in the area.
Robert Dalby talks about life in the north of Saskatchewan in the 1950s. He discusses the political parties in the north and why some of the CCF programs failed. He also compares the personalities and styles of Jim Brady and Malcolm Norris.
Mr. Hook knew Malcolm Norris socially and attended one of his classes in geology. He discusses Norris's life, family, work and attitude to this native ancestry.
A summary of what the Treaty #6 elders have said in interviews about the nature of the treaty and the rights guaranteed to the Indian people by treaty.