Plot involves a young Shuswap woman who leaves her reserve for the city and is ultimately raped and murdered.
Originally published by Talonbooks, 1970.
Mr. Ledoux, aged 99 at the time of the interview is of mixed French and Indian ancestry but is registered as a treaty Indian. He was present during the Riel Rebellion of 1885 and gives an account of what he saw in the Rebellion; views of the rebellion and the people involved.
NOTE: Joan Stanley is a research worker with the Metis Society of Saskatchewan. Her mother was Indian and her father white. She shares her experiences of growing up Metis in a white community, of the Metis Society of Saskatchewan and her personal problems.
Ms. Youens is a Metis, born in North Battleford, Saskatchewan. She was brought up in a series of foster homes and is now active in both the Women's Movement and with native groups. She talks about how the Metis are treated by outside groups, her childhood, and attitudes towards women among native societies.
Mr. McDougall is descended from French and Scottish halfbreeds and is active in the Metis Society of Saskatchewan. He gives an account of the Metis way of life and philosophy, the Riel Rebellion, shares memories of WWI, WWII and the Depression. He also talks about the discrimination against native people.
Consists of an interview with Mary Jacobson, the daughter of a Hudson's Bay manager. She talks about job discrimination against Indian and Metis, how welfare payments have destroyed the old way of life and tells a story of the Riel Rebellion of 1885 that her mother told her.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 30, no. 2, 2007, pp. 289-304
Description
Comments on the debilitating aspects of colonialism and how Aboriginal people can combat racism effectively by working together to empower each other as a cultural group.
Education Canada, vol. 47, no. 1, Making Space For Critical Reflection: Dreams & Solutions For Aboriginal Children, Winter, 2007, pp. 48-51
Description
Through the author's experiences, looks at how power and privilege spills over into the classroom setting through oppression that is related to gender, race, class and sexual orientation.
William Beaver, a 41-year-old councillor at Trout Lake, complains that members of the Bigstone band who live away from Wabasca receive no help from the band, and stresses the need for a reserve in the Trout Lake area, with sports facilities.