Windsor Yearbook of Access to Justice , vol. 11, 1991, pp. 165-177
Description
Reviews recommendations from inquiry into the events surrounding the death of Helen Betty Osborne and John Joseph Harper and presents an overview of the U.S. tribal justice system.
Consists of an interview where Adam Solway talks about being orphaned at 8 years and adopted by the Blackfoot Reserve, Alta; his attendance at a residential school; becoming a councillor and then chief of the reserve. He comments on the issues he had to deal with as well as providing comments on contemporary lifestyles and leadership.
Consists of an interview where he tells of legends concerning the arrival of white men in North America; Parallels to the Norse (Viking) sagas -- (Is this possibly an example of the oral tradition presenting the Indian view early Viking settlement?). He tells of prophecies concerning the arrival of white men and the eventual return of Indian ways; describes the role of women in pre-Columbian America; and gives accounts of native medical practices and the linguistic evolution.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 3, no. 2, 1983, pp. 311-320
Description
Describes differences in the hunting territory between the Eastern James Bay Area and Southern Labrador and also notes distinctions regarding land tenure and rights.
Quantitative Analysis and Socio-demographic Research
Finance and Professional Services
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Description
Annual reference report on the demographic, social and economic conditions of First Nations people on and off-reserve. Topics include population, education, health and social conditions, housing, self-government and economic and labour force activity.
Consists of an interview where she gives a general account of reserve life. She gives a description of Indian games and tells of the establishment of the Gordon Reserve, Saskatchewan
Examines reasons for supporting Aboriginal participation in the management and development of surrounding land and resources for the economic sustainability of Aboriginal communities.
Summarizes findings from a prototype study of the feasibility of obtaining crime statistics for reserves policed by the RCMP and converting those statistics into Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) format and discusses the difficulty in studying crime within the context of socio-economic conditions.
Prairie Forum, vol. 16, no. 2, Fall, 1991, pp. 157-183
Description
History of the "model" colony which was used to demonstrate the success of government policies aimed at assimilating Aboriginals into mainstream Canadian society.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Consists of an interview with non-Indian employed at the Gabriel Dumont Institute in Regina. At the time of the interview he was writing a book on the history of the Metis nation.
Consists of an interview where she discusses Medicine Men and their purported powers. She briefly mentions Indian superstitions (being born with a caul on her face; being the seventh daughter of a seventh daughter).
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 15, no. 4, Autumn, 1991, pp. 431-456
Description
Article presents data collected on the evaluation of biomedical research ethics in Indigenous communities. Author draws on interviews with researchers, tribal officials, and research subjects to understand the ethical issues surrounding the research process.
Consists of an interview where she gives a lengthy discourse on Indian medicines. She also gives a description of basket making and an account of being lost in the woods.
Saskatchewan History, vol. 36, no. 3, Autumn, 1983, pp. 94-101
Description
Describes the resistance of Nekaneet (Foremost Man or Front Man) and those that followed him, to the attempts of the Canadian government to settle the First Nations onto reserves. Argues that Nekaneet’s goal was a reserve in the Cypress Hills.
Entire issue on one .pdf scroll to page 94
Labour/Le Travail, vol. 38, Special edition: Australia and Canada: Labour Compared, Fall, 1996, pp. [37]-53
Description
Compares policies that oppressed Aboriginal women in Australia and Canada during the 19th and 20th centuries. Special Joint issue with Labour History, volume 71.
Consists of an interview where he talks about different groupings in Mohawk society. This transcript illustrates some of the difficulties encountered when relying too closely on the oral history tradition. He also gives personal recollections of life on the reserve.
Describes the opposition of the Indigenous Women's Network with the Meadow Lake (SK) Tribal Council over the building of a nuclear waste dump on Aboriginal land.
Consists of an interview where she gives an account of native use of plants for medicine. She tells of prophecies concerning the arrival of the white man and general accounts of her life in the bush.
Joe Duquette, born 1904, on Mistawasis Reserve, never attended school, completely self-educated. Now Senator of F.S.I. and involved in teaching and counselling young people. He tells the story of his arranged marriage.
Consists of an interview with Josephine Beaucage where she gives an account of trapping in the woods as well as an account of the preparation of hides.