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Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert H. Keller
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 13, no. 2, Spring, 1989, pp. 117-135
Description
Looks at the legal status of the Chippewa's treaty right to farm Maple Sugar as a natural resource within their homeland.
The Buffalo Hunt
Alternate Title
[Métis Historical Booklet Series]
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Joanne Pelletier]
Changing Times
Alternate Title
Métis Development and the Canadian West ; 2
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Calvin Racette
Description
Overview of Métis history from the 1840s to 1875. Discusses the collapse of the buffalo hunting economy, the establishment of the community of St. Laurent, passing of laws to establish order, and the arrival of the North West Mounted Police.
Includes questions for students.
Conflicting Plans
Alternate Title
Métis Development in the Canadian West ; 4
E-Books
Author/Creator
Calvin Racette
Description
2nd edition.
Contrasting Worlds
Alternate Title
Métis Development and the Canadian West ; 1
E-Books
Author/Creator
Calvin Racette
Description
Overview of Métis history from the 1600s to the early 1870s when many Métis migrated from Manitoba to Saskatchewan. Includes questions for students.
2nd edition.
Ending an Era
Alternate Title
Métis Development in the Canadian West ; 5
E-Books
Author/Creator
Calvin Racette
English Fluency via Computers at Yakima Tribal School
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rhet Diessner
Edwin E. Rousculp
Jacqueline L. Walker
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 25, no. 1, October 1985, pp. [17-24]
Description
Project shows that word processing with computers can improve students' writing.
Environmental Impact Assessment and Resource Management, A Haida Case Study: Implications for Native People of the North
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Catherine Shapcott
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 9, no. 1, 1989, pp. 55-83
Description
Studies the existing process and suggests a more appropriate system for Aboriginal participation in environmental and resource management that takes into account the traditional world view.
Exploitation of Resources Against Land Rights: The Lubicon Cree and Their Struggle for Survival
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Peter R. Gerber
Schweizerische Amerikanisten-Gesellschaft Bulletin, 1989-1990, pp. 23-34
Description
Traces the Lubicon's fight to become registered as Indians, be granted a land base and assert control over resource development on the promised reserve.
Gabriel Dumont
Alternate Title
[Métis Historical Booklet Series]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Joanne Pelletier
Gabriel Dumont: Métis Legend
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies and Applied Research
Martin Shulman
Calvin Racette
Lorna Payne
Peter Myo
Description
Brief video discusses the life of the Metis leader and his role in the 1885 Resistance. Duration: 7:25.
Related Material: Transcript; Teacher's Guide.
Hydroelectric Power and Indian Water Rights on the Prairies
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard H. Bartlett
Prairie Forum, vol. 14, no. 2, Fall, 1989, pp. 177-193
Description
Discusses the negative impact several major dams have had on aboriginal communities in western Canada.
Judicial Attitudes to Aboriginal Resource Rights and Title
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Nigel Bankes
Resources (Canadian Institute of Resources Law), vol. 13, December 1985
Description
Comments on several aboriginal title cases and provides a statement of facts for each case, followed by a review of the different tests applied.
Louis Riel
Alternate Title
[Métis Historical Booklet Series]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Joanne Pelletier
Native Content in the Division One Language Arts Program in Two Saskatoon Elementary Schools
Theses
Author/Creator
Marlene Agnes Iachella
Description
Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1989.
The North-West Resistance of 1885
Alternate Title
[Métis Historical Booklet Series]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Joanne Pelletier
Our Land is Our Future: Aboriginal Title and Rights Position Paper
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (BCIC)
Description
Paper presents the foundation upon which First Nations in British Columbia are prepared to negotiate a co-existing relationship with Canada.
Red River Insurgence, 1869-70
Alternate Title
[Métis Historical Booklet Series]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Joanne Pelletier
Rendezvous: Canada 1606: [Study Guide]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Film Board (NFB)
Description
Guide to accompany film, Rendezvou: Canada 1606. Target audience grades 5-10. Contains discussion questions and related film list.
The Skirmish at Seven Oaks
Alternate Title
[Métis Historical Booklet Series]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Joanne Pelletier
Description
Discusses the Battle of Seven Oaks involving Cuthbert Grant, Governor Semple and Lord Selkirk.
The Sun Dagger: Teaching Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Don Reid
Description
To accompany film The Sun Dagger about discovery of a prehistoric calendar system in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico and the culture that built the site. Guide is for grades seven to twelve. Contains lesson plans, handouts and suggested readings.
The Wabanakis of Maine and the Maritimes: A Resource Book about Penobscot, Passamaquoddy, Maliseet, Micmac and Abenaki Indians with Lesson Plans for Grades 4 through 8
E-Books
Author/Creator
Maine Indian Program of The New England Regional Office of the American Friends Service Committee