Aboriginal History, vol. 10, no. 1, 1986, pp. 47-58
Description
Presents comments from two Spanish officers on the state of relations between the Aboriginal people and the English settlers including excerpts from their reports and documents.
Consists of an interview where he discusses his life as a fisherman. He recounts the story of the first encounter between the Nootka Indians and Captain Cook.
Through the eyes of a young Ojibwe woman this film illustrates one down side of contact between cultures, the introduction of small pox and its dire impact on Native Americans.
Duration:57:00.
Tells the story of a Métis woman who appears to be quite happy and content in her common-law marriage to a Hudson's Bay Company clerk until he deserts her because of her background and company policy.
Duration: 57:01
Phyllis Clarke was a member of the Communist party and political associate of Norris and Brady. She talks about the political atmosphere in the Prince Albert area in the fifties as well as the political beliefs and affiliations of Norris and Brady.
Robert Goodvoice tells a story about the journey of a group of Sioux from the United States to Canada, through Portage la Prairie, Manitoba to Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. He tells of a settlement of the Wahpaton (Round Plain) Reserve in Saskatchewan and the division of the Sioux tribe. He also talks about Indian medicine and curing practices and reflects on the loss of knowledge of the old ways.