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Image of wounded soldiers leaving for Saskatoon likely from Fish Creek on 2 May 1885 during the Northwest Resistance. A trail of men on horseback and horse-drawn wagons are visible.
Addressing Historic Environmental Exposures along the Alaska Highway
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anna Godduhn
The Northway Health Study Team
Lawrence Duffy
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21187
Description
Results from two pilot studies show numerous pathways to exposure of toxic materials. More research is recommended.
After Custer: Loss and Transformation in Sioux Country
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Robert D. Miller
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 37, no. 1, 2013, pp. 159-161
Description
Book review of: After Custer by Paul L. Hedren.
Arctic Passages: Liminality, Iñupiat Eskimo Mothers and NW Alaska Communities in Transition
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lisa Llewllyn Schwarzburg
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21199
Description
Results indicated that communities holding more "Western" values were less likely to object to maternal transport.
Arctic Passages: Maternal Transport, Iñupiat Mothers, and Northwest Alaska Communities in Transition
Theses
Author/Creator
Lisa Llewellyn Schwarzburg
Description
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2013.
Arctic Policy Framework: Discussion Guide
E-Books
Author/Creator
Government of Canada
Arctic Resilience Interim Report 2013
E-Books
Author/Creator
Arctic Council
Bold Steps Needed to Support Indigenous Participation at the Arctic Council
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jim Gamble
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 2, no. 1, The Arctic Council, September 2013, pp. 55-57
Description
Discusses initiatives under Canadian chairmanship and the importance of marine shipping work for Indigenous people.
Campaigning in the North West Territories
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
James Mortimer Austin
Description
A write up on the experiences of James Austin, a member of the Ontarian Midland Battalion involved in the suppression of the 1885 uprising. Austin relates the story of his trek west from Ontario, but missed all major actions. Austin later became a Presbyterian minister.
Colonel Otter's Brigade Approaching the South Saskatchewan
Images » Photographs
Description
Sketch of Col. W.D. Otter's brigade of men and equipment approaching the South Saskatchewan River; tents scattered in foreground and background.
A Convoy of Northwest Police on the March - Sketch. - 1885.
Images » Photographs
Description
Sketch of a convoy of Northwest Police on the march.
Copy of illustration: "Escape of the McKay family through the ice to Prince Albert"
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Grip Printing & Publishing (staff artist)
Description
A copy of illustration: "Escape of the McKay family through the ice to Prince Albert", from souvenir number of CANADIAN PICTORIAL & ILLUSTRATED WAR NEWS, 4 Jul 1885. It depicts Metis rowing boat through ice as his wife and children huddle in back. McKay was a farm instructor near Battleford. Incident described p.21.
Effects of Increase in Temperature and Open Water on Transmigration and Access to Health Care by the Nenets Reindeer Herders in Northern Russia
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Philippe Amstislavski
Leonid Zubov
Herman Chen
Pietro Ceccato
Jean-Francois Pekel
Jeremy Weedon
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2, p. article no. 21183
Description
Researchers were able to make a direct connection between climate change and reduced health care access.
Emergency Management in the Arctic: The Context Explained
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Meredith Kravitz
Vanessa Gastaldo
Description
Discussions on the emergency preparedness needs of northern Indigenous communities with highlights of key issues and obstacles for success including geography, population density, infrastructure, communications, and climate change.
An Environmental Scan of Emergency Response Systems and Services in Remote First Nations Communities in Northern Ontario
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
E. J. Mew
S. D. Ritchie
D. VanderBurgh
J. L. Beardy
Gordon M. Fortune ... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, 2017, p. article no. 1320208
Description
Studies remote Nishnawbe Aski Nation communities and lack of response capacity and services to meet their needs.
The Face Pullers: Ch. 2 Images - Unidentified Blood Warrior
Alternate Title
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Alex J. Ross
Description
Subject holding rifle, sitting on animal hide wearing traditional clothing. Shot in studio. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
First Nation Elders Who Use Wheeled Mobility: An Exploration of Culture and Health
Theses
Author/Creator
Lindsay Croxall
Description
Health Sciences Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Ottawa, 2017.
Healing of the Canoe Curriculum Training Manual
Alternate Title
HOC Curriculum Training Manual
Healing of the Canoe: A Life Skills Curriculum Training for Native Youth
Culturally Grounded Life Skills for Youth Curriculum
Three-site Healing of the Canoe Survey Results, 2018-2019
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Suquamish Tribe
Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute, University of Washington
Description
Developed to address problems of youth suicide and substance abuse through a sense of cultural belonging and revitalization.
Is it Time to Build a Road to Prosperity in the Far North?
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mark Quinn
Inside Policy, June/July 2013, pp. 14-15
Description
Discusses the improved quality of life a road, power and broadband would bring to remote northern Ontario communities.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 14.
North West Field Force During the North West Rebellion; Camping for the Night
Images » Photographs
Description
Image showing a camp of wagons and men of the North West Field Force in background; terrain in foreground. Location unknown.
North West Field Force During the North West Rebellion; Ox-cart
Images » Photographs
Description
Image showing a group of North West Field Force soldiers on horseback, on foot and riding on wagons with an ox-cart leading the way; location unknown.
Northcote after Batoche, N.W. Rebellion, 1885
Images » Photographs
Description
The S.S. Northcote after the battle at Batoche during the Northwest Resistance.
“Northwest" arriving at Battleford with General Middleton, May 1885
Images » Photographs
Description
Sketch of the steamer "Northwest" arriving at Battleford with General Middleton. Horses and wagons loaded with supplies in foreground; "Northwest" beached in background.
Not Your Grandfather's Horse: Automobiles Performing the Trickster in Modern and Contemporary Work by Artists from Plains Cultures
Theses
Author/Creator
Aaron Moses
Description
Art History Thesis (M.A.)--Oklahoma State University, 2017
Refers to the works of Horace Poolaw, Dallin Maybee, Arthur Amiotte, Jay Polite Labor, and Wendy Red Star
"On the Big Bear Trail," N.W. Rebellion, 1885
Images » Photographs
Description
On the Big Bear Trail during the Northwest Resistance. Horses, carts and riders on the trail next to a body of water.
One Flea-Bitten Gray Horse: Women, Horses, and Economy on the Yakama Reservation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Clifford E. Trafzer
T. Robert Przeklasa
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 32, no. 2, Fall, 2017, pp. 5-29
Description
Authors use bills of sale for horses from 1909-12 as primary documents to explore the roles women on the Yakima reservation played in their nation’s economy and their resistance to conforming to Western or Christian gender roles.
Opening of the Battle of Fish Creek, April 24, 1885
Images » Photographs
Description
Image of troops, wagons and guns at the opening of the Battle of Fish Creek. On back of photo: "Photograph taken by Captain Peters about 10:15 a.m., April 24, 1885, just as the guns he commanded rushed up at the opening of the Battle of Fish Creek. Upper right is the treeline and just beyond is the ravine containing Fish Creek. The Metis warriors hidden here are firing on Boulton's scouts. The inexperienced soldiers have formed a semi-circle and are fully exposed.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade 5: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
The Railroad and the Pueblo Indians: The Impact of the Atchison Topeka, and Santa Fe on the Pueblos of the Rio Grande, 1880-1930
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
John R. Gram
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 108-109
Description
Book review of: The Railroad and the Pueblo Indians by Richard H. Frost.
Rebellion, 1885 - C.Co I.S.C. Wooding up the Dominion War Ship Northcote, On the trip down the Saskatchewan - J.W. Craig. - Sketch. - 7 May 1885.
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
J.W. Craig
Description
Pencil sketch of the steamer Northcote. Members of 'C' Company, Infantry School Corps, on shore in foreground, smaller boat in front of Northcote. Trees and landscape in background. Item found within folder 1 of file Rebellion, 1885.
Rebellion, 1885 - Indian Chief and Red River Cart - J.W. Craig. - Sketch. - [1885?].
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
J.W. Craig
Description
Pencil sketch of Indian chief mounted on horse at left and Red River Cart at right; trees in background. Written at bottom of sketch: Pte. J.W. Craig / C.Co. I.S.C / Toronto Ont. Item found within folder 1 of file Rebellion, 1885.
Rebels Firing on a Government Relief Boat - Sketch. - 23 May 1885.
Documents & Presentations
Description
Sketch of Metis fighters on land firing upon a government relief boat in background; possibly based on the attack on the steamer Northcote during the battle of Batoche during the Northwest Resistance.
Romancing the Road: The Villa Tunari - San Ignacio De Moxos Highway
Theses
Author/Creator
Sara Korosi
Description
Global Development Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Queen's University, 2013.
Saskatchewan History - The First Peoples: Plains First Nations
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
J. Giannetta
Description
A wide range of topics such as clothing, bison, decoration, tools, etc. Developed for Grade 4 Social Studies.
Updated version.
Student Handouts.
Scenes in the Saskatchewan country - Sketches. - 18 April 1885.
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Charles Graham
Harper's Weekly
John Durkin
Description
Collage of sketches of the Qu'Appelle and Saskatchewan Valleys in 1885. Includes a column of Metis going to join Riel at Batoche, a Red River Cart, and one of Metis "Artillerymen."
Historical note: sketches originally appeared in Harpers Weekly v. 29, no. 1478.
The Steamer Marquis Poling Off a Shallow in the Saskatchewan - Sketch. - 1885.
Documents & Presentations
Description
Sketch of the steamer Marquis, from a sketch by Mr. F.W. Curzon, The Illustrated War News special artist with General Middleton's expedition.
The Steamer "Northcote" Running the Gauntlet at Batoche, May 8, 1885
Images » Photographs
Description
Sketch of the steamer "Northcote" being fired upon during the Northwest Resistance.
The Technology Imperative of the Cree: Examining Adaptability and Livelihood in Northern Ontario, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Raynald Harvey Lemelin
Michel S. Beaulieu
Journal of Northern Studies, vol. 7, no. 1, 2013, pp. 31-47
Description
Looks at how technologies such as outboard motors and snowmobiles have impacted traditional livelihood and food security.
Troops enroute to N.W. Rebellion, 1885
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Canadian Pacific Railway (photographer)
Description
Image of troops at rest in a train car enroute to action in the Northwest Resistance.
The Uprising in the Northwest - Sketch. - 25 April 1885.
Documents & Presentations
Description
Sketch subtitle: White inhabitants of the Saskatchewan region leaving a settlement after an Indian raid. Two males and one female, all wearing snowshoes and heavy coats, walking through the snow. The woman is carrying a small child.
Voices of the Canoe: For Teachers
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Museum of Anthropology [University of British Columbia]
Description
Contains links to lesson plans for various levels under the themes of Indigenous Knowledge, Historical Consciousness, Evidence, Cultural Expressions, Colonialism, Ancient Civilizations, Mapping, Oral Traditions, Origin Stories, Resources, and Primary Sources.
Educators' section of website that focusses on Fijian, Haida and Squamish canoe traditions and their importance in each culture.
Winnipeg Cavalry at Fort Qu'Appelle, North-West Rebellion, 1885
Images » Photographs
Description
Image of members of the Winnipeg Cavalry on horseback in line.
Wm. Scott and T. Pike in front of Humboldt Telegraph Station
Images » Photographs
Description
Image of Humboldt Telegraph Station, likely during the Northwest Resistance. On back of photo: "This photo was taken after Wm. Scott (in charge of the Humboldt Mail Station had finished riding 140 miles to Prince Albert to Humboldt with dispatches. These dispatches were from Colonel Irwin [Irvine] (who was in charge at Prince Albert) to General Middleton. The ride was made in 23 hours on the horse shown in this photo. The horse's name was Lary and was known to have great staying power. Sitting is T. [Thomas] Pike."