Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Kelly Wisecup
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 2, 2017, pp. 103-104
Description
Book review of: Imprints by John N. Low.
Indian Claims Processes - Lloyd I. Barber / Commisioner on Indian Claims.
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lloyd I. Barber
Description
Report by Lloyd I. Barber, Vice-President, University of Saskatchewan and Indian Claims Commissioner, discussing his role as commissioner, structures and approaches to settling land claims, and the role of the federal government to provide proper settlement based on the history of the Treaties. Item found in folder Indian Land Claims, 1973, 1974.
Indian Given: Racial Geographies Across Mexico and the United States
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Emilio Del Valle Escalante
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 2, 2017, pp. 111-112
Description
Book review of: Indian Given by Maria Josefina Saldaña-Portillo.
The Indian System (October 1864)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
H. B. Whipple
The North American Review, vol. 258, no. 4, Special Heritage Issue: The Indian Question, 1823-1973, Winter, 1973, pp. 34-39
Description
Review of the Indian Affairs Commission report for 1863 and History of the Sioux War by I.V.D. Heard.
Originally published in The North American Review, October, 1864.
The Indian Title Question in Canada: An Appraisal in the Light of Calder. - K. Lysyk. - Reprint. - September 1973.
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kenneth Lysyk
Description
The author, Deputy Attorney General of Saskatchewan, gives his personal views on the Calder vs. Attorney General of British Columbia legal case that established that Aboriginal title exists in modern Canadian law. The Calder case related to the Nishgas (Nisga'a) land claim in northwestern British Columbia. Item found within folder 'XXXII-39'.
Historical note:
Indigenous Legal Traditions and Histories of International and Transnational Law in the Pre-Confederation Maritime Provinces
Alternate Title
Canada in International Law at 150 and Beyond Paper ; no. 4
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Robert Hamilton
Description
Discusses inter-Indigenous, inter-European, Indigenous-European transnational law.
Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada: First Nations
Alternate Title
First Nations: Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
Royal Canadian Geographical Society
Interview with James Takes a Strong Gun
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
James Takes a Strong Gun
Mike Devine
Indian History Film Project
Description
Short description of Treaty 7 negotiations; and the transfer of chieftainship from Bad Head to Red Crow.
Interview with John Yellowhorn (Hereditary Chief)
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
John Yellowhorn
Johnny Smith
Tom Yellowhorn
Indian History Film Project
Description
Short description of Treaty #7: in preliminaries, taking, understanding of, effect on way of life; ana a comparison of Canadian and U.S. treaties.
Interview with Mrs. Cecile Many Guns (Grassy Water) and Mrs. Annie Buffalo (Bear Child)
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Cecile (Grassy Water) Many Guns
Annie (Bear Child) Buffalo
Dila Provost
Albert Sr. Yellowhorn
Indian History Film Project
Description
Discussion of several topics: taking of Treaty #7, boundaries of Peigan Reserve; permit system; traditional curing practices; obtaining paint forceremonials; significance of rocks in Blackfoot culture; how the Blackfoot learned from the rock spirit how to drivethe buffalo over a cliff.
Interview with Mrs. Nanamaho
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Mrs. Nanamaho
Dave Capot
Dan McLean
Indian History Film Project
Description
A very brief interview with some problems of language and no information exchanged.
Interview with Peter Gambler (2), Mabel Drisco, and Mrs. Frederick
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Peter Gambler
Mabel Drisco
Mrs. Frederick
Dan McLean
Indian History Film Project
Description
A short interview in which the interviewees answer questions about their understanding of Treaty 8.
Interview with Peter Gambler and Mabel Drisco
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Peter Gambler
Mabel Drisco
Indian History Film Project
Description
Short interview discussing promises made in Treaty 8.
Isadore Ledoux Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Isadore Ledoux
Carol Pearlstone
Doris McDougal
Indian History Film Project
Description
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.
Isadore Martin Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Isadore Martin
Dave Capot
Dan McLean
Indian History Film Project
Description
In this very brief interview, 85 year old Mrs. Martin gives her understanding of the treaty promises.
Jack Crow Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Jack Crow
Albert Yellowhorn
Indian History Film Project
Description
A discussion of Treaty #7 as remembered by Mr. Jack Crow from information given to him by his parents.
James Bull Interview 1
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
James Bull
Abraham Burnstick
Indian History Film Project
Description
Discusses taking of Treaty #6 and the promises made by the government as well as changes in diet and trade resulting from initial contact with non-Indians.
The Jay Treaty Free Passage Right in Theory and Practice
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Caitlin C. M. Smith
American Indian Law Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, Article 7, May 2017, pp. 161-180
Description
Looks at Article 3 of the treaty and discusses the right of free passage between the U.S.-Canada border and whether or not administering agencies are knowledgeable about it.
Jim Bottle Testimony
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Jim Bottle
Harry Shade
Mike Devine
Indian History Film Project
Description
Evidence given to Office of Specific Claims and Research by Jim Bottle, detailing an account of the signing of Treaty #7 and the later leasing of part of the Blood Reserve to the Mormons.
Jimmy and Charlie Chief Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Jimmy Chief
Charlie Chief
Alphonse LittlePopular
Indian History Film Project
Description
Interview of the grandsons of Little Bear who discuss lifestyle. They tell stories about Cree raids on Blackfoot;the hanging of Little Bear and murder of a storekeeper's son by a medicine man. Interpreter by Alphonse Littlepoplar.
Jimmy Meneen Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Jimmy Meneen
Ernest Crane
Indian History Film Project
Description
Intricacies of losing or gaining treaty status.
Joe Chief Body Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Joe Chief Body
Mike Devine
Indian History Film Project
Description
Detailed description of the happenings at Blackfoot Crossing when Treaty #7 was signed.
John Across the Mountain Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
John Across the Mountain
Ben Brewer
Indian History Film Project
Description
Discusses Treaty #7 and stresses the closeness of Indian people to nature and the need to retain the Indian religions.
The Kootenai War of '74
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ian Chambers
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 42, no. 1, Winter, 2018, pp. 43-86
Description
Looks at the circumstances which led to the Koontenai nation declaring war on the United States government in 1974, The tribe was federally recognized but had been given no land base nor received any monetary compensation.
Lina McCullom (nee Wendiandi) Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Lina McCullom
Dan McLean
Indian History Film Project
Description
A brief interview about the treaty status of the interviewee and her son.
Mary Whiteford Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Mary Whiteford
Dan McLean
Indian History Film Project
Description
Mary Whiteford, aged 88, tells of the promises made to her father at the signing of Treaty 8.
Mary Whiteford Interview 2
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Mary Whiteford
Dave Capot
Dan McLean
Indian History Film Project
Description
Mary Whiteford, a chief of the Horse Lakes reserve, describes how her ancestors took treaty and how the treaty promises were broken.
Maxley Nanamaho Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Maxley Nanamaho
Ernest Crane
Indian History Film Project
Description
Treaty status, how it is lost and gained.
Mederic McDougall Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Mederic McDougall
Carol Pearlstone
Indian History Film Project
Description
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.
Métis-Crown Relations Through an International Treaty Lens
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brenda Gunn
Bryn Rieger
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 6, no. 2, 2017, pp. 4-25
Description
Argues the agreement that led to the passing of the Manitoba Act in 1870 is a viable treaty according to international law.
A Métis Treaty Through the Lens of International Law
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brenda L. Gunn
Bryn Rieger
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 6, no. 2, 2017, pp. 4-25
Description
Argues that the agreement reached leading up to the Manitoba Act meets requirements for a valid treaty in international law as it was at the time.
Michelle Grand Gambie (a.k.a.) Michael Grandjambe Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Michael Grandjambe
Alexis Simon
Abraham Burnstick
Indian History Film Project
Description
A very brief interview about the procedure followed at the signing of Treaty #8.
Mrs. Adelaide Ranger
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Adelaide (Mrs.) Ranger
Carol Pearlstone
Indian History Film Project
Description
Mrs. Ranger was born in Batoche around 1892. She gives an account of the Riel Rebellion of 1885 as told by her mother, shares childhood memories of Gabriel Dumont, the effects on the Metis community by the Depression and the two world wars and gives her impressions of how the Metis are treated by various outside groups.
Mrs. Alexandrine Nicolas Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Alexandrine (Mrs.) Nicolas
Carol Pearlstone
Indian History Film Project
Description
Mrs. Nicolas, nee Fleury, was born in Duck Lake in 1887. After a brief period in the U.S. where she attended school she returned to the Duck Lake area where she has lived ever since. She shares her experiences of raising her family of ten plus three foster children, her childhood, schooling and life on a mixed farm including the Depression years. She also gives an account of the Frog Lake Massacre as told by her grandfather, and of relatives who fought in WWI, WWII and the Korean war.
Mrs. Emma Moulin Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Emma (Mrs.) Moulin
Carol Pearlstone
Indian History Film Project
Description
Born in 1890, Mrs. Moulin remembers Gabriel Dumont and heard a great deal about the 1885 Rebellion from her grandmother. She shares what she remembers being told by her grandmother about the 1885 Rebellion and the leaders.
Mrs. Marion Dillon Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Marion Dillon
Mary Mountain
Indian History Film Project
Description
An interview that includes stories of hunting, trading and food gathering. Also included are stories about the Frog Lake massacre and Wihtiko (cannibal monster)
Mrs. Mary Jacobson Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Mary (Mrs.) Jacobson
Carol Pearlstone
Indian History Film Project
Description
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.
The Nishga Case
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Douglas Sanders
BC Studies, no. 19, Indians in British Columbia, Autumn, 1973, pp. 3-20
Description
Looks at historical treaty cases in Canada leading up to the Nishga land case.
North American Border Challenges: Terrorists/Drugs/Trade & American Indians
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Laurence Armand French
Magdaleno Manzanarez
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 28, no. 1, Summer, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Paper given at the Association of Border Studies - 1st World Conference, Joensuu, Finland, June 9 - 13, 2014. Reports on laws that have restricted cross-border movement.
The Numbered Treaties
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Connie Wyatt Anderson
Description
Lesson plan for use with the article The Numbered Treaties by Wabi Benais Mistatim Equay (Cynthia Bird) found on page 26 of Treaties and the Treaty Relationship, a special issue of Canada's History. Suitable for Grades 7-12.
Ojibwe Treaty Rights
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission
Description
Focuses on off-reservation treaty rights to hunt, fish, and gather in treaty-ceded lands in Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota.
Open History Seminar: Canadian History
E-Books
Author/Creator
Thomas Peace
Sean Kheraj
Description
Collection of primary and secondary sources suitable for use at secondary and post-secondary levels. Can be used to supplement Canadian History: Pre-Confederation and Canadian History: Post-Confederation.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Eight: Foreigners Invade Your Country Simulation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Pat Weaselhead Interview 1
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Pat Weaselhead
Harry Shade
Indian History Film Project
Description
Retelling his father's account of the signing of Treaty #7, and the establishment of the Blood Reserve; also the establishment of the Mormon settlement at Cardston.
Peter Wesley Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Peter Wesley
Indian History Film Project
Description
Briefly describes his mother's recollections of the signing of Treaty #7.
Phillip MacDonald Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Phillip MacDonald
Richard Lightning
Indian History Film Project
Description
Lifetime chief of the Fort MacKay band gives a brief account of the signing of Treaty 8; talks about Fort MacKay band reserves, how they are located a long way from Fort MacKay where people reside.
Pierre Nanamaho Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Pierre Nanamaho
Dave Capot
Dan McLean
Indian History Film Project
Description
This elderly man says he was present at the Treaty #8 negotiations. Describes how he understood the promises.
Pierre Vandale Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Pierre Vandale
Carol Pearlstone
Indian History Film Project
Description
Pierre Vandale was born in Carlton, Saskatchewan. He was treated in a sanatorium for tuberculosis but on recovery worked at farming and woodcutting. He talks about his children's education and his lack of schooling and he shares what his grandfather told him about the Riel Rebellion of 1885, the Metis and World War I and II.
Plain Talk 4: Treaties
Alternate Title
It's Our Time: First Nations Tool Kit
Plain Talk ; 4
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Assembly of First Nations]
Description
Presents the history of treaties between the Crown and First Nations of Canada.
Present Aspects of the Indian Problem (July 1881)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carl Schurz
The North American Review, vol. 258, no. 4, Special Heritage Issue: The Indian Question, 1823-1973, Winter, 1973, pp. 45-54
Description
Outlines federal policy beneficial to Native Americans.
Originally published in North American Review, July 1881.