An interview with Alfred Mishibinijima who recounts his life working on farms and in lumber camps, the origin of some Ojibway words and the aftermath of the War of 1812. Transcribed by Joanne Greenwood.
An interview with Alfred Mishibinijima who recounts the inadequacy of schooling on the reserve, the terms of the Robinson Treaty and the Indian agents of Manitoulin. Transcribed by Joanne Greenwood ; interpreter : Ernest Debassigae.
Art Davis, a professor of sociology, hired Jim Brady as a research technician/interviewer for work in the north. Davis discusses Brady's work, his personality, his politics and compares Brady to Malcolm Norris.
Ethnohistory, vol. 23, no. 2, Spring, 1976, pp. 129-145
Description
Contends that the destruction or dispersal of many tribes during the seventeenth century did not result from the fur trade but rather from smallpox and other forces.
An interview with Ernest Debassigae who gives his opinion of the education of Indian people, the role of Indians in the Canadian military and in the Canadian constitution. Transcribed by Joanne Greenwood.
An interview with Ernest Debassigae who gives an account of his experiences during and after World War II and his travels around Canada and the United States. Transcribed by Joanne Greenwood.
An interview with Ernest Debassigae who recounts the history of the Manitoulin Island Indians and problems with Indian agents. Transcribed by Joanne Greenwood.
Native Studies Review, vol. 1, no. 1, 1984, pp. 2-15
Description
Argues that while the Quebeçois did not support the Métis rebellion per se, they also viewed the response as an effort by Ontarians to repress French-Catholics.
Glen Lindgren has worked in northern Saskatchewan for many years in the field of education. He was active in the CCF/NDP party and was one of those responsible for drafting the proposal on the single agency for the north.
Interview covers recollections of childhood family experiences and school; and comments on economic conditions, racial attitudes, church and politics.(NOTE: There is a very loud hum on Side A of this tape for the first 9 pages, frequently making it impossible to decipher what is being said.)
Film about the Québec Provincial Police (QPP) raid on the Restigouche Reserve in June 1981 due to disputes over the salmon-fishing rights of the Micmac people. This film deal with mature subject matter. Viewer discretion is advised.
Duration: 45:57.
Jim Carriere is a resident of Cumberland House and worked for Jim Brady when the latter was a field officer for the CCF government. Carriere discusses Jim Brady's strengths and weaknesses, Brady's life in Cumberland House, speculates about Brady's death and his links with the Communist Party. He also talks about returning World War II veterans and their impact on the communities.
Ken Collier knew Malcolm Norris and Jim Brady during the 1960s. He describes his time spent talking with both men and contrasts them in character and politics.
Lawrence Cook knew Jim Brady in 1949/50. He talks about the CCF government policies and how the people reacted to them, the Legion, and the various Co-op efforts that were tried in Cumberland. He is the only informant to talk about efforts by Brady to organize a Metis Association in Cumberland in 1949.
Discusses development of Métis culture and values, the history of their agricultural colonies, and the impact of settlement and subsequent changes to the economy of the region.
Murdoch Charles is a trapper and prospector from Stanley Mission. He tells a few details of the mining operation at Nistowiak Falls and from his experience in the bush, discusses Brady's disappearance and what a bushman would do if he was lost.