Saskatchewan Law Review, vol. 53, no. 2, 1989, pp. 301-325
Description
Examines various cases with respect to fiduciary obligations of the Crown, and argues that there seems to be a movement to discount the distinction between surrendered and unsurrendered reserve land.
Images from the fifth annual Native American Bilingual Education Conference, held at Saskatoon Centennial Auditorium. Shown is National Indian Brotherhood president Noel Starblanket, and Federation of Saskatchewan Indians president David Ahenakew, May 16, 1977.
Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
Images » Photographs
Description
Photograph of Chief Fine Day posing with rifle and wearing battle dress.
Caption: "War chief Fine Day of the Strike-Him-on-the-Back band directed the Cree counter-attack at the Cut Knife battle."
From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.
Includes Saskatoon City Council minutes from a meeting on Monday, June 18, 1984 regarding an application from the Saskatoon Muzzleloading Club to gain permission to fire a cannon and muzzleloading rifles at the 16th Annual Louis Riel Day. Council recommends permission be granted subject to any Administrative conditions.
Comments on the many and various roles Native American women played in their societies.
Chapter from Born for Liberty: A History of Women in America by Sara M. Evans.
Note: The title of this document uses wording that was common to mainstream society of that time period in history. As such, it contains language that is no longer in common use and may offend some readers. This wording should not be construed to represent the views of the Indigenous Studies Portal or the University of Saskatchewan Library.
A sketch of a steamboat, possibly the Northcote, coming under Metis fire during the Northwest Resistance. The title is apparently erroneous as there was only one relief expedition to Battleford and it neither came under fire or involved river boats.
Report - 1885 on the north-western tribes of the Dominion of Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
Committee on North-Western Tribes of the Dominion of Canada of the British Association for the Advancement of Science
Horatio Hale
Description
"Reports on the physical characters, languages, industrial and social condition of the North-western tribes of the Dominion of Canada," focuses on Blackfoot, Cree and Ojibwe/Ojibway, 1885 era.
A photograph of dead Canadian soldiers at Fish Creek, NWT, 1885, taken shortly after the Battle of Fish Creek. A soldier is shown covering one of the corpses with a blanket.
Collection of Dr. Peter Purdue, College of Education, University of Saskatchewan.
Published in [Montreal Star?], [?1885].
No article associated with this image in the newspaper.
Facsimiles of sketches furnished to the Montreal "Star" by a member of the expedition.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 13, no. 1, Winter, 1989, pp. 1-14
Description
Investigates the importance of interpreters during early Indigenous-white relations. A translator was a difficult position due to the numerous variations of the Indigenous linguistic groups. The best translators also needed to not only know the languages but also have an understanding of Indigenous cultures and traditions due to the symbolic nature of Indigenous speeches.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 9, no. 1, 1989, pp. 15-33
Description
Examines an increasingly popular model of economic partnership with non-Aboriginal society, the role of Aboriginal people and the advantages of these joint ventures.
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 7, no. 1, January 1977, p. 8
Description
A Federation of Saskatchewan Indians conference in Regina pays tribute to past Chiefs John Tootoosis, David Knight, Wilfred Bellegarde and Walter Deiter.
Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
Images » Photographs
Description
Photograph. Caption: Treaty Six negotiations were held at a traditional camping area, known to the Cree as the "waiting place", near Fort Carlton.
From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.
Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
Images » Photographs
Description
Photograph. Caption: One of the fugitive Indians (possibly Four Sky Thunder) who surrendered at Battleford instead of fleeing to the United States.
From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.
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.
Journal of Communication, vol. 27, no. 4, December 1977, pp. 120-129
Description
Study assessed the impact of technology (specifically telephone service), both positive and negative, on the daily life and traditional ways of the Inuit.