Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
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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.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 11, no. 2, Spring, 1987, pp. 97-125
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Looks at the evolution of the Cherokee legal system, from traditional blood feuds to a traditional tribal court system. However, the signing of the New Echota Treaty in 1835 saw the return to blood feuds within the Cherokee Nation.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 22, no. 2, January 1983, pp. [23-27]
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Study provides evidence of severe deficiencies in geographic education throughout Arizona public schools and suggests a need to develop teacher training courses of study that focus on geographic concepts, skills and knowledge.
Short animated depiction of the life of Edouard Beaupré, the "Willow Bunch Giant", an 8'3" man from the Métis community of Willow Bunch, SK whose life was cut short at the age of 23 at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904.
Duration: 2:25.
A photograph of the government's surveyors corps of scouts during the 1885 uprising, probably taken at Qu'Appelle prior to Middleton's march north. The men appear to be armed with lever action repeating rifles and pistols.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 11, no. 4, Autumn, 1987, pp. 287-314
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Using the Ojibway Grassy Narrows reservation in Ontario to analyze the negative socioeconomic impact of a lack of Indigenous autonomy and control over their own land and resources.
Native Studies Review, vol. 3, no. 2, Native Peoples, Museums, and Heritage Resource Management, 1987, pp. 47-59
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Argues that the elaborately decorated items of clothing made by the Métis were not for their own use and had no relevance to their culture; instead they were created as commodities to be sold to Europeans.
Results from competitions held at the Green Lake winter festival. Page 1: Two pictures of log cutting contests. Page 2: Flour packing, buckskin parade, trap setting.
A photograph of grenadiers of the Northwest Field Force (Canadian Army) at Fish Creek, NWT, 1885. It is unclear from the shot whether it was taken during the battle, or afterwards while Middleton's troops camped there. Many of the grenadiers are lying prone on the ground which seems to indicate that they are engaged in firing.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 7, no. 2, 1983, pp. 27-50
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Historical review of the Iroquois and the continuing dispute over inherent sovereign rights from the signing, in 1784, up to the appeal at the United Nations in 1945.
Sources include Record Group 10 records relating to Indian Affairs (1872-1950), Sir John A. Macdonald Papers, Alexander Mackenzie Papers, David Laird Papers, Alexander Morris Papers, Edgar Dewdney Papers, and L. Vankoughnet Letterbooks.