Discussion of the signing of Treaty 8 at Fort Chipewyan, and treaty promises; relationship between Crees and Chipewyans; and how the location of schools has forced people to settle in areas where they are unable to pursue traditional lifestyles.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 1, no. 2, 1981, pp. 303-309
Description
1981 viewpoint on the Inuit language situation, reasons for linguistic assimilation, and possible influences on the way Inuktitut has changed over time.
A Guide to the Indian and Northern Affairs Canada "File History Cards", 1872-c1980
Guide pour les Fiches sur l'historique de dossiers des Affaires Indiennes et du Nord Canada, 1872-c1980
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
Description
Lists subject file blocks and subsections, and contains guide to various fiches used by Indian Affairs and its predecessors to track files created in headquarters central registry.
English guide follows French version.
Man, vol. 13, no. 4, New Series, December 1978, pp. 651-656
Description
Focuses on the Angmagssalik and Scoresbysund people of Greenland and how their fingerprint patterning differs from other Indigenous populations of the Arctic.
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 4, no. 5, May 1974, p. 29
Description
Education Minister Gordon MacMurchy announced Saskatchewan's first Indian school district board of trustees to be elected to the Govan school district unit.
Journal of American Folklore, vol. 91, no. 360, April-June 1978, pp. 691-699
Description
Explores the "relationship between the various features of the Star-Husband tale and the social insitutions of the tribes in which this story was told."
Father Charles Gamache recalls fifty-four years in Fond du Lac. Page one: portrait of Father Charles Gamache and Brother Jean Marie Labonte. Page two: picture of church.
An interview which discusses the negotiation of Treaty 8 at Fort Chipewyan, and promises made ; problems of insufficient land for trapping on Chipewyan Reserve ; and alcohol abuse among native people.
Frank Cardinal (aged 68), chief of the Sucker Creek Reserve, discusses Treaty #8 and its interpretation, the establishment of the reserves around Lesser Slave Lake, and problems facing a chief in modern times.
John Frazer's Museum in Beauval. Page one: pictures of a ceremonial chair, herb grinder and John Frazer with axe heads. Page two: pictures of outboard motors, learning wood carving, museum visitors, two wheel cart.
Saskatchewan History, vol. 34, no. 2, 1981, pp. 75-75
Description
Selections from an archival letter written by William Henry Trounce to his mother in England in May of 1875. Mr. Trounce was part of a party that escorted Louis Riel to prison in Moose Jaw following the North West Resistance. Intro by D.H. Bocking.
entire issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 74.
[This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Barbara Cameron
Description
Author writes about her experiences with racism, both as an American Indian and as a lesbian.
Excerpt from This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color edited by C. Moraga, G. Anzaldua.
This 70 year old man describes the problem of getting old and having difficulty trapping, but his reluctance to move from the bush to the reserve at Wabasca.