First Nations/Metis Human Rights Law: The History of Native Women's Association of Canada's Position and Options for Future Action
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Women's Association of Canada
Description
Examines the nature of Aboriginal women's rights, focusing on the Canadian Charter of Rights, and the balance between individual and collective rights.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 4, no. 3, September 1980, pp. 32-33
Description
Describes a social support initiative that provides temporary care for young Aboriginal children whose parents are incapacitated by hospitalization or other situations.
Frank McIntyre of Patuanak shares various stories about life in the Patuanak region. Page one, Frank McIntyre and his family in 1935. Page two, Frank McIntyre standing on the grounds of the Patuanak rectory.
GENERAL COMMENTS: Fred Kellar is of Dutch/German descent but has lived common-law with a Metis much of his life. He gives a general account of his life. No index terms are provided.
Program booklet of a primarily Ontario native hand crafts exhibition in Toronto, ON. Short articles on the various aspects of hand crafts precede lists of exhibitors and their works. Hand crafts include basketry, beadwork, clothing, headdresses, dolls, footwear, snowshoes, pipes and rattles.
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 69, no. 1, 1988, pp. 1-20
Description
Discusses greater emphasis that is currently placed on social history of Métis communities and concludes that further investigations should consider the importance of class as well as comparisons of relevant experience of parallel peoples in other lands.
American Historical Review, vol. 87, no. 4, October 1982, pp. 917-953
Description
Comments on the characteristics, including colour, religion, government, language and physical traits, that shaped British-American perceptions of non-Europeans.
Discussion paper at the Chiefs Legislative Assembly suggests that the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations refocus efforts on Treaties and Treaty Rights.
Discusses deeper meaning of assimilation policies as factors of Indian schooling based on 3 perspectives; Protestant ideology, civilized versus savage paradigm, and land quest of whites.
Harvard Educational Review, vol. 58, no. 1, February 1988
Description
Examines three perspectives that were factors in the campaign to assimilate aboriginal people through schooling: the Protestant ideology, the civilization-savagism paradigm, and the quest for land by Whites.
Book review of: The Fur Issue: Cultural Continuity Economic Opportunity. Report of the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development by Stan Schellenberger
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 12, no. 1, Winter, 1988, pp. 27-40
Description
Looks at the life of Indigenous reformer Gertrude Bonnin and her fight to move Indigenous Americans away from a tribal orientation towards a more pan-Indian culture through education.
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 3, no. 1, Winter, 1988, pp. 12-16
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Discusses the Lubicon boycott of The Spirit Sings exhibition which raised issues such as repatriation, political sponsorship and the political involvement of museums.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll down to appropriate page.
This news release announces that the Glenbow Museum has acquired the archival collection of Oliver B. Buell, a distinguished CPR photographer during the late 19th century. Among the significant documents is an important letter written by Louis Riel on 1 August 1885, at the time of his trial for treason, and photographs taken by Buell at Riel's trial include a courtroom scene and portraits of Riel's defense lawyers.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 1988, pp. 26-29
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Letter from the Govenor of South Dakota to Bill Bradley addressing and outlining reasons why the Sioux Nations Black Hills Act should not be put forward and passed.
Arctic, vol. 35, no. 3, September 1982, pp. 386-394
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Demonstrates that replacing the Gray Whale for food is only suitable for three villages on the northern Bering Sea and therefore is not a viable option.
Department Of Northern Saskatchewan (photographer)
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A portrait of Isabelle Bishop of Green Lake. Her opinion is expressed on various topics such as poverty, work ethic and trading. One picture of Isabelle.