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Petition Witnessed by George G. Mann

Archival » Archival Items
A photocopy of a petition and letters sent by Indian agent George G. Mann of Onion Lake to Ottawa in November and December, 1887. This correspondence was in regard to the early release of Way-way-see-too-win (Dressy Man), Charlebois and Louison Mongrain who had been convicted of murder in 1885 and sentenced to life in prison. Mann names these three men as the ones who saved his life on 2 April 1885 after the so-called Frog Lake massacre.
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The Philosophy of Good Tribal Relations

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Henry J. Keneally
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 1, no. 3, May 1962, pp. [13-18]
Department of Indian Health employee outlines attitudes necessary to successfully interact with and deliver services to their clients. From a 1962 speech to Peace Crops volunteers, Arizona State University.
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Phyllis Clarke Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Phyllis Clarke
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Phyllis Clarke was a member of the Communist party and political associate of Norris and Brady. She talks about the political atmosphere in the Prince Albert area in the fifties as well as the political beliefs and affiliations of Norris and Brady.
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Pierre Carriere Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Pierre Carriere
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Pierre Carriere was a close friend of Jim Brady. He talks about the history of Cumberland House, social life as it changed from the pre-war period to the present ; Jim Brady's role as a leader in the community ; the fishing and forestry industry ; the CCF government and its programs ; Malcolm Norris and his activities ; the effect of the war on the town and the role of the Legion.
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Pierre Dorion Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Pierre Dorion
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Pierre Dorion was a young boy when Jim Brady was living in Cumberland House from 1948-1951. Dorion talks about Brady's attempts to organize a Metis Society and his efforts to get people jobs in the area.
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Political Learning among Members of a Racial-Ethnic Minority

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Morris A. Forslund
Betty L. Wells
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 3, no. 2, 1979, pp. 1-22
Reviews previous research which assessed influence of sex, social class and race, and investigates whether Native American children exhibit the same pattern of political disaffection as Black children. Study involved 480 children from Grades five to eight on, or in close proximity to Wind River Reservation.
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Portrait Photograph of George Mann Jr.

Images » Photographs
A portrait photograph of George Mann Jr. He grew up in Onion Lake, North West Territories and like his father was a fluent Cree speaker. He was hired as a Government Telegraph officer in 1902, and later raised a family on a homestead 14 miles north-east of Lloydminster, Saskatchewan.
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Position Paper on Tourism

Alternate Title
Kativik Regional Government Position Paper on Tourism
KRG Position Paper on Tourism
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kativik Regional Government
Looks at tourism sector In the Nunavik region in terms of past and current developments, future opportunities and challenges, and policy-making and coordination.
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Post-Secondary Education Needs Assessment

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Congress of Aboriginal Peoples

Information compiled from secondary data sources such as Aboriginal Peoples Survey 2017 (APS) and Canadian Census of Population 2016 about off-reserve Status and Non-Status Indians, NunatuKavut Inuit, and Métis students represented by the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples. Discusses access, success, student needs, funding requirements, funding distribution and mechanisms, and existing programs.

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Postindustrial Value Change and Support For Native Issues

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Monika J. Wohlfeld
Neil Nevitte
Canadian Ethnic Studies, vol. 22, no. 3, Special Issue: First Nations: The Politics of Change and Survival, 1990, pp. 56-68
Looks at a new political perspective on Aboriginal-non-Aboriginal relations and the impact of Inglehart's postmaterialist theory on attitudes towards Aboriginal people.
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Power, Culture, Economy Indigenous Australians and Mining

Alternate Title
Research Monograph (Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research) ; no. 30
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jon Altman
Robert Levitus
David F. Martin
Katherine Trebeck
Sarah Holcombe … [et al.]
Research Monograph (Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research)
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Preface [BC Studies, No. 57, 1983]

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul Tennant
BC Studies, no. 57, British Columbia: A Place For Aboriginal Peoples?, Spring, 1983, pp. 5-9
Introduction to articles in special edition.
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Preface: Towards Equality of Opportunity

Alternate Title
From Treaty Peoples to Treaty Nation: A Road Map for All Canadians
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Ken S. Coates
Greg Poelzer
Argues that challenges faced by Aboriginal communities can not be addressed by a single solution but rather a commitment by policy makers and all Canadians to live as treaty peoples. Excerpt from From Treaty Peoples to Treaty Nation: A Road Map for All Canadians by Greg Poelzer and Ken S. Coates.
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Preparatory Report from the Sami Parliament in Sweden/Sámediggi/Sámedigge/Saemiedigkie/Sametinget for the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Ms.Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, Prior to Her 2015 August visit to Sápmi and Sweden

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
India Reed Bowers
Some of issues discussed are women's rights and circumstances, resource extraction, lack of legal-political structures for self-determination and Sweden's Race Biology and eugenics programs.
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Presentation by Alex Denny, Grand Captain of Micmac Grand Council

Alternate Title
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alex Denny
File contains a presentation by Alex Denny, Grand Captain of Micmac Grand Council. Denny discusses the Simon case, Education policy, the Indian Act, and his people's desire for self-government. Following the presentation is a discussion between Denny and Georges Erasmus on the possibilities for Micmac self-government.
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Presentation by Blair Paul, Membertou Reserve

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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Blair Paul
File contains a presentation by Blair Paul of the Membertou First Nation. Paul, a social worker from Sydney, Nova Scotia, addresses what he sees as the roots of Aboriginal social problems in Canada. In his report Paul discusses intergenerational failed policies by the government of Canada which have disenfranchised and alienated Aboriginal peoples.
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Prince Albert- Indians

Archival » Archival Items
File contains the publication "Native Press" from June 20th, 1973 and various articles such as: "Warriors Hold Indian Affairs Office," "Position Paper of the Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians Respecting Aboriginal Title," "A Position Paper on the Youth Liaison Program," "The Day Indian Affairs was run by Indian Youth," "Indians of North Defend their Ownership of Land in Court," "Funding Proposal Native Youth Program," "Legality of Traditional Native Marriage Challenged," "Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians: Statement Issued by the Board of Directors," "Indian Culture Revived,"
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Prince Albert -- Pipeline and Northern Oil

Documents & Presentations
1 file containing a document with House of Commons Debates (Pages 1301,1305,1306,1308); debate questioning a statement the Prime Minister made about native titles to land.
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Progressive Conservative Association, Sudbury Ont.

Documents & Presentations
File contains a copy of Diefenbaker's speech to the Progressive Conservative Association of Sudbury, in which he mentions that his government gave indigenous peoples the right to vote and the appointment of indigenous senator James Gladstone.
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Province of Canada, Documents Relating to the North-West Territories (1865)

Alternate Title
Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada, 8th Parl, 4th Sess, 1865
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly

Primary topic is negotiations between the British government and the Hudson's Bay Company for the cession of of the Company's rights back to the Crown and the Government of Canada's desire to annex the lands granted in the Charter of the Company.

Source: Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada, 8th Parl, 4th Sess, 1865 at 44-57.

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