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Results from public meetings of persons interested in the development of Batoche, site of an important battle during the Northwest Resistance. Aspects of development that are favored include a visitor's centre, preservation of nearby buildings relevant to the Battle of Batoche, and preservation of the landscape as native vegetation.

Historical note:

This booklet outlines three plans for the Batoche National Historic Site and provides comments sections to the public to respond.

A colour photograph of a wooden sign made by National Parks Branch, Government of Canada that marks the Batoche rectory as a last holdout of the Metis during their resistance in 1885.

Close-up photograph of the plaque commemorating Battle of Duck Lake (20 March 1885) taken ca. 1981.

File contains three photographs of Joan Beatty from the early 1970s.

Historical note:

Joan Beatty was the first Aboriginal woman elected to the Saskatchewan Legislature. Prior to this Beatty had a career in journalism and production, as well as management at SaskTel.

Indigenous Governance Program Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2006.

Study used semi-structured, in-depth interviews with current and former employees of the Australian Public Service to identify factors which contribute to the ongoing problem of lack of retention.

Looks at ways Indigenous communities can renew themselves and withstand further assaults on their identity from corporations, settler societies and states.

Compares the U.S. Indian Claims Commission and New Zealand Waitangi Tribunal to determine which achieved the greatest redress for their government's injustices through colonization.

Book review of: A Bend in the Yarra by Ian Clark and Toby Heydon. Review located by scrolling to page 167.

Website provides information about benefits and programs including education and training, income assistance and more.

Author examines the complicated relationship between the New Norcia Mission led by Abbot Anselm Catalan, and its contemporary Aborigines Department headed by Chief Protector of Aborigines, A.O. Neville.

Berry Richards, a resident of northern Saskatchewan and a long time socialist, recalls his political association with Norris and Brady and theorizes about Brady's disappearance.

Disputes issues discussed in the 1997 national inquiry report, Bringing Them Home, such as specific cases, comparison of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal child removal and the claim of genocide.

Political and Social Science Thesis (Ph.D.)--New School For Social Research, 1999.

Looks at Indigenous struggles within modern metaphysics.

Argues that even though territory is beneficial for self-sufficiency, it should not to be used in defining self-government, self determination or nationhood.

History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2017.

Gila River Indian Community process of transforming their Department of Public Health (DPH) into one that incorporates the values and health concerns of the Native American community.

Comments on the development of the movement from its original intention to one which provided legal assistance to Aborigines.

Lists primary sources such as reports and policy documents.

This file contains a bibliography titled Select Bibliography on Canadian Indian Treaties and Related Subjects, prepared by the Treaties and Historical Research Centre (PRE Group), Indian and Northern Affairs, August 1979. It is extensive, covering many primary source documents found at the Public Archives of Canada, now known as the National Archives. There are also many rare 19th century and early 20th century secondary sources that may not be readily available in libraries outside of Ottawa.

Consists of an interview with Bill Meawasige where he gives a general account of his life.

Page 11 of a document entitled "The Diefenbaker Bill of Rights," focusing on a British Columbia Court of Appeal ruling on section 94(a) of the Indian Act, and a memo dealing with the effectiveness of government acts, including comment on the Indian Act.

Bill Wilson was born in Lac La Biche, Alberta in 1934 and raised by Indian people west of Calgary. His father was 3/4 Sioux from the U.S. but his parents broke up when he was little. He discusses his negative attitude toward the RCMP.

Looks at the events leading up to a confrontation between government officials and local villagers harvesting communal land, which resulted in death and injury, and the Nepali government's failure to respond to demands for justice.

A photograph of Blanche Mann (later Askie) and her mother Sarah Mann inside the Saddle Lake Indian Agency house between 1900 and 1904. Blanche was the agency secretary for her father Indian agent George Mann. The agency house was home to the Mann family from 1900 to 1905. Note the Victorian decor.

A portrait photograph of Blanche Mann, later Askie, taken circa 1900. She was George G. Mann's eldest daughter and acted as his secretary and assistant in all three Indian agencies he worked at. Blanche was a fluent Cree speaker.

A photograph of Blanche Mann, later Askie, taken circa 1900. She was George G. Mann's eldest daughter and acted as his secretary and assistant in all three Indian agencies he worked at. Blanche was a fluent Cree speaker.

A photograph of Blanche Mann (later Askie) inside the Saddle Lake Indian Agency house between 1900 and 1904. Blanche was the agency secretary for her father Indian agent George Mann. The agency house was home to the Mann family from 1900 to 1905.

Discusses initiatives under Canadian chairmanship and the importance of marine shipping work for Indigenous people.

Book review of: Indigenous Legal Issues by Heather McRae, Garth Nettheim and Laura Beacroft

A look at the Labour government and its promise to honour the Treaty of Waitangi and extend the Waitangi Tribunal's jurisdiction back to 1840.

Book reviews of: The Real World of Canadian Politics: Cases in Process and Policy edited by Robert M. Campbell, Leslie A. Pal, and Michael Hewlett. Reinventing Canada: Politics of the 21st Century edited by Janine Brodie and Linda Trimble. Canadian Politics edited by James Bikerton and Alain-G. Gagnon.

Discusses document produced by the British Parliament in 1857 about the land, inhabitants and Hudson Bay activities between the Great Lakes and Rocky Mountains in order to see what lands should be ceded from HBC to Canada for settlement.

Focus on Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Political Science Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Tromsø, 2008. Sami.

Focuses on literature relating to driving forces and motivations of governments, education and scholarship providers, and students and families for this education option when students reside in remote locations.

Documentary from the report, Bringing Them Home: Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children From Their Families. Survivors speak about their experiences. Duration: 32:29.

Follow up on the progress of Australian Governments’ responses to recommendations made by National Inquiry into the separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families in its Bringing Them Home Report (1997).

Eleven case studies on best practices in business/Aboriginal partnerships.

Discusses ways for new Aboriginal governments to shape understandings of accountability with other levels of government.

Discusses the Kazakhs and the Buryat-Mongols movement for rights beginning with the First Russian Revolution.

File contains samples of Red River Rebellion Military Bounty Land Warrants, North West Mounted Police Warrants, North-West Rebellion Military Bounty Warrants and Land Certificates, and Metis Scrip Certificates.