History

A photograph of an Aboriginal woman outside a tipi at the sixtieth anniversary Duck Lake Sports day. The red ensign flag can be seen in the foreground. Taken at Duck Lake, SK in 1948.

Study findings suggest that women who focus on the future for either themselves or their grandchildren may improve health for themselves and others.

Background and information to accompany the videos: Don't Need Saving: Aboriginal Women and Access to Justice and A Message to You from the Hearts of Aboriginal Women.

File contains two negatives from a meeting of the Aboriginal Women's Council of Saskatchewan, presumably held in Prince Albert, SK, on January 26, 1989. Two scanned images show two Council members with educational materials.

Book review of three books: Aboriginal Workers edited by Ann McGrath and Kay Saunders, with Jackie Huggins. Aboriginal Labour and the Cattle Industry by Dawn May. Indians at Work by Rolf Knight. To read review, scroll down to page 75.

Sources of information were governmental reports and interviews with officials.

Comments on a period of 'high assimilation' in Melbourne from the late 1930s to 1970.

Book review of: Aborigines and Change edited by R. M. Berndt. Chapters are papers presented at symposium of the Institute of Aboriginal Studies. To access review, scroll down to page 152.

Book review of: Aborigines and Change edited by R. M. Berndt. Collection of papers from symposium of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies. To access review, scroll down to page 154.

Discusses treatment of the Australian Aborigines in the mid 1800s.

Third edition.

Book review of: Aborigines in White Australia edited by Sharman Stone. To access review, scroll down to page 174.

Book review of: Aborigines of the West edited by Ronald M. Berndt, Catherine H. Berndt. Review located by scrolling to page 163.

Book review of: The Aborigines' Protection Society by James Heartfield. Review located by scrolling down to page 193.

Book review of: The Aborigines' Protection Society by James Heartfield.

Indigenous Governance Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2004.

Contains links to: Key Issues and Challenges, A School's 1912 Daily Schedule, Excerpts from Zitkala-Sa's Nineteenth Century Account, About the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, About the Phoenix Indian School, Assimilation through Education, An Indian Boarding School Photo Gallery.

Looks at the significance, history and results of the referendum to change the Australian Constitution by eliminating provisions which prevented Federal Government from making laws for Aboriginals and excluded them from being counted in census.

Argues that the president had little knowledge of Native Americans, considered them a low priority, and basically continued the assimilationist policies of previous governments.

Description of the Hagenbeck Inuit show of 1880-81 in Germany. Originally published as "Das Eskimo - Tagebuch von 1880. Eine Völkerschau aus der Sicht eines Teilnehmers" in Kea: Zeitschrift für Kulturwissenschaften 2 (1991): 87-115.

Looks at the lack of acknowledgment of Riel being a Métis by English-speaking nor French-speaking writers. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to p. 45.

Biography of one of the few teachers who created a positive environment for students by incorporating cooperative learning and creative arts into his curriculum.

File contains 7 negatives showing the signing of an accord agreement (unspecified) between Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations Chief Roland Crowe and Indian Affairs Minister Pierre Cadieux on June 7, 1989.

History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 1997.

Looks at how the National Archives of Canada is maintaining the collective memory of Canadian life by acquiring native art for its historical value rather than its artistic value.

Describes the, 'bush' foods and medicinal choices available to Aboriginal people before widespread European influence appeared in the Australian outback.

The Act states that "The Minister of the Interior shall be the Superintendent General of Indian Affairs".

File contains 1 negative of acting Mayor of Prince Albert Marion Sherman signing a proclamation declaring Indian Metis Days in the City on June 16, 1970.

Chronicles the development of a handbook about the heritage park for use in the primary classroom.

Series of eight hour-long videos developed to educate women's shelter workers, but equally applicable to general audiences. Videos cover wide range of topics such as: treaty relationships; Indigenous worldviews; missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls; Indigenous women in Indigenous societies; women's leadership; and building relationships.

Argues that nursing work helped to expand colonialism by causing loss of indigenous health practises.

Video of interview with Adam Delaney discusses how dancing has changed. Part 1: Duration: 53:24 Part 2: Duration: 59:06

Examination of structure and operation of principal institutions of public government: the Legislative Assembly, the cabinet and bureaucracy from the mid-1970s to the 1990s.

Describes political traditions of First Nations living in the region, considers how cultural and material forces are impacting political cultures, and discusses how formal governments converge or diverge with political traditions.

Discusses importance of cultural resiliency for preservation of Northern identity and values.

Brief list of articles, books, book chapters, and videos pertaining to the subject matter of the special issue.

This address deals with three aspects of the Canadian Branch of Indian Affairs: the history and role of the Indian Affairs Branch, the special position of the Indian Canadian relating to treaties and the Indian Act, and with Indians and Indian Affairs in Saskatchewan.

Discusses the relationship between the protest essay and the protest novelsand concludes that essays may actually achieve greater success than novels or poems in achieving desired political goals.

Examines significant historical events, the developments in activism, the current situation, advocacy for women and children and options for dealing with men who use violence.

Study conducted over five years consulted with over 150 Mi'kmaq through interviews, focus groups, and community forums in order to develop strategies to address violence.

Chronicles the history and impact on the estimated 150,000 First Nation, Inuit and Métis children that attended schools in Canada.

Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Ottawa, 2014.

A multi-module training curriculum to address the challenges and barriers facing Two-Spirit people in Native communities.