"Missionary Society of the Church of England in Canada."

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Church of England in Canada
Description
This file contains three reports on the missionary and other work of the Church of England, mainly in Canada, in the early 20th century: "The Diocese of Qu'Appelle (1908?)," "M.S.C.C. Report of Committee on work among Indians and Eskimos, Montreal October, 19th, 1916," and "Report of the Missionary Society of the Church of England in Canada for the year 1903." The first two booklets are mainly financial reports, while the latter report gives a short history of the church in Canada, and the activity of Indians in the various missions. Part of this report was scanned.
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MNC Leadership Uncertain

Alternate Title
Métis National Council Leadership Uncertain
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paul Barnsley
Windspeaker, vol. 25, no. 6, September 2007, p. 9
Description

Discussion of how the controversial decision by MNC members to strip Clement Chartier of the presidency could result in legal action.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.9.

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Moccasin Telegraph

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Virtual Museum of Métis History and Culture
Description
Includes links to archive/museums; Canadian history and archaeology websites, genealogy websites, government/youth empowerment websites, Métis and Michif sites.
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[Morgan Baillergeon: Traditional Hide Tanning]

Alternate Title
At the Edge of Canada: Indigenous Research
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Morgan Baillergeon
Robert-Falcon Ouellette
Description
Interview with the author of North American Aboriginal Hide Tanning: The Act of Transformation and Revival which includes interviews and recipes from 15 tanners. Duration: 28:19.
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Mortality of Métis and Registered Indian Adults in Canada: An 11-Year Follow-up Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Tjepkema
Russell Wilkins
Sacha Senécal
Éric Guimond
Christopher Penney
Health Reports, vol. 20, no. 4, December 2009, pp. 1-21
Description
Compares statistical patterns to those found in the non-Aboriginal population. Follow-up study to the 1991 Census. Data was tracked from June 4, 1991 to December 13, 2001.
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Mr. Angus McKay's house at La Ronge

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Annie McKay
Christina Bateman
Description
Mr. Angus McKay's house (squared timber) at Lac la Ronge. Photographed by Annie McKay and Christina Bateman during their journey from Prince Albert to La Ronge, Saskatchewan in 1919.
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Mrs. Adelaide Ranger

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Adelaide (Mrs.) Ranger
Carol Pearlstone
Indian History Film Project
Description
Mrs. Ranger was born in Batoche around 1892. She gives an account of the Riel Rebellion of 1885 as told by her mother, shares childhood memories of Gabriel Dumont, the effects on the Metis community by the Depression and the two world wars and gives her impressions of how the Metis are treated by various outside groups.
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Mrs. Alexandrine Nicolas Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Alexandrine (Mrs.) Nicolas
Carol Pearlstone
Indian History Film Project
Description
Mrs. Nicolas, nee Fleury, was born in Duck Lake in 1887. After a brief period in the U.S. where she attended school she returned to the Duck Lake area where she has lived ever since. She shares her experiences of raising her family of ten plus three foster children, her childhood, schooling and life on a mixed farm including the Depression years. She also gives an account of the Frog Lake Massacre as told by her grandfather, and of relatives who fought in WWI, WWII and the Korean war.
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Mrs. Frederick Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Mrs. Frederick
Dave Capot
Dan McLean
Indian History Film Project
Description
This 90 year old lady describes the payment of scrip and allocation of colonies to the Metis of northern Alberta.
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Mrs. Mary Jacobson Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Mary (Mrs.) Jacobson
Carol Pearlstone
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with Mary Jacobson, the daughter of a Hudson's Bay manager. She talks about job discrimination against Indian and Metis, how welfare payments have destroyed the old way of life and tells a story of the Riel Rebellion of 1885 that her mother told her.
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Multiculturalism in Select Canadian Writings

Theses
Author/Creator
K. E. Padmam
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--Madurai Kamaraj University, 2015. Includes discussion of Jeanette Armstrong's Slash and Beatrice Culleton's In Search of April Raintree.
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Murphy Diary

Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
George B. Murphy
Description
Extracts from the diary of George B. Murphy, of Qu'Appelle, transport officer of the Battleford Column, Second Division of the North West Field Force, sent out to suppress the 1885 resistance. Entries from March 17 - July 16, 1885. Entries mostly include communications regarding troop movements.
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My Family

E-Books
Author/Creator
Penny Condon
Description

Story suitable for Grades K-3.

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My Reflection of that Time

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jeannette Armstrong
BC Studies , no. 200, 50th Anniversary, Winter, 2019, pp. 19-26
Description
Armstrong gives her personal account of the Indigenous rights movements that took place in British Columbia and across Canada, connecting the events and attitudes of the time to the larger Civil Rights Movement taking place across the continent and to other contemporary social/cultural shifts.
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Native Indian Political Activity in British Columbia, 1969-1983

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul Tennant
BC Studies, no. 57, British Columbia a Place For Aboriginal Peoples?, Spring, 1983, pp. 112-136
Description
Looks at the rise and fall of two organizations: Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs and The British Columbia Association of Non-Status Indians (BCANSI) and how both groups dealt with land claim settlements.
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Needs Assessment Guide for Métis Communities

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Métis Centre
National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO)
Description
Looks at a community-based needs assessments model specifically designed for use in Métis communities that would be based on traditional Métis values.
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The New People: Reading for Peoplehood in Métis Literatures

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer Adese
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 28, no. 4, Winter, 2016, pp. 53-79
Description
" ... this article proceeds by charting the valuable contribution of new shifts in the field of Métis studies to readings of Métis life stories ... "
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New Relationships with Aboriginal People and Communities in B.C.: Measuring Outcomes 2010-2011

Alternate Title
New Relationships with Aboriginal People and Communities in British Columbia
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation [British Columbia]
Description
Measures and reports on five keys areas: improving Crown - Aboriginal relationships, education, housing and infrastructure, health and economic opportunities. Includes data for Métis and urban Aboriginal people. Related material: Annual Report on Progress, 2010-2011.
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Newspaper Artists Impression of Riel and His Followers

Images » Photographs
Description
Negative of a black and white sketch of Metis leader Louis Riel and his followers. Riel is on horseback in a fur cap and buckskin jacket, surrounded by traditionally dressed men of indigenous and metis descent.
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NHS Aboriginal Population Profile, 2011

Alternate Title
National Household Survey, 2011
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
Data broken down by census divisions, metropolitan areas, health regions, and community-level subdivisions (including reserves) within each province.
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