Reserves
Digital Opportunities within the Aboriginal Teacher Education Program: A Study of Preservice Teachers' Attitudes and Proficiency in Technology Integration
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karon Dragon
Kim Peacock
Yvonne Norton
Evelyn Steinhauer
Fern Snart ... [et al.]
Alberta Journal of Educational Research , vol. 58, no. 2, Summer, 2012, pp. 263-285
Description
Research based on two-year study of 20 students explores positive changes in attitudes and proficiency with technological integration.
The Diminishment of the Great Sioux Reservation: Treaties, Tricks, and Time
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alan L. Neville
Alyssa Kaye Anderson
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 33, no. 4, Fall, 2013, pp. 237-251
Description
Looks at several treaties and acts which all contributed to loss of land belonging to the Sioux: Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851; Homestead Act of 1862; Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868; Act of 1877; Allotment Act of 1886; Act of 1889 and Wheeler-Howard Act; Pick-Sloan Flood Control Act of 1944; Indian Land Consolidation Act.
Disparities and Chronic Health Care Needs For Elderly American Indians Living on or Near a Reservation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kynna N. Wright
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 33, no. 3, 2009, pp. 85-99
Description
Looks at the diseases that are prevalent among elderly Native Americans living on or near a reservation and discusses how to close the disparities gap.
Diversity Within: Deconstructing Aboriginal Community Health in Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kristen Jacklin
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 68, no. 5, March 2009, pp. 980-989
Description
Analyzes the community health of the Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve in Ontario, and discusses the implications of intra-community variation in health status in relation to influential health policy theories.
Document One: The Fulton Report
Alternate Title
Lubicon Lake Land Claim "Discussion Paper"
Archival » Archival Items
Native Studies Review, vol. 4, no. 1 & 2, pp. 181-201
Description
Edited version of a discussion paper prepared by E. Davie Fulton to assist in the resolution of the Lubicon Lake Band's struggle for tradition lands. The Lubicon Cree were missing from the original signing and negotiations of Treaty 8. Introduction by Peter Kulchyski.
Documents: Introduction
Alternate Title
[Document One]: Saskatchewan Treaty Land Entitlement Framework Agreement: A Summary
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David C. Knoll
Native Studies Review, vol. 8, no. 1, 1992, pp. 75-87
Description
Introduction and document discuss Saskatchewan Treaty Land Entitlement Agreement.
Does Living On-Reserve Versus Off-Reserve Make a Difference in First Nations Birth Outcomes in Manitoba, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maureen Heaman
Patricia Martens
Lyna Hart
Janet Smylie
Elizabeth Agnew
et al.
Open Women's Health Journal, vol. 4, What We Have Known About Community Characteristics, Birth Outcomes and Infant Mortality among Aborig, 2010, pp. 39-45
Description
Presents a study to determine if there is a difference in birth outcomes among First Nations women living
on-reserve versus off-reserve in Manitoba.
Don McLean Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Don McLean
Christine Welsh
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with non-Indian employed at the Gabriel Dumont Institute in Regina. At the time of the interview he was writing a book on the history of the Metis nation.
Drug List
E-Books
Description
The file contains two booklets entitled "Drug List No. 3: Standard Medical and Surgical Supplies." The booklets contain a list of drugs with the description "This list is intended for the guidance of Indian Agents, Doctors, Principals of Indian Residential Schools, Nurses, Field Matrons and Dispensers, in making requisitions for drugs and surgical supplies for the treatment of Indians." One copy is the original, the other a later revised edition.
Duck Lake Agency - Ledger 1885-89, 1921-29
Documents & Presentations
Description
A book containing Indian Agent's ledgers from the Duck Lake agency for 1885-1889, and 1921-1929. The first half of this ledger is "Issues to Destitute Settlers" (Mrs. Gabriel Dumont and others connected to the 1885 Uprising are included); the second half is a calendar of outgoing correspondence.
Historical note:
Harold Nelson Woodsworth served as an Indian Agent at a number of agencies in Saskatchewan.[Duck Lake Agency] Outgoing Correspondence Ledger
Documents & Presentations
Description
A ledger containing a detailed calendar of outgoing correspondence from the [Duck Lake Agency.] Correspondence subjects include medical and school admissions, building and housing construction, and grocery, stationery and agricultural purchases. This ledger contains information relating to private and legal matters of individuals, therefore only a small sample of pages is available for viewing.
Historical note:
Harold Nelson Woodsworth served as an Indian Agent at a number of agencies in Saskatchewan.Duck Lake Indian Agency Office Records (E19)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
[W.E. Jones
C.P. Schmidt
N.J. McLeod]
Saskatchewan History, vol. 47, no. 1, Spring, 1995, pp. 36-41
Description
These selections from the Duck Lake Indian Agency records illustrate a pattern of negative government attitudes and policies of fiscal austerity towards First Nations peoples and communities. Introduction and commentary by J.R. Miller.
Entire issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 36.
Duncan’s First Nation Inquiry: 1928 Surrender Claim
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Historical background and submissions to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding eight reserve surrenders, IR 151 and 151B-151H, under section 51, 1927 Indian Act. ICC determined Canada breached its fiduciary obligations regarding IR 151E and the claim be accepted for negotiation under the Specific Claims Policy. Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde, P.E. James Prentice, Carole T. Corcoran, and Roger J. Augustine. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Duncan's First Nation Wrongful Surrender Claim, Public Edition, September 2008
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Contents consist of historical documents, maps, reports, legal documents, transcripts, correspondence/letters, submissions and the Inquiry Report in English and French versions. [These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]
Economic Activity of the On-Reserve Aboriginal Identity Population in Canada: Gross Domestic Product Estimates for Indian Reserves, 2000 and 2005
Alternate Title
CSLS Research Report ; 2011-08
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Evguenia Tsiroulnitchenko
Elspeth Hazell
CSLS Research Report
Description
Concludes the real reserve GDP growth rates for the five year period was estimated to be 7.1 per cent, while GDP for Canada grew by 13.4 per cent.
The Economics of First Nations Governance Investment Capital, Money and Wealth Accumulation
Alternate Title
Research Paper (National Centre for First Nations Governance)
Research Paper for the National Centre for First Nations Governance
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tim Raybould
Description
Looks at the governance and economic potential of First Nation’s reserve lands, and issues that surround the importance of capital and the ability to turn assets into capital.
Edith Tasse Interview #2
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Edith Tasse
Evelyn Sit
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where she discusses Medicine Men and their purported powers. She briefly mentions Indian superstitions (being born with a caul on her face; being the seventh daughter of a seventh daughter).
Edmonton Pentimento: Re-Reading History in the Case of the Papaschase Cree
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Dwayne Trevor Donald
Journal of the Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies, vol. 2, no. 1, Spring, 2004, pp. 21-[53]
Description
Tells the story of the Papaschase Cree Indian Reserve Number 136. Includes photos of Frank Oliver, editor of the Bulletin, his home, Betsy Brass, and a historical map of the reserve.
Educating the Mind and Spirit: The American Indian College Fund Celebrates 25 Years
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Dina M. Horwedel
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 26, no. 1, Celebrating 25 Years, Fall, 2014
Description
Presents an overview of the history of the Fund and how it provides Native American students access to an affordable, quality higher education.
Educational Practices in Two Nineteenth Century American Indian Mission Schools
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karen K. McKellips
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 32, no. 1, October 1992, pp. [12-20]
Description
Analysis of the Cheyenne Transporter's (1880-86) content reveals belief that discipline and certain subjects civilize, Americanize, and bring people into the mainstream. Appreciation of, or consideration for, the culture of Cheyenne and Arapaho is absent.
Effectiveness of Community-Directed Diabetes Prevention and Control in a Rural Aboriginal Population in British Columbia, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mark Daniel
Lawrence W. Green
Stephen A. Marion
Diane Gamble
Carol P. Herbert
Clyde Hertzman
Sam B. Sheps
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 48, no. 6, March 1999, pp. 815-832
Description
Reports on the process and outcomes of a 24 month project aimed at on-reserve residents.
Elections- 1963- Progressive Conservative Headquarters- Indian Voters
Archival » Archival Items
Description
File containing correspondence relating to a statement made by a liberal senator to abolish reserves, an article on the same from the Globe and Mail. From the Kingston Whig-Standard, an article stating that assimilation of indigenous persons will be unsuccessful, and a list of the number of indigenous persons on the Voters List in the 1962 General Election and the number who voted.
Eliza Kneller Interview #2A
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Jamie Lee
Eliza Kneller
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with Eliza Kneller where she describes the smallpox epidemic following World War I. She gives a description of basket making, an account of life in a Catholic school in Chicago and an account of New Year's celebrations amongst children.
Eliza Kneller Interview #2B
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Eliza Kneller
Jamie Lee
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where she gives a brief account of Indian medicine; she mentions accounts she has heard of the War of 1812; and mentions certain superstitions.
Eliza Kneller Interview #3
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Eliza Kneller
Jamie Lee
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with Eliza Kneller where she discusses her life in the United States. She tells of a premonition of the death of her son.
Elmira McLeod Interview #4
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Ranald Thurgood
Elmira McLeod
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where she tells of stories for amusement and general reminiscences of her life.
Elsie Gattie Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Elsie Gattie
Evelyn Sit
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where she gives an account of the personal friendship between her grandfather and Mackenzie King.
Enquête sur la Revendication de la Nation Crie de Cumberland House Relative à la RI 100A
Alternate Title
Cumberland House Cree Nation, IR 100A Inquiry (French Version)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Historical backround and submissions to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding the unlawful surrender of 22,080 acres of reserve land. ICC concluded that Canada is responsible for the loss of use of the land since 1891, breach of Treaty and fiduciary duty, and recommends negotiation of settlement under Canada's Specific Claims Policy. (French language version) Commissioners include: Renée Dupuis and Alan C. Holman.
[These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]
Enquête sur la Revendication de la Nation Crie de James Smith Relative à la RI 100A
Alternate Title
James Smith Cree Nation IR 100A Inquiry (French Version)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Historical background, submissions, and recommendations from Indian Claims Commission (ICC) hearing to determine if Canada breached its obligations in taking an invalid surrender and in its subsequent disposition of the land. ICC found that James Smith Cree Nation was not owed any lawful obligations, but recommended that Canada's obligations dealing with the disposition of IR100A be negotiated with Cumberland House Cree Nation. (French language version) Commissioners include: Renée Dupuis and Alan C.