Reserves

Lawrence Tobacco, born 1919, on the Poor Man Reserve, Saskatchewan He attended a residential school and is now involved in traditional education and counseling. He talks about farming and raising cattle on the Poor Man Reserve; shares a story of a trip he took to Winnipeg to sell cattle for a number of reserves in the File Hills area, and how Indian Affairs officials tried to bribe him with part of the proceeds of the sale; shares stories of defiance toward Dept.

Describes the fate of the Sharphead and Papaschase Reserves.

Describes how the people of the Sharphead Reserve scattered and went to live in other reserves after illness struck them.

Adult Education and Counselling Psychology Thesis (Ph.D)--Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, 2012.

Looks at who controls the use of reserve land, how it can be leased to non-band members and what is the Indian Land Registry (ILR)

Christina Bateman and Annie McKay leaving their first camp at Willie Bear's farm in the Sturgeon Valley (Sturgeon Lake) during their journey from Prince Albert to La Ronge, 1919.

Uses federal legal ownership of on-reserve housing plus local band level politics as reasons why housing projects continue to be inferior in comparison to off-reserve housing.

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

Examines how various conditions in Kahnawake gave rise to a prevention program for diabetes which became known as The Kahnawake School Diabetes Prevention Project (KSDPP).

"The Life, History and Travels of Kah-ge-ga-gah-bowh (George Copway): A Young Indian Chief of the [Ojibwa]Nation, a Convert to the Christian Faith and a Missionary to His People for Twelve Years; With a Sketch of the Present State of the [Ojibwa] Nation in regard to Christianity and their Future Prospects. Also an Appeal with all the Names of the Chiefs now Living, who have been Christianized, and the Missionaries now Laboring Among Them" Other books by same author on iPORTAL.

Discusses various storekeepers on Walpole Island and the burning of the council hall.

Typescript list of Saskatchewan Aboriginal bands, location of reserves and tribe or band assignation by unknown author.

Suggests that Native American writers will use their art to address local reservation audiences and their concerns.

Evaluates project and looks at the challenges involved in implementing a sustainable a community based injury prevention program.

The file contains a blank ledger issued to Indian Agents during the 1920s for reserve livestock censuses. Historical note: Harold Nelson Woodsworth served as an Indian Agent at a number of agencies in Saskatchewan.

She was born on the Little Pine Reserve, the first girl from that reserve to attend high school. She tells of some childhood memories; naming ceremonies; significance of Indian names; the training of children, especially girls; menarche seclusion; women: influence of, in religion and ceremonialism, pregnancy; her education: traditional; experiences in Anglican boarding school (integrated) in Saskatoon; training for roles as wife and mother.

Looks at poverty as one roadblock towards achieving an education on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation of the Oglala Lakota Nation. Duration: 8:31.

Examines the Navajo Nation, San Carlos, and Salt River reservations in Arizona and how these areas, unlike the rest of the nation, have not had a decline in welfare caseloads.

Tells of the history of the Alexis and Paul bands and the establishment of their reserves.

An interview which discusses the signing of Treaty 8: understanding of promises made, the establishment of Wood Buffalo Natural Park, and the need for a reserve at Fort Chipewyan for trapping and hunting.

This file contains an original copy of Lucy Margaret Baker: A Memoir, compiled by Elizabeth A. Byers and published by Women's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, 1920. It discusses her work with the Cree near Prince Albert, Sask. (Mistawasis Reserve), her teaching at Nisbet Academy, her work during North-West Rebellion, and her efforts to help an "outcast band of Sioux."

Highlights how people of Goodfish Lake stayed out of the Riel Rebellion.

History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2016.

Discusses control over reservation schools using Chief Dull Knife College as an example.

Book review of: Making Native Space by Cole Harris.

Book review of: Making Native Space by Cole Harris. To access this review, scroll to page 114.

Brief case study looks at cultural significance of the ancient burial ground, and how the Unama’ki Institute of Natural Resources considered applying for designation as a national historic site as part of a larger preservation strategy.

Report analyzes relationships, makes suggestions to put relationships on a sound footing, cites examples of various approaches and attempts to develop an analytical tool that can be used for assessing current situations and aid in identifying areas where modification is required.

City Planning Thesis (MCP)--University of Manitoba, 2016.

Introductory article to this themed issue discusses how tribal colleges and universities aim to preserve and communicate traditional native culture, provide higher education and career or technical opportunities to tribal members, enhance economic opportunities within the reservation community, and promote tribal self-determination.

A photograph of a map of the Temperance Colony as printed in publicity brochure in 1883, with inset maps of Canada and proposed City of Saskatoon. Indian reservations, railway lines, trails and physical features drawn in. (Black and white version of coloured original is misleading)

A reproduction of the first survey of White Cap (Moose Woods) Reserve set out under Treaty No. 6, Carleton District, 1882. Surveyor George Simpson.

Map published by the Canadian Department of Indian Affairs showing territory ceded under Treaty 8 and the First Nations living therein.

Three elders from Goodfish Lake Reserve talk about problems of defining accurate boundaries, their rights to a timber berth, and hay meadows which they believe are part of their reserve.

Interview includes a description of life on the reserve that describes milking, sheep-shearing and fishing weirs. It also consists of stories about a woman whose husband turned into a lizard; a story of Wisakedjak; and how Thunder Blanket killed his wife and then himself.

Interview includes a story of an evil spirit which caused an epidemic that killed many people. She also tells of the sale of their reserve and the subsequent moves to Sweet Grass Reserve and then to Moosomin Reserve.

Mark Bruno tells what he knows of the history of the Alexander Reserve.

Mary Ann McKenzie talks about her childhood memories: food preparation, gardening, making moccasins, fish nets and snowshoes.

Author examines the discrepancies between the Human Rights Act and the Indian Act regarding matrimonial property laws and reserve land.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.12.

Tells how his 'grandfathers' left the Papaschase Reserve and moved to Beaver Lake and then to the Saddle Lake Reserve.

Describes the movement of various family members after leaving the Papaschase Reserve.

Mrs. Adams is a retired white schoolteacher and was 69 years old at the time of the interview. She tells of her induction as an honorary chief of the Blackfoot reserve and shares her experiences among the Blackfoot.

Consists of an interview where he gives accounts of storytelling amongst the Oneida; accounts of the educational system and its abuses.

Discusses designs made of boulders found in the Whiteshell Forest Reserve, Manitoba.

Looks at the success of an Aboriginal community in the area of economic development and discusses some of the challenges and barriers faced by First Nations people pursuing opportunities as entrepreneurs.

Purpose of memorandum is to facilitate recognition and implementation of Meadow Lake First Nations government over reserve lands.

Geography Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1995.

Discusses fee simple ownership on Indigenous lands, getting land rights through modern treaties, and matrimonial real property rights on reservations.