Reserves

Website highlights the significance of the 1881 Parliamentary Coranderrk Inquiry through research, education and performance to educate the broader population and attempt to redress the injustices produced from that history.

Historical background and submission to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding three land surrenders from certain portions of IR 103. ICC suspended its inquiry because they successful concluded the Settlement Agreement. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]

Looks at substance abuse reduction initiatives in McKinley County, New Mexico and the Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming.

Business Administration Thesis (MBA)--Simon Fraser University, 2015.

Teacher's guide for use with Mohawk Girls, a documentary by Tracey Deer about the lives of three girls from Kahnawake Reserve and the issues they face. Documentary.

Brief overview of Native Americans in Montana including a chronology of important events and dates and information on the contemporary status of Indians in Montana.

Historical background and submission to Indian Claims Commssion (ICC) regarding whether the Crown's lawful obligations were fulfilled for promises of land and economic assistance. ICC recommended, If the obligations were not fulfilled, the claim should be accepted for negogiation under the Specific Claims Policy. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]

General discussion of Mr. Birston's life with comments from his granddaughter and grandson. No date given, probably in the 1970's.

Ada Ladu was born on the Mistawasis Reserve, worked for wages in the 1930s, married and mother of five. Beatrice Nightraveller, daughter of Josie Cuthand, was born on the Little Pine Reserve, Saskatchewan, worked for wages in the 1930s, also married with five children.They share: a story of a white baby girl abducted and raised by Indians in the Prince Albert, Saskatchewan district; accounts of the Riel Rebellion (1885), especially the aftermath in the North Battleford district; philosophies of child-rearing; loss of portions of Little Pine Reserve and the death of Little Pine.

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.

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.

Mrs. Buffalo of the Peigan Reserve, who is 93 years of age, answers questions about what her ancestors told her of buffalo, fur trade, treaty, smallpox and attitudes to the land.

The granddaughter of Papaschase recalls what she was told of the history of her ancestors and their reserve.

Consists of an interview where there is discussion of traditional Indian values. There is also mention of a flood legend.

Consists of an interview that is general reminiscences of their lives.

Consists of an interview with Mrs. Lucinda Froman, who is a Mohawk Indian originally from the Six Nations Reserve, Ontario. She gives an account of migration from the United States to Canada. She also talks of encounters with evil spirits and how to ward them off.

An interview that includes stories of hunting, trading and food gathering. Also included are stories about the Frog Lake massacre and Wihtiko (cannibal monster)

The establishment of the Louis Bull Reserve and the subsequent sale of part of that land.

Mrs. Peter Nadjiwon discusses her family's move to the Cape Croker Reserve in Ontario. Transcribed by Heather Yaworski.

Photograph of Bear and McEwan posing outside the Chief's home. The note on the back reads: "John Smith Indian Reserve. Mrs. Robert Bear Professor McEwan. She is hiding her home made cigarette. Before posing she rushed in the home to take off her apron and brush her hair (!). She is very pleasant." Dated "Mon. Aug. 17. '42."

Consists of an interview where she discusses the historical movement of the Shuswap people and the meeting of the Shuswaps with David Thompson.

Consists of an interview where she discusses the migration of the Shuswap Indians into the Kootenay Valley.

Mrs. Crane recounts what she has been told of the history of the Hobbema Reserves.

Study results show the Aboriginal population has a higher overall prevalence of multimorbidity as well as higher prevalence for chronic diseases.

Discusses the fiduciary obligations that exist for municiplaities in regards to First Nations reserves.

Looks at the conflict of city planning with settler claims to Indian reserves in Vancouver, and discusses the municipal governments decisions regarding land-use planning, land claims, and their attempts to acquire and control the Kitsilano and Musqueam reserves.

Curriculum Studies Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2016.

Discusses history projects focusing on the complexities of translating the Elders oral histories into text.

Talks about the sale and lease of various lands and the fate of Sharphead and Papaschase reserves.

Concludes that no outstanding treaty land entitlement is owed to the James Smith Cree Nation. (French 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.]

File contains 11 negatives from the National Treaty Chief's Meeting at the Beardy's Reserve on July 19, 1988. The first negative shows a procession of dignitaries with the Canadian flag. The second shows an unidentified Chief or elder with the Canadian flag. The third and forth show men apparently in prayer, with the flags of Canada and Great Britain. The fifth and sixth show two men in a tent one, of whom appears to be delivering a speech. The seventh and eighth show a procession of men (one of whom is an Aboriginal RCMP member) with a what appears to be an unidentified flag and a coup stick.

Arts and Sciences Thesis (Ph.D.)--Columbia University, 2004.

Nursing Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Iowa, 2003.

Describes the psycho-social-historical events affecting use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs by Native Americans.

Discusses reasons for the shift to self-governed education.

Discusses the variety of reasons for many small reserves rather than a few larger ones.

A photograph that is part of a series of photographs (LH-4069a to LH-4076) of Native people from Moose Woods Reserve. In this photo a man stands on sleigh runners behind a team of two horses in the winter.

A photograph (postcard) of a large group of Aboriginal (Dakota) people posing outside a building on the Moose Woods reserve. It appears that two of the men in the back row are non-Aboriginal. There are three Aboriginal men on horseback in the background. The postcard is glued to a piece of paper, and on the bottom is written: Alfred brought this picture. I think it was on the occasion of a picnic given the Indians by the people from Dundurn. They are mostly Indians taken about 1925. Taken in front of the school.

A postcard that is part of a series of photographs (LH-4069a to LH-4076) of Native people from Moose Woods Reserve. In this photo a group of women and children stand centre, flanked by three men on horseback. A non-Native man stands at the far right.

A photograph that is part of a series of photographs (LH-4069a to LH-4076) of Native people from Moose Woods Reserve. In this photo a man stands outside a small house in the winter wearing a head-dress, beaded gloves, moccasins and a beaded belt.

A photograph that is part of a series of photographs (LH-4069a to LH-4076) of Native people from Moose Woods Reserve. In this photo a women stands outside a small log cabin in the winter, surrounded by four children. She holds an infant in her arms.

Listed by location/treaty name; table shows reserve name and number, year of initial grant, ethno-linguistic group and linguistic family, hectares and square acres at surrender and in 1902. Table created from information found in The Historical Atlas of Canada, v. 2 edited by R. Louis Gentilcore ; Geoffrey J. Matthews, cartographer and designer.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Florida, 1999.

Introduction discusses topics from conference, "Natives and Settlers Now and Then" held at the University of Alberta April 17, 2000.

Reports on the changes technology is bringing to the culture of the Navajo Nation. To access this article scroll down to page 38.