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Berry Richards Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Berry Richards
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Berry Richards, a resident of northern Saskatchewan and a long time socialist, recalls his political association with Norris and Brady and theorizes about Brady's disappearance.
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Best of Q: Jeff Barnaby on Rhymes for Young Ghouls

Alternate Title
Best of Q
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Jeff Barnaby
Jian Ghomeshi
Audio interview with Mi'kmaq director, Jeff Barnaby about his revenge fantasy thriller set in the 70's residential schools era. Duration: 15:03.
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Betsy Cutarm Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Betsy Cutarm
Joe Mackinaw
Indian History Film Project
Tells of land leased or purchased by the Soldiers Settlement Board from one of the Hobbema Reserves.
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Betsy Gunville Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Betsy Gunville
Connie Regnier
Indian History Film Project
Interviewee is asked about schooling, language, work, social life, religion, food and clothing, medical care, the Depression, and politics. No index terms are provided.
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Between Heaven and Earth: The Art of Alex Jacobs

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Larry Abbott
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 7, no. 3, Series 2: Contemporary American Indian Poetry, Fall, 1995, pp. 39-50
Interview with Alex Jacobs on Tribal Dada, his performance band; his poetry and artwork; his series Indian Radio; and other related subjects. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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Beyond Beauty, Reservations Hold Promise of Economic Sustainability

Articles » General
Author/Creator
David W. Bland
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 21, no. 2, K-12 Education, Winter, 2009
Authors' narrative describes leaving his work with the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis to start his own company committed to aid the economic development of American Indian tribes.
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Bibliography of Alberta Band Histories

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Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Indian History Film Project
8 p. list of Band histories on file, compiled in August 1983. Tape number IH-345, transcript disc 67.This is a list of bibliographical material and cannot be indexed.
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Big River Reserve

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
D.G. (Dr.) Mandelbaum
Indian History Film Project
Consists of observations and an interview with the informant Old Man about some traditional customs and lifestyle in the area.*No index terms provided.
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Bigstone Cree First Nation, TLE Claim Inquiry, Public Edition, July 2008

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission

FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Document contains interviews, presentations, statements, reports, correspondence/letters and documents regarding the Treaty Land Entitlement process for the Alberta First Nation. Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde, P.E. James Prentice, and Carole T. Corcoran.

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Bigstone Cree First Nation, TLE Claim Inquiry, Public Edition, July 2008

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission

FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Document contains interviews, presentations, statements, reports, correspondence/letters and documents regarding the Treaty Land Entitlement process for the Alberta First Nation. Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde, P.E. James Prentice, and Carole T. Corcoran.

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Bigstone Cree First Nation, TLE Claim Inquiry, Public Edition, July 2008

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission

FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Document contains interviews, presentations, statements, reports, correspondence/letters and documents regarding the Treaty Land Entitlement process for the Alberta First Nation. Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde, P.E. James Prentice, and Carole T. Corcoran.

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Bigstone Cree First Nation, TLE Claim Inquiry, Public Edition, July 2008

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission

FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Document contains interviews, presentations, statements, reports, correspondence/letters and documents regarding the Treaty Land Entitlement process for the Alberta First Nation. Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde, P.E. James Prentice, and Carole T. Corcoran.

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Bigstone Cree First Nation, TLE Claim Inquiry, Public Edition, July 2008

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission

FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Document contains interviews, presentations, statements, reports, correspondence/letters and documents regarding the Treaty Land Entitlement process for the Alberta First Nation. Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde, P.E. James Prentice, and Carole T. Corcoran.

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Bigstone Cree First Nation, TLE Claim Inquiry, Public Edition, July 2008

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission

FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Document contains interviews, presentations, statements, reports, correspondence/letters and documents regarding the Treaty Land Entitlement process for the Alberta First Nation. Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde, P.E. James Prentice, and Carole T. Corcoran.

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Bigstone Cree First Nation, TLE Claim Inquiry, Public Edition, July 2008

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission

FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Document contains interviews, presentations, statements, reports, correspondence/letters and documents regarding the Treaty Land Entitlement process for the Alberta First Nation. Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde, P.E. James Prentice, and Carole T. Corcoran.

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Bill Meawasige Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Bill Meawasige
Alex Cywink
Indian History Film Project
Consists of an interview with Bill Meawasige where he gives a general account of his life.
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Bill Wilson Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Bill Wilson
Carol Pearlstone
Indian History Film Project
Bill Wilson was born in Lac La Biche, Alberta in 1934 and raised by Indian people west of Calgary. His father was 3/4 Sioux from the U.S. but his parents broke up when he was little. He discusses his negative attitude toward the RCMP.
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Billy Simpson Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Billy Simpson
J. Deranger
Indian History Film Project
Interviewee recounts stories told to him by his father about the signing of Treaty #8;denial of Indian requests for reserve; and traditional lifestyle.
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Billy Simpson Interview 2

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Billy Simpson
J. Deranger
Indian History Film Project
A brief account of the treaty negotiations at Fort MacKay and of the subsequent failure to obtain a reserve at Peace Point.
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Bingo Orphans

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rose Ellis
Darlene Angus
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 3, May/June 2000, pp. 18-19
Presents interview with Darlene Angus who conducted research into Indigenous gambling in Alberta.
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Birdman

Alternate Title
One Native Life
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Richard Wagamese
Canadian Dimension, vol. 43, no. 3, May/June 2009, pp. 8-9
A short story about the calming effect of birds.
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The Birds That Bring Gifts

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Duaro Mayorga
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 1, Sacred Places, Sacred Lifeways, March 2012
Discusses the origin story of the irö and how to identify and tally migrating raptors.
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The Bitter Tears of Johnny Cash

Alternate Title
One Native Life
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Richard Wagamese
Canadian Dimension, vol. 43, no. 4, July/August 2009, pp. 8-9
Author talks about meeting singer/songwriter.
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Black Elk Speaks

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mark Sanchez
Discussion of Black Elk, the man, and John Neihardt, the author and the different agendas each one had for the book. Ultimately, it is argued, the book is a novel and not an autobiography.
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Black Hawk in Translation: Indigenous Critique and Liberal Guilt in the 1847 Dutch Edition of Life of Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frank Kelderman
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 31, no. 3-4, Fall-Winter, 2019, pp. 58-83
Author discusses the 1846 translation and annotation of Black Hawk’s autobiography by the Dutch pastor Rinse Posthumus; offers critical commentary on Posthumus’ station and politics as an influencing factor in his additions to and translation of the text.
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Blackfoot Calendar 1

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
John Hellson
Indian History Film Project
Consists of an interview the tells the legend of the creation of the moon.
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Blackfoot Calendar 2

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
John Hellson
Indian History Film Project
Consists of an interview that mentions how the priests gave the Blackfoot a new calendar as well as discussing how the Indians count.
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Blackfoot Digital Library

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Blackfoot Community
Searchable digital library includes links to historical field notes, photographs, interviews, documents, photographs, etc.
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Blackfoot Woman Kidnapped by Crow Indians

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Scraping White
Rufus Goodstriker
Indian History Film Project
Includes stories of how the spirits intervene to help kidnapped persons escape.
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Blonde Indian: An Alaska Native Memoir

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Becca Gercken
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 21, no. 2, Summer, 2009, pp. 78-81
Book review of: Blonde Indian by Ernestine Hayes. Entire issue on one pdf. To access review, scroll to page 78.
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Blood Chiefs

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Indian History Film Project
2 p. list of biographies for five Blood chiefs written on January 11, 1977. Tape number IH-AG.08, transcript disc 25A.Brief biography of five Blood Chiefs.
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Blood Indian Horn Society 3 (Initiation - Personal Observations)

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
John Hellson
Indian History Film Project
Consists of an interview with George First Rider discussing various Horn Society practices, including the exchange of wives among the members.
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