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The North-West Rebellion

Alternate Title
Ryerson Canadian History Readers
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Howard Angus Kennedy
Description
A brief narrative of the North-West Rebellion written for school children in 1929. The author was a correspondent of The Montreal Daily Witness and New York Herald and is described as "an official observer of many of the events he relates here."
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Northern Arizona University’s Cline Library and the Protocols

Alternate Title
Case Studies on Access Policies for Native American Archival Materials ; no. 2
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jonathan Pringle
Description
Examines the library's response to the Protocols for Native American Archival Materials and uses examples to support recommendations such as building relationships of mutual respect, striving for balance in content and perspectives, accessibility and use, providing context, copying and repatriation, research protocols, and awareness of issues.
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The Northwest Resistance

Archival » Collections (primary materials)
Author/Creator
University of Saskatchewan Library
University of Saskatchewan Archives
Description
Database of material at University of Saskatchewan Archives and University of Saskatchewan Library (Special Collections) relating to the Northwest Resistance of 1885. Includes some digitized images linked to descriptions in database, biographies of key participants and a chronology of events.
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Notes from Blackfoot Agency Letter Books

Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Magnus Begg
Description
Indian Agent's notes on the Blackfoot (Siksika) reserve in southern Alberta. Includes comments about day schools, prairie fires, doctors and medical care, cattle, the Sun Dance, and the timber reserve at Castle Mountain.
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Notes on the Historical Source Material in the Ayer Collection on the North American Indian Presented by Edward E. Ayer to the Newberry Library, Chicago.

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
The Newberry Library
Description
Notes on the Edward E. Ayer collection, located in The Newberry Library in Chicago, Illinois.

Historical note:

"In 1911 Edward E. Ayer, a Chicago businessman, presented to The Newberry Library his collection of historical source material relating chiefly to the discovery, exploration and colonization of North America and to the native races of North America, the Hawaiian Islands and the Philippine Islands. It contains at present about 49,000 volumes, bound pamphlets, manuscripts, documents and other accessioned pieces."
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NWMP Superintendent Crozier

Alternate Title
Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
Images » Photographs
Description
Portrait of Crozier in uniform. Caption: "Superintendent Leif Crozier, a veteran police officer, had been dispatched to Fort Carlton to prevent Metis unrest; he resigned as a direct consequence of the Duck Lake clash." From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser. On back of photograph: "Crozier joined force in 1874; Superintendent in 1880; retired in 1886 as Ass't Comm."
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Nyungar of Southwestern Australia and Flinders: A Dialogue on Using Nyungar Intelligence to Better Understand Coastal Exploration

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Len Collard
Clint Bracknell
David Palmer
ab-Original, vol. 1, no. 1, 2017, pp. 1-16
Description
Authors revisit archival records relating to the exploration of what is now Western Australia, with a focus on drawing out the places where the record shows the role of the Nyungar people in the exploration of the coast, and the Indigenous Knowledge share with explorers.
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Old Sun Indian Industrial School Attendance Registers

Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Old Sun Industrial School
Description
"Consists of lists of students who attended Old Sun Industrial School (also known as St. John's Boarding School or Old Sun Residential School) on the Blackfoot (Siksika) reserve in southern Alberta. The registers give the students' names, ages, and band, and include comments on their health and progress."
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One Flea-Bitten Gray Horse: Women, Horses, and Economy on the Yakama Reservation

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Clifford E. Trafzer
T. Robert Przeklasa
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 32, no. 2, Fall, 2017, pp. 5-29
Description
Authors use bills of sale for horses from 1909-12 as primary documents to explore the roles women on the Yakima reservation played in their nation’s economy and their resistance to conforming to Western or Christian gender roles.
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Origin of Naming of Frenchman River - Correspondence. - 1955.

Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Louis-Joseph Gaultier de La Vérendrye
Description
Correspondence between the principal of Val-Marie School and the University of Saskatchewan Archives relating to the etymology of the Frenchman River in Saskatchewan. Included is an typed excerpt of a journal written by the explorer Louis-Joseph Gaultier de La Vérendrye.

Historical note:

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Our Forest Children, vol.1, no. 5 (June 1887) - vol. 4, no. 6 (September 1890)

Alternate Title
Our Forest Children and What We Want to Do with Them
Archival » Collections (primary materials)
Author/Creator
Shingwauk Home
Description

Newspaper produced at the Shingwauk Indian Residential School, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Reports on activities in the Anglican Diocese of Algoma and the school run by it. 

Language and content reflect attitudes and policies of the time.

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Our Homes Are Bleeding - Digital Collection

Archival » Collections (primary materials)
Author/Creator
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC)
Description
Links to historical information, maps, newspaper articles, photographs and video clips documenting Aboriginal title and rights in British Columbia. Includes documents relating to the McKenna McBride Royal Commission (1913-1916).
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Our Legacy: Kã-ki-pe-isi-nakatamãkawiyahk: Essays

Alternate Title
Kã-ki-pe-isi-nakatamãkawiyahk: Our Legacy: Essays
E-Books
Description
A compilation of essays by : Deborah Lee, Liam Haggarty, Brendan Edwards, Tamara Starblanket, Camie Augustus, Kurt Boyer, Anna Flamino, Merle Massie, Yvonne Vizina, Patricia Deiter, Meagan Gough, and Alan Long.
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"Our Legacy": University of Saskatchewan Aboriginal Archival Digitization Project

E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Cheryl Avery
Deborah Lee
Description
Discusses how respectful collaborations are required to provide digital access to Indigenous materials. Chapter in Preserving Aboriginal Heritage: Technical and Traditional Approaches edited by Carole Dignard, Kate Helwig, Janet Masory Kathy Nanowin, and Thomas Stone. To view article scroll down to page 133 (159).
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Paget Code's Images

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Paget James Code
Our Legacy
kã-ki-pe-isi-nakatamãkawiyahk
Description
Images Paget Code thought were important or interesting, including a photo of Thomas McKay, a contemporary and opponent of Louis Riel; who was also the first mayor of Prince Albert. Also included is the Thunderbird Stone at Kamsack, Saskatchewan.
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Performing Archive: Curtis + "the vanishing race"

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Jacqueline Wernimont
Stephan Schoberg
Amy Borsuk
Beatrice Schuster
Heather Blackmore
Ulia Gosart (Popova)
Description
Website contains aggregation of visual, material and sonic collections based on the work Edward S. Curtis, the early 20th century photographer and amateur ethnographer who created the monumental 20 volume The North American Indian. The 25,000 media assets are accompanied by scholarly and contextual materials.
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Peter Erasmus

Alternate Title
Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
Images » Photographs
Description
Photograph. Caption: "The Cree were determined to have their own interpreter at the Treaty Six negotiations and hired mixed-blood Peter Erasmus to translate for them.". From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.
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"Plan of Cumberland Indian Reserve"

Images » Photographs
Description
Plan of Cumberland Reserve, showing Chiefs Island and part of Cumberland Island.

Historical note:

The Cumberland House Cree signed an adhesion to Treaty 5 in September 1876, and a reserve was surveyed for them in 1883. This initial survey included an island (named Chief's Island) on which the chief, a councilor, and a number of the band's members resided.
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Postcard Views of Indigenous Peoples

Web Sites » Virtual Exhibits
Author/Creator
University of Saskatchewan Library
Description
Apologia:The titles of some postcards use wording that was common to mainstream society of that time period in history. As such, it contains language that is no longer in common use and may offend some readers. This wording should not be construed to represent the views of the Indigenous Studies Portal or the University of Saskatchewan Library. Selection of early Western Canadian postcards held at the University of Saskatchewan Library Special Collections Department. Includes studio portraits as well as depictions of camps, powwows, parades, totem poles and residential schools.
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Poundmaker and French Journalists

Alternate Title
Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
Images » Photographs
Description
Photograph. Caption: "Poundmaker surrounded by a group of visiting French journalists at Stony Mountain Penitentiary." From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.
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Poundmaker Surrendering

Alternate Title
Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
Images » Photographs
Description
Photograph of the surrender of Poundmaker (with blanket) to General Middleton's forces. Caption: "Poundmaker was taken into custody for his apparent role in the looting of Battleford and the Cut Knife battle." From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.
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Preserving the Anthropological Record: a Decade of CoPAR Initiatives

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nancy J. Parezo
Don D. Fowler
Sydel Silverman
Current Anthropology, vol. 44, no. 1, February 2003, pp. 111-117
Description
Overview of the Council for Preservation of Anthropological Records (CoPAR) activities aimed at preserving a wide range of anthropological research.
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Primary Source: Missionaries in New France

Alternate Title
Letter from Father Jean de Brébeuf
Observations of Jesuit Missionaries
The Martyrdom of Jesuit Missionaries, 1648
Hurons Have Embraced Christianity
A Varied Response to Jesuit and Récollets Mission in the Canadian Colony
Are Only the Sick Willing to Convert?
A New and Successful Strategy to Convert the Mohawk
The Education of Children in New France
Questioning the Reliability of Jesuit First-Hand Accounts
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jean de Brébeuf
Francois le Mercier
Jean Pierron
Peter Kalm
Antoine Silvy
Carole Blackburn
Description

Primarily excerpts from letters written by Jesuit missionaries describing their attempts to convert First Nations peoples to Christianity.

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Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre

Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre
Description
Centre located in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories features Aboriginal and European history in the North. Includes links to online exhibits, searchable databases (archives, place names, more than 9000 photos, sound), and resources for researchers and teachers.
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Project Naming

Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
Libary and Archives Canada
Description
Project seeks help to identify the Inuit people whose photographs were taken by various photographers from the late 1800s to 1950. Includes canned photos, some explanatory audio and video material. Users are invited to submit names of individuals recognized.
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Protocols for Native American Archival Materials

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Archivists Circle
Description
Topics include: building relationships, balance in content and perspectives; accessibility and use; culturally sensitive materials; providing context; intellectual property issues; copying and repatriation of records; research protocols; and reciprocal education and training.
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Province of Canada, Documents Relating to the North-West Territories (1865)

Alternate Title
Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada, 8th Parl, 4th Sess, 1865
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly
Description

Primary topic is negotiations between the British government and the Hudson's Bay Company for the cession of of the Company's rights back to the Crown and the Government of Canada's desire to annex the lands granted in the Charter of the Company.

Source: Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada, 8th Parl, 4th Sess, 1865 at 44-57.

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"Qu'Appelle Industrial School 1907"

Images » Photographs
Description
An image of the Qu’Appelle Indian Industrial Residential School main school building with a [priest?] standing in the foreground. There is some personal correspondence on the back.
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Questions of Privacy and Confidentiality after Atrocity: Collecting and Retaining Records of the Residential School System in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tricia Logan
Genocide Studies International, vol. 12, no. 1, Spring, 2018, pp. [92]-102
Description
Looks at the challenges accessing Canadian residential school records and how the decision to destroy certain survivor accounts regarding abuse in residential schools is a threat to the memory of cultural genocide in Canada.
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