Archival Material
Instruments as Evidence: An Archive of the Architecture of Assimilation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Magdalena Milosz
Journal of the Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada, vol. 41, no. 2, 2016, pp. 3-10
Description
Discusses how the built environments of residential schools, as well as structures erected on reserves, were a reflection of the government's colonialist agenda.
Introduction [to Our Legacy: Kã-ki-pe-isi-nakatamãkawiyahk: Essays]
Alternate Title
Our Legacy: Kã-ki-pe-isi-nakatamãkawiyahk: Essays (Introduction)
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Cheryl Avery
Darlene Fichter
Description
Introduction to the book, kā-kī-pē-isi-nakatamākawiyahk – Our Legacy which grew out of a desire to make materials relating to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples, found in Saskatchewan’s archival and libraries, more accessible.
The James Bay Treaty Turns 100: Grade 12: Canada: History, Identity, and Culture
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Archives of Ontario
Description
Lesson plan involves students negotiating an agreement for two disparate groups to share a territory. To be used with the online exhibition James Bay Treaty Turns 100.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents
Alternate Title
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents: Travels and Explorations of the Jesuit Missionaries in New France, 1610-1791. The Original French, Latin, and Italian Texts, with English Translations and Notes
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Research Laboratories of Archaeology
Description
Lists all 73 volumes edited by Reuben Gold Thwaites, with subject descriptions and links to full text in the Internet Archive.
Joe McKay
Alternate Title
Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
Images » Photographs
Description
Caption: 'Gentleman' Joe McKay, mixed-blood interpreter for the mounted police, fired the first shot in what would become known as the Duck Lake battle
From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.
Judge Hugh Richardson and Peter Hourie
Images » Photographs
Description
Photograph. Caption: "Judge Hugh Richardson (right) shaking hands with Peter Hourie, the court interpreter for the Indian trials."
From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.
The Indian trials took place in Regina, North West Territories, after the trial of Louis Riel.
Lakota Winter Counts: The Teachers' Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Anh-Thu Cunnion
Description
Guide to be used in conjunction with the National Museum of Natural History's online exhibit.
Letter from Middleton Demanding Poundmaker's Unconditional Surrender
Alternate Title
Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
Images » Photographs
Description
Image showing General F.D. Middleton's letter to Poundmaker demanding unconditional surrender after Louis Riel's surrender on 17 May 1885.
From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.
Library and Archives of Canada Initiates Aboriginal Resources and Services Program
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Deborah Pelletier
Feliciter, vol. 49, no. 5, [Information Resources for Aboriginal Peoples], 2003, p. 239
Description
Comments on the role of Coordinator of Aboriginal Resources and Services which includes developing, promoting and facilitating access to Aboriginal resources within Canada.
Lieut.-Colonel Sam B. Steele
Alternate Title
Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
Images » Photographs
Description
Portrait of Samuel Benfield Steele wearing a military uniform and holding a sword. Caption: "Sam Steele from the mounted police and a small force surprised the retreating Indians at Loon Lake."
From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.
During the North-West Rebellion Samuel Benfield Steele (1849-1919) was dispatched with a small force. Missing the Battle of Batoche the Mounties were sent to move against the last rebel force led by Big Bear.
"The Literature of This Nation": LaVonne Ruoff and the Redefinition of American Literary Studies
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David L. Moore
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 17, no. 2, Special Issue: Honoring A. Lavonne Brown, Summer, 2005, pp. 63-70
Description
Commends the bibliographic work of A. Lavonne Brown Ruoff and lists a small sampling from the Archival Collections in Native American Literary and Cultural Studies.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 63.
The Luiseño Culture Bank Project: From Museum Shelves to HyperCard
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bonnie Biggs
Catherine S. Herlihy
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 18, no. 1, 1994, pp. 55-65
Description
Discusses the gathering, organized by San Marocs librarians at California State University, of secondary information on Luiseño artifacts and information from a variety of museums, libraries, and private collections.
Making Erasure Manifest: The Importance of Archives and Reenactiment in the Case of Canada's Indian Residential School Survivors
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Susan G. Enberg
Description
Looks at limited access to incriminating archival documents about genocidal tactics used against Aboriginal people and promotes importance of archival preservation of all materials retrieved through IAP (Independent Assessment Process) proceedings.
Manitoba's Red River Settlement: Manuscript Sources for Economic and Demographic History
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Douglas Sprague
Roland Frye
Archivaria, no. 9, Winter, 1979-80, pp. 179-193
Description
Discusses Hudson's Bay Company's engagement (employment) registers, settler's accounts, census returns, and land registries and parish registers and genealogical affidavits, 1875.
Manitowapow: Aboriginal Writings from the Land of Water
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Niigaanweweidam James Sinclair
Warren Cariou
Description
Extract containing preface, introduction, first chapter Traditional Systems of Writing in Manitowapow, and transcripts of two letters written by Chief Peguis, one of the signatories to the Selkirk Treaty.
[Mapping Narratives of Métisness and Communities]
Alternate Title
Reconciliation and the Métis Conference [Session Two]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Brenda MacDougall
Mike Evans
Robert Innes
Signa Daum Shanks
Description
MacDougall and Evans discuss their work developing a Métis digital archive database. Innes discusses culturally-mixed bands and cultural similarities of First Nation and Métis peoples. Signa Daum Shanks speaks about using community stories to improve modern community relationships.
Duration: 1:18:18
Marvin Francis: An Inventory of His Papers at the University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Archives & Special Collections
Description
An inventory of Marvin Francis's papers, which are housed at the University of Manitoba Library, Archives & Special Collections. The collection includes: Plays, Poetry, Writings and Drafts, and a brief biography.
Mass Grave of Indians Hanged at Battleford
Alternate Title
Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
Images » Photographs
Description
Image of unidentified man standing next to the mass grave site at the base of a sandy ravine on the North Saskatchewan River. The site was capped with a concrete slab in 1954.
From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.
Memorandum on the Subject of the Public Lands in the Province of Manitoba
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
[Government of Canada]
no. 1
Description
Concerns the survey and distribution of land to "half-breed" residents, and the rules governing the receipt and ownership of them.
Published in the Native Studies Review, vol.1, no.1, 1984.
[Métis Scrip Affidavits]
Alternate Title
Record Group 15-D-II-8-a-i / vols. 1319-1324, 3171
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Library and Archives Canada]
Description
Finding aid lists Record Group no., vol., number of microfilm reel, names of individuals requesting land, number of the electronic copy, and dates. Affidavits were made by Métis families living in Manitoba to support their claim to the land set aside for Métis children and heads of families under the Manitoba Act (33 Vic., c. 3). Finding aid lists Record Group no., vol., number of microfilm reel, names of individuals requesting land, number of the electronic copy, and dates.
Mi'kmaq Holdings Resource Guide
Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
Nova Scotia Archives & Records Management
Description
A “fully-searchable database containing information about 2200 Mi'kmaq and Mi'kmaq-related textual records and published items” held by Nova Scotia Archives & Records Management. Includes records for treaties, photographs, other archival and library holdings.
The Native American Image in Western Europe
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James H. Howard
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 4, no. 1, 1978, pp. 33-56
Description
A discussion about an American anthropologist's European visit to identify how Europeans view American Indigenous populations. During his investigation he looks at European depictions of Indigenous people in museums and libraries, Indigenous influences in European culture, and compares smaller European societies also struggling for their own cultural autonomy to those of American Indigenous people.
Native American Women Playwrights Archive
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Miami University Libraries
Department of Theatre
Description
"Collection of original materials by playwrights of the Americas." Includes links to bibliographies of published plays, anthology of literature, works of Native American men playwrights, and programs and productions.
Natives and Settlers Now and Then: Historical Issues and Current Perspectives on Treaties and Land Claims in Canada
Alternate Title
"The Rights to the Land May be Transferred": Archival Records as Colonial Text—A Narrative of Métis Scrip
Nation-Building as Process: Reflections of a Nihiyow [Cree]
Natives and Settlers Now and Then: Refractions of the Colonial Past in the Present
Remembering Harold Cardinal
Three Treaty Nations Compared: Economic and Political Consequences for Indigenous People in Canada, the United States, and New Zealand
E-Books
Author/Creator
Frank Tough
Sharon H. Venne
Harold Cardinal
Paul W. DePasquale
Patricia Seed
Erin McGregor
Description
Special issue of Canadian Review of Comparative Literature, vol. 34, no. 1, 2007.
Natives in the Nation's Archives: The Southwest Oregon Research Project
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David G. Lewis
George Wasson
Journal of Western Archives, vol. 6, no. 1, Native American Archives Special Issue, 2015, p. article 4
Description
Comments on an important archival project, SWORP, that exemplifies the reversal of the process of colonization.