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Population on Beach

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Institute for Northern Studies
Description
Residents gathered on the beach at Igloolik, N.W.T. [NU].
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Population to Meet Canso

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Author/Creator
Institute for Northern Studies
Description
Residents gathered to meet arriving Canso airplane at Cape Dorset, N.W.T. [NU].
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Portaging a Canoe

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Description
Portaging a canoe in north-central Saskatchewan (see also S-B571). Taken during the journey of Christina Bateman and Annie McKay from Prince Albert to La Ronge, SK in 1919.
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Portaging a Canoe

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Description
Portaging a canoe in north-central Saskatchewan. Taken during the journey of Christina Bateman and Annie McKay from Prince Albert to La Ronge, SK in 1919.
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Prints: "Esquimaux and their Kayak"

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Brock Silversides (photographer)
Charles W. Mathers (photographer)
Description
Entitled: "Esquimaux and their Kayak". Two men, two kayaks.
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Prints: "Jim Delaney's Drunk"

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Brock Silversides (photographer)
Charles W. Mathers (photographer)
Description
Entitled: "Jim Delaney's Drunk". Indigenous people in background (3 on horseback), Delaney up front. One man non-indigenous person in back. Town site visible in background.
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Priscilla (Wahsayyah) Soney Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Priscilla (Wahsayyah) Soney
Patricia Soney
Indian History Film Project
Description
General discussion of her life.
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Provincial Archives of Alberta : "Cree Indians"

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Brock Silversides (photographer)
Charles W. Mathers (photographer)
Description
Entitled: "Cree Indians". Depicts two people wrapped in blankets (one standing, one on horseback) with a small settlement/camp of five teepees in the background.
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Provincial Archives of Alberta :"Mutsinamakan & Squaw, Sarcee Indians".

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Brock Silversides (photographer)
(photographer)
Description
Note: The title and description of this document uses 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. Entitled: "Mutsinamakan & Squaw, Sarcee Indians". Depicts the two next to teepee with woman holding reins of horse and child on back.
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Qayaq. Kayaks of Alaska and Siberia

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
David W. Zimmerly
Paul Gardinier
Arctic, vol. 55, no. 1, March 2002, p. 94
Description
Book review of: QAYAQ : Kayaks of Alaska and Siberia by David W. Zimmerly and Paul Gardinier.
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Racism, Nationalism, and Nostalgia in Cowboy Art

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J. Gray Sweeney
The Oxford Art Journal, vol. 15, no. 1, 1992, pp. 67-80
Description
Interprets cowboy art form from the western United States and suggests why these paintings continue to have loyal audiences for the past century.
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Rapid City Native American Population Needs Assessment

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Abdollah Farrokhi
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 17, no. 2, 1993, pp. 153-173
Description
Investigates the attitudes of Native Americans living in Rapid City, South Dakota regarding issues on the economy, educational services, housing, transportation, recreation and employment.
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Rebellion Days 1884 / 5 (Third Part)

Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Reginald Bird Beatty
Description
This chapter of Reginald Beatty's diary describes his experiences as a Free-Trader in the winter of 1884-1885. The Northwest Resistance is underway and Beatty, now travelling alone, arrives at Fort-a-la-Corne in the spring of 1885. Beatty offers a sympathetic view of the causes of the Resistance, based on his experiences with Aboriginals and Metis throughout Saskatchewan in his travels during 1884-1885.
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Recommendations on Northern Infrastructure to Support Economic Development

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Aboriginal Economic Development Board
Description
Provides statistics on access to all-season roads and regional energy grid, population living in suitable housing, and internet capability in Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Nunatsiavut, and Nunavik.Recommendations focus on coordinated investments, a dedicated investment fund, and supporting community capacity.
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The Red Man's Last Roll-Call

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Charles M. Harvey
Atlantic Monthly, vol. 97, 1906, pp. 323-330
Description
Discusses the railway coming to Indian territory in 1875 and the demise of five tribal organizations by 1906.
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Red River Cart at Calgary

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
E. Roper
Description
Photograph of a painting. Images depicts Indigenous man in European dress with family in Red River Cart passing by man and woman in traditional dress. The caption on back reads: "'Savage' and 'Civilised' Indians meeting."

Historical note:

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A Relic of the Early Eighties.

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Description
Image showing the S.S. Marquis. On front of photograph: "The famous old steamer Marquis as it now lies in ruins on the south bank of the Saskatchewan."
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Replicating Horse and Travois Travel

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Norman Henderson
Prairie Forum, vol. 21, no. 2, Fall, 1996, pp. 137-147
Description
Explains the construction and use of a Hidatsa design travois and explores the variables that increase comfort for the passenger.
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Report on the Pilot Project of the Michipicoten First Nation

Alternate Title
Indian Claims Commission: Report on the Pilot Project of the Michipicoten First Nation
E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
p. 61
Description
Negotiations for 11 years of a pilot project brought about settlement of claims and grievances regarding expropriation of land for hydro and railway lines. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
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Rest Stop

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Institute for Northern Studies
Description
Constructing an igloo; sled dogs resting at site. Location unknown. Part of the "Inuit of Keewatin" series (#7).
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Reviews

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Michelle R. Kloppenburg
Melissa Hearn
L. G. Moses
Frederick H. White
Barbara Iliff Brotherton
Rebecca Dobkins
Chris B. Wooley
Ward Churchill
Raymond Wilson
et al.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 20, no. 3, 1996, pp. 181-249
Description
Book reviews of: All My Sins Are Relatives by William S. Penn. Aniyunwiya/Real Human Beings: An Anthology of Contemporary Cherokee Prose edited by Joseph Bruchac. Becoming and Remaining a People: Native American Religions on the Northern Plains by Howard L.
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Riding Gear of the North American Indians

Alternate Title
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; vol. 17, pt. 1
E-Books
Author/Creator
Clark Wissler
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
Description
Forms part of Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v. 17 (p. 1-38).
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River Boat or Punt

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Institute for Northern Studies
Description
An example of river transportaion. Fort McPherson, N.W.T.
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River View

Images » Photographs
Description
View of rapids on the Churchill River. Taken during the journey of Christina Bateman and Annie McKay from Prince Albert to La Ronge, SK in 1919.
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Robert Goodvoice 3

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Robert Goodvoice
Indian History Film Project
Description
He gives an account of the Sioux participation in the War of 1812 on the side of the British, and the Sioux interpretation of the reward promised them by the British Crown; tells the history and whereabouts of the King George III medals given to the Sioux for their loyalty to the British Crown during the War of 1812; tells the story of two Sioux chiefs who were kidnapped in Manitoba and returned to the United States, presumably for their part in the 1862 Sioux uprising (Minnesota Massacre); tells of the dispersal of the Sioux in their flight from the U.S.
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