A photograph of the George G. Mann family in Onion Lake with friends. Taken after Mann's recent transfer from Onion Lake to Saddle Lake; perhaps they had returned for a visit.

A photograph of the George Mann Jr. family on a picnic, probably near their homestead, 14 miles north-east of Lloydminster, Saskatchewan. The family used to take holiday trips to the north near Onion Lake where Mann Jr. grew up. It is possible he used these outings to visit a daughter (Mabel Trottier) he fathered in Onion Lake in 1898.

Understanding of treaty promises; distribution of food, ammunition, etc. in earlier times; interesting accounts of home-made agricultural equipment (aswell as that supplied by Dept. of Indian Affairs).

This file contains "Sinasia Remembers" the reminiscences of Harriet E. Gerry (unpublished), and published articles about her work nursing among the Indians of western Canada. Her extensive memoir is made up of several short stories and anecdotes about the many communities she worked in. These include Onion Lake, Kehewin Reserve, Leask, Sturgeon Lake, Cold Lake, Fort Qu'Appelle, One Arrow Reserve, Piapot Reserve and many in British Columbia later in her career.

Elder Art Solomon tells the prophecy of the Seven Fires. Duration: 20:24.

Describes the program and the improved fitness levels in the remote community in Queensland, Australia.

Looks at the history of Ecosystemic Play Therapy (EPT) and its compatibility to help Indigenous youth.

Two poems.

Educational and Counselling Psychology and Special Education Thesis (M.A.)--The University of British Columbia, 2003.

Explains how gathering at the Point to roast wild rice and therefore renewing and honouring relationships between Anishinaabeg, the location and the sacred food constitutes an act of governance.

Interviewees describe observable events that they thought had either helped or hindered their Aboriginal identity.

Provides information on history of the founding people of Gitk'a'ata and lineages and territories of the Gitk'a'ata along the Douglas Channel out to Campania Island.

Talks about the Inuit philosophy of child birth and compares it to the southern obstetrical practices. Journal on one pdf. Scroll down to page 11 to read article.

"This curriculum is developed for the purposes instructing Aboriginal Court Workers on how to integrate Gladue Principles into speaking to sentence for an Aboriginal client."

Law Thesis (LL.M.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2013.

Book reviews of: Compact, Contract, Covenant: Aboriginal Treaty-Making in Canada by J.R. Miller. Home is the Hunter: The James Bay Cree and Their Land by Hans M.

Creative nonfiction piece combines prose and poetry in a meditation on the concepts of home, belonging, and returning home.

Article pulls together several elements that when implemented together into ethnographic research create a process of Indigenization. These elements include: respecting distinct cultures and nations, rooting methods in culture, understanding the importance of story, language, place, and relationality, committing to an ethic of reciprocity.

Consists of an interview where he gives a general account of traditional native values.

Chronicles the signing of a MOU that allows people to reunite with lost family members as well as access individual records.

Poem describing compassionate Native ways of teaching.

Review essay of Whispering in Shadows by Jeannette Armstrong.

Focuses on oral traditions within families and presents a story of a Dakota family's struggles during their removal following the 1862 United States Dakota Conflict in Minnesota.

Discussion on how First Nation's women must begin to understand their history and teach their traditions in order to help all nations work together.

Interdisciplinary Thesis (Ph.D.)--Dalhousie University, 2004.

Fictional short story.

Human and Social Development Thesis (M.S.W.)--University of Victoria, 2005.

Uses Louis Owens' non-fiction work to define "mixedblood" and his novel Dark River to illustrate the definition.

Book review of: Great Lakes Creoles by Lucy Eldersveld Murphy.

This chapter of Reginald Beatty's diary describes his journey from his homestead in the Carrot River area to Troy (later Qu'Appelle Station) for supplies in late February 1886, a round trip of 300 miles. Also included is a description of the courtship between one of Beatty's travel companions and the local schoolteacher. Item found within folder 'Reginald Bird Beatty Papers.'

Historical note:

Results from competitions held at the Green Lake winter festival. Page 1: Two pictures of log cutting contests. Page 2: Flour packing, buckskin parade, trap setting.

File containing two articles related to Grey Owl. One is a biographical profile from the series "The Saskatchewanians," the other discusses his daughter's view of Grey Owl's Ajawan Lake home.

Poem from the collection Face.

Discusses the debate whether the people described as Gros Ventre were Atsina or Hidatsa. Historical documents indicate the two groups Atsina and the Arapaho recognized their kinship.

Looks at interconnections between identity, community, tradition, and landscape. Honors paper towards Literary Studies, English Thesis (M.A.)--Utah State University, 2009.

Social Work Practicum/Thesis (M.S.W.)--The University of Manitoba, 2000.

Looks at developing new approaches to the healing needs of children.

Comments on programs and services that aim to help young people halt the transmission of trauma.

Discusses how to keep children healthy through nutrition and physical activity. Adapted from the BC booklet Growing Up Healthy published in 2013.

Examines the origins and root causes of Aboriginal youth gangs in major Western Canadian cities.

Describes the historic and shifting family and kinship structures of the Muscogulge or Creek people highlighting practices of marriage/divorce, gender roles, and division of labour.

Introductory article to themed issue on teen pregnancy and parenthood in Canadian First Nation and urban Aboriginal communities.