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Adam Solway Interview 1

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Adam Solway
Christine Welsh
Tony Snowsill
Indian History Film Project
Consists of an interview where Adam Solway talks about being orphaned at 8 years and adopted by the Blackfoot Reserve, Alta; his attendance at a residential school; becoming a councillor and then chief of the reserve. He comments on the issues he had to deal with as well as providing comments on contemporary lifestyles and leadership.
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Adam Solway Interview 2

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Adam Solway
Christine Welsh
Tony Snowsill
Indian History Film Project
This is a continuation of an interview with Adam Solway on January 29, 1983 on the Blackfoot Reserve.
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An Address to the Institute of Public Administration delivered at Regina, January 18th, 1963 by J.G. McGilp, Regional Supervisor of Indian Agencies, Saskatchewan.

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
J.G. McGilp
This address deals with three aspects of the Canadian Branch of Indian Affairs: the history and role of the Indian Affairs Branch, the special position of the Indian Canadian relating to treaties and the Indian Act, and with Indians and Indian Affairs in Saskatchewan.
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Addressing First Nations Governance Issues through Incremental Reform: Briefing Presentation - Draft

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
Although Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) has made progress in areas regarding empowerment, education, economic development, specific land claims, and reconciliation, governance and self-government, the issues of leadership selection, Indian Government Support programs, and registration and membership are issues the government intends to work on incrementally in 2008-09.
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Administrators of Indian Affairs / Historic Sketch

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Department of Indian Affairs
Department of Indian Affairs document listing administrators of the Department and Lieutenant-Governors of Upper and Lower Canada; written by G.M. Matheson, registrar.
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ADR Process Launched

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paul Barnsley
Windspeaker, vol. 21, no. 9, December 2003, pp. 11-16

Criticizes the ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution) as not being a satisfactory process to fairly compensate all residential school survivors in a timely fashion.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.11.

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AFN Restructuring Will be on Agenda in Ottawa

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paul Barnsley
Windspeaker, vol. 19, no. 8, December 2001, p. 3

Comments on how cutbacks forced National Chief Matthew Coon Come to reexamine the role of the Assembly of First Nations.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.3.

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AFN Still Looking for Governance Deal

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paul Barnsley
Windspeaker, vol. 19, no. 6, October 2001, p. 1

Compares the different strategies proposed by Assembly of First Nations National Chief Matthew Coom Come and Minister of Indian Affairs, Robert Nault, regarding the First Nations governance deal, a deal to build a successful socio-economic society.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.1.

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Ahenakew Warns of Attempts to Shift Services

Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 5, no. 18, October 17, 1975, p. 2
Chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indians warned the delegates of the 17th General Assembly of the dangers of losing Treaty rights by incorporating or signing education agreements. He urged them to press for a single service federal agency.
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AIDS Strategy in Canada

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kathy Malera-Bandjalan
Kevin Barlow
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 29, no. 4, July/August 2005, pp. 8-10
Interview with the Executive Director of the Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN).
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Alexis First Nation Inquiry: TransAlta Utilities Rights of Way Claim

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Historical background and submissions to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) concerning the federal Crown's granting of three rights of way to Calgary Power on Alexis IR133 during 1950s and 1960s. ICC concluded no effort was made to provide annual payments to the Band and recommended the claim be accepted for negotiation under Canada's Specific Claims Policy. Commissioners include: Roger J. Augustine, Daniel J. Bellegarde, Sheila G. Purdy. [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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Alexis First Nation, TransAlta Utilities - Right of Way, Public Edition

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission

FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Document contains statements of claim, correspondence/letters, maps and transcripts in regards to Calgary Power's (now TransAlta) access to electrical transmission right of way granted in the 1950s and 1960s. The Commissioners include: Roger J. Augustine, Daniel J. Bellegarde, Sheila G. Purdy.

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Alexis Simon Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Alexis Simon
Johnny Cardinal
Indian History Film Project
Discusses the establishment of Paul's band ; mistakes in surveying the reserve; the sale of reserve land.
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Alfred (Albert) Mishibinijima 2

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Alfred (Albert) Mishibinijima
Tony Snowsill
Christine Welsh
Ernest Debassigae
Indian History Film Project
An interview with Alfred Mishibinijima who recounts the inadequacy of schooling on the reserve, the terms of the Robinson Treaty and the Indian agents of Manitoulin. Transcribed by Joanne Greenwood ; interpreter : Ernest Debassigae.
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Alfred Chaterlaine Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Alfred Chaterlaine
Richard Lightning
Indian History Film Project
Interviewee is chief of the Horse Lakes Reserve. He describes unexplained loss of large areas of Indian land in the area.
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Allmand Says White Bear Must Await Court Decision

Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 7, no. 9, September 1977, p. 5
Indian Affairs Minister informs the Medicine Wheel Ranch Company band members that they must wait for the settlement of their land claim of the Harold Lees ranch until the legitimacy of the surrender of that land by the Ocean Man and Pheasant Rump reserves in 1902 is decided in court.
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Almighty Voice and His Stories

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Lee
Native Studies Review, vol. 10, no. 2, 1995, pp. 57-76
Explores the life story, escape, recapture and death of the young Saskatchewan Cree, Kahkeesay-Manitoowayo, who escaped from jail and remained at large for nineteen months.
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Andrew Swimmer Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Andrew Swimmer
Alphonse Littlepoplar
Don Graham
Indian History Film Project
Interview describes the struggles,over medicare for First Nations peoples, between Andrew Swimmer and the Federal Government.
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Antoine Lonesinger 5 Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Antoine Lonesinger
Alphonse Littlepoplar
Indian History Film Project
Interview includes a biographical account of Antoine Lonesinger's life that includes stories about farming, trapping, house construction and the making of charcoal and lime. He also tells of the murder of an Indian Agent at the hands of a Blackfoot named Owl Eyes.
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Antoine Lonesinger 6 Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Antoine Lonesinger
Indian History Film Project
Interview with Mr Lonesinger who tells stories of Indian agents both good and bad. He also tells of the Battle of the Cut Knife Hill and the banning of the Sundance.
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The Arctic Human Health Initiative: A Legacy of the International Polar Year 2007-2009

Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alan J. Parkinson
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21655
Reports on the lasting benefits of the initiative focus on coordination and cooperation of Arctic health research.
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Are We Seeking Pimatisiwin or Creating Pomewin? Implications for Water Policy

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patti LaBoucane-Benson
Ginger Gibson
Allen Benson
Greg Miller
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 3, no. 3, Water and Indigenous Peoples, 2012, pp. 1-22
Describes how colonial policy has created a disconnect in the relationship between Cree people in Alberta and water.
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Assessment of the Factual Basis of Certain Allegations Made Before the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs Concerning the Relocation of Inukjuak Inuit Families in the 1950s: Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Hickling Corporation
Response to assertions by the Inuit that the ill-considered policy, which resulted in 92 Inuit being moved to two locations on uninhabited and inhospitable High Arctic islands, was solely motivated by the government's goal of protecting and reinforcing Canadian sovereignty in the region.
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Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Inquiry, W.A.C. Bennett Dam and Damage to IR 201, Public Edition July 2008

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission

FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Document contains submissions, reports, studies, correspondence/letters and video in regards to inquiry which was trying to determine whether the Crown owes compensation in relation to the dam construction. Commissioners include: P.E. James Prentice, Carole T. Corcoran, Aurélien Gill.

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Athabasca Denesuline Inquiry - Aboriginal and Treaty Harvesting Rights: Public Release - July 2008

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission

FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Document contains correspondence/letters, submissions, and oral transcripts in regards to the claim for formal recognition of treaty harvesting rights north of the 60th parallel. Commissioners include: Harry S. LaForme, Daniel J. Bellegarde, and P.E. James Prentice.

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Athabasca Denesuline Special Report on the Treaty Harvesting Rights of the Fond Du Lac, Black Lake and Hatchet Lake First Nations

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Final, special report examines the legal review of the Athabasca Denesuline claim for formal recognition of treaty harvesting rights north of the 60th parallel. Commissioners were Daniel J. Bellegarde and P.E. James Prentice. [These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]
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Attawapiskat Students Await a New School

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Chereise Morrise
Windspeaker, vol. 26, no. 6, September 2008, p. 11

Relates the determined effort of International Children’s Peace Prize nominee, Shannen Koostachin, who lobbied successfully for a new school for her remote Cree community.

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August Auger Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
August Auger
Ernest Crane
Indian History Film Project
Interview relates to understanding of Treaty #8 promises; the establishment of Wabasca Reserves; and the loss of treaty status by many people in the area.
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The "Baby Andy" Report: Examination of Services Provided to Baby Andy and His Family

Alternate Title
[Baby Andy Review]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Edadeen Bird
Raymond Shingoose
Gail Hartsook
Dorothea Warren
Child was 20-month-old who sustained severe and permanent injuries due to child abuse while under the supervision of the Montreal Lake Child and Family Agency. Panel made findings and recommendations in six areas: information sharing, staffing, case management, coordination of services, and government support.
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The Bagot Commission: Developing a Corporate Memory for the Indian Department

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Leslie
Journal of the Canadian Historical Association: Historical Papers, vol. 17, no. 1, 1982, pp. 31-52
Examines how an investigation into reforms needed to improve living conditions and reduce operational costs instead resulted in a permanent and expanded Indian Department.
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[Band Classifcation Manual 2005]

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mathew Chan
David Dahm
Provides a list of bands in each region according to geographic and economic situation for the funding of Indian government support, education and social assistance. Includes remoteness and environmental indices.
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Bande de Betsiamites: Enquêtes Relatives à la Route 138 et au Pont de la Rivière Betsiamites

Alternate Title
Betsiamites Band Highways 138 and Riviere Betsaimites Bridge Inquiries - Final Report (French Version)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Final report regarding the two specific claims arguing that reserve lands taken for highway construction were never surrendered to Canada and/or transferred to the Province of Quebec. Commissioners include : Sheila G. Purdy and Alan C. Holman. [These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]
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Basic Departmental Data: 1995

E-Books
Author/Creator
Departmental Statistics Section
Information Quality and Research Directorate
Information Management Branch
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Statistics pertaining to demographic, social and economic conditions of Registered Indians and Canadians living north of the 60 parallel.
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