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Battleford Industrial School, Battleford NWT-Backyard

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
H. A. Head
Description
A postcard of the Battleford Indian Industrial School. This photograph was probably taken not long after it was built in 1878. The card is dated October, 1888. Pictured is the school's backyard where several young Aboriginal men are playing outside.
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Battleford Industrial School-Group Photo

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
D. Cadzow
Description
A photograph of the Battleford Indian Industrial School taken in 1883. On the back of the photograph is written: This building was erected in the year 1878. Gov. Laird resided here during his stay in Battleford. The first Principal was Rev Thomas Clarke (seen seated in the front row garbed in clerical clothes) 1883.
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Beauval, Saskatchewan: An Historical Sketch

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul Hurly
Saskatchewan History, vol. 33, no. 3, Autumn, 1980, pp. 102-110
Description
Provides information on the founding of the town of Beauval and of the surrounding community: the Grey Nuns Mission at Ile-à-la-Crosse, the Mission build by the Oblate Marie Immaculate order, and the Indian Industrial School located there. Entire issue on one .pdf, scroll to p.102.
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Bishop Newnham distributing a treat to the Native peoples

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
J.A. Newnham
Description
A black and white photograph of Bishop J. A. Newnham distributing treats to a large group of Aboriginal children. The children sit in semi-circles on the ground outside, and are dressed in western clothing. This picture may have been taken at a residential school near Sandy Lake, Saskatchewan.
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Black Elk's Relationship to Christianity

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Clyde Holler
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 8, no. 1, Winter, 1984, pp. 37-49
Description
Using Lakota leader Black Elk's relationship with Christianity to discuss the evolution of Indigenous religions influenced by European culture, ideals and religion.
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Boats and Mission

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Institute for Northern Studies
Description
Beached boats and the Mission at Rae, N.W.T.
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Bob Thomas and American Indian Religion

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Thomas J. Hoffman
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 16, no. 2, Fall, 2005, p. [?]
Description
Discusses American Indian religious patterns that have remain unaltered, and new ones that have evolved or reformed since European contact. Scroll down to access article.
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Bompas Hall Indian Residential School

Alternate Title
Anglican Residential Schools
[Fort Simpson School and Hostel — Northwest Territories]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
General Synod Archives
Anglican Church of Canada
Description
Presents the history of St. David's Anglican mission in 1858, and how the school opened up in 1955 and lasted until administration was transferred to the Territorial government in April, 1969. Revised version.
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Book Review

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
David J. Norton
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 17, no. 2, 1997, pp. 377-378
Description
Book review of: Behind the Frontier: Indians in 18th Century Eastern Massachusetts by Daniel R. Mandell
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Book Reviews

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Various authors
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 15, no. 2, 1995, pp. 369-393
Description
Book reviews of 8 books: The Oblate Assault on Canada's Northwest by Robert Choquette. La zoologie des Montagnais by Daniel Clément. The Cypress Hills: The Land and Its People by Walter Hildebrandt and Brian Hubner. Singing an Indian Song: A Biography of D'Arcy McNickle by Dorothy R.
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Book Reviews

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Mary J. Monette
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 16, no. 4, Fall, 1992, pp. 600-602
Description
Book review of 2 books: The Power of Horses and Other Stories by Elizabeth Cook-Lynn. Beyond Values and Ideology: Tales from Six North American Indian Peoples by Guy Lanoue.
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Brief Administrative History of the Residential Schools & The Presbyterian Church in Canada's Healing and Reconciliation Efforts

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Presbyterian Church in Canada Archives
Description
Summary of the Church's goals of assimilation and Christianization of Aboriginal children into mainstream society and statements of regret for role in the administration of residential schools. Includes list of schools operated by Presbyterian Church in Canada.
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Brothers and Others: Christian Religions on the Reservation

Alternate Title
Native American Symposium ; 3rd, 1999
Native American Symposium ; 4th, 2001
Stealing/Steeling the Spirit: American Indian Identities ; and Smoke Screens/Smoke Signals: Looking Through Worlds: Proceedings of the Third and Fourth Native American Symposiums
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Gerald Waite
Description
Examines religious boundaries in Native American communities.
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Buildings at Emmanuel College

Images » Photographs
Description
Buildings at Emmanuel College in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Taken sometime before 1905. Emmanuel College was moved to Saskatoon in September 1909 when the University of Saskatchewan was established.
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Casper Solomon Interview #1

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Casper Solomon
Jocelyn Keeshig
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where he gives an account of the migration of the Potawatomi Indians and a general description of reserve life; an account of the importance of midwives and a brief description of naming ceremonies; and tells a story about an old man who remembered seeing the Chicago fire.
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Casper Solomon Interview #2

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Casper Solomon
Jocelyn Keeshig
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where he gives a description of naming ceremonies, explains the significance of "grandfathers" in Indian sprituality, and recounts several ghost stories.
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Charles Fosseneuve Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Charles Fosseneuve
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Description
A long time resident of Cumberland House talks about conditions in the area during the years that Jim Brady was living there.
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"Charlie Beattie and Edward Gopher."

Images » Photographs
Description
A photograph in a scrap book (A-792-2) that shows Santa (Charlie Beattie) with Edwin Gopher at the North Battleford Indian Hospital 25 December 1953.
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