Christianity

Book review of: Sanctuaries of Spanish New Mexico by Marc Treib.

A photograph in a scrap book (A-792-2) that appears alongside the same photograph as it appeared in a North Battleford newspaper on 7 January 1954. Part of the caption reads: "Indian youngsters from several nearby reserves joining in an impromtu pow wow with Santa Claus. Edwin Awasis, second from left, is "sounding off" on his tom tom." Also in the picture are Douglas Awasis, Raymond Pete, Edgar Pete, Gordon Angus and Charlie Beattie plays Santa.

Discussion of statues of saints which are described as a primitive form of Christian art executed by early converts.

This pamphlet describes the religious beliefs of Aboriginals in Saskatchewan, incorporating rituals, shamans and sun dances in the days before contact with modern beliefs that include Christianity.

Book review of: One Blood by John Harris.

Looks at how Andrew S. Draper, a public school educator, urged the use of schooling to instill Anglo-American sociocultural values in American Indians to facilitate their assimilation into society.

Author disagrees with the prior critical readings of the text and argues that the novel presents a more nuanced depiction of the Salish – Jesuit relationship than the invader – invaded dichotomy that critics tend to read.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Riverside, 2007.

Looks at Occom's sermon, published in the late eighteenth century, which discusses how alcohol devastated Indian families. It is an example of how an Indian author adapted Western European theology and a literary genre for his own purposes. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.

Video (30 min) explores the First Nations prophecy of spiritual rebirth for all North Americans. Includes historical background and interviews with residential school survivors.

Contrasts British male colonial attitudes to women in general and Indigenous women in particular to their status in traditional Indigenous societies; traces the development of stereotypes about both men and women; looks at the impacts of government-church alliances, the role of contemporary media and incidence and types of violence perpetrated against Indigenous women; and argues that restoring safety will mean recognizing and attempting to correct harms done by non-Indigenous societies, and decolonization of communities so that they may heal from historic trauma.

Author investigates the relationship between the Shaker Church and the Indigenous peoples of northwestern California; argues that the relationship is one of dialogue rather than conversion.

Looks at the history of Aboriginal Shakerism.

Examination of Elders' understandings of pre-existing spirituality that missionaries had extensively suppressed by the 1930s.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--Duke University, 2004.

Investigates the evolution of Sámi ethnic religious practices in northern Fennoscandia (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia) through the amalgamation of different religious traditions into a new one.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Arizona, 2005.

Comments on an affair between a priest and one of his former residential school students.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Université Laval, 1997.

Consists of an interview with three of Jim Brady's sisters. They talk about early life in St. Paul des Metis in the 1920s and 1930s, the politics and lifestyle of their father, Jim Brady, Sr., as well as discussing Brady's maternal grandfather, Laurent Garneau.

Religious Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Ottawa, 2011.

Consists of an interview where he discusses a battle between the Haida and an unspecified tribe. He mentions the first contact with non-Indians.

Looks at factors and barriers effecting population growth on the Nez Perce reservation.

Author works to re-examine the activities of the first wave of Protestant Missionaries and the effects of their engagement with the Mohawk people; discusses elements of cultural exchange and argues that this is the framework through which the Mohawk approach Christian Baptism and prayer.

Book review of: French Canadians, Furs and Indigenous Women by Jean Barman.

American Civilization Thesis (Ph.D.)--Brown University, 2006.

Author uses the treatment of the Indigenous Christians by the colonial government during Metacom’s War (or King Phillip’s War) to contrast colonial and Indigenous understandings of sovereignty.

This file contains a handwritten manuscript, probably by Annie Cameron, about Lucy M. Baker in Makoce Waste Indian Reserve. In the story Lucy hosts a prayer time with the Indians, and together they pray for rain so their crops will germinate.

Book review of: Spirit Wars: Native North American Religion in the Age of Nation Building by Ronald Niezen.

Argues that communication needs to be studied at a spiritual level "especially in intercultural settings". Examples are given from the Plains Cree tradition and Christian tradition.(Abstract in French/English, article in French only)

Contains a brief history and chronology of St. Barnabas School in Onion Lake, SK.

Group photo of students at St. George's Boys College in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. On back of photograph: "It was directly across from PACI at Synod Office on 2015 2nd Ave. W. It later became a home for native children I believe, and later demolished. Front row: Jack Biggs, Derwin Hayes, Art Davidson, Rev. Stevens, ? Mather (assistant to Stevens), Jack Appleton, Doug Potter, ? . 2nd row: Fred and Jack Fife (identical twins), Adam Cuthand, ? , Phil (Red) Francis, Deryk Bodington, Art Fraser, ? , Ross Pinkington, Arthur Moses, ? . 3rd row: ? , Chuck Davidson, Hubert Connally, ? , ?

Group photo of the soccer team at St. George's Boys College in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. On back of photograph: "Front Row: Jack Appleton, Jack McFadden, Deryk Bodington, Innis Stacey, Hubert Connally, Arthur Moses, Adam Cuthand. Back row: Bishop Lloyd (Anglican bishop of that day), Jack Biggs, Derwin Hayes, Rusty Armitage, Jack (Art?) Fraser, Rev. Fred Stevens."

Presents the history of St. George's school until it was destroyed by fire in 1982.

Presents a story and milestones of the Alert Bay Boarding School from 1882 to 1975.

Looks at the history and milestones of St. Peter's school in Hay River, NWT, which opened in 1894.

Presents the history and milestones of St. Peter's school, which started in 1887 as the St. Peter's Mission and Day School, and closed in 1932 by the Missionary Society of the Church of England in Canada.

Describes the conversion and control of Aboriginal people by Franciscans; analyzes and identifies leadership selection patterns and the role of leaders in relation to the missions.

History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Missouri-St. Louis, 2007.

Examines the Anglican conversion process at Stanley Mission.

Interior view of Stanley Mission Church to the rear of the building. Image shows pews and stained glass window. Trip of Christina Bateman and Annie McKay to La Ronge, 1919.

Provides late Victorian perspective on the history of Tsimshian peoples, and the then current challenge of government policies, pressures to surrender lands and community relocation. 2nd edition.

Focuses on the dynamics present in the creation of the store and its first decade of operation.

Discusses the establishment of Stringer Hall in 1959, and how Anglican involvement ended in 1970 when the NWT government took over administration.