First Nations & Reserves
David Cusick's Sketches of Ancient History of the Six Nations: Comprising--First--A Tale of the Foundation of the Great Island: (Now North America,) ...
E-Books
Author/Creator
David Cusick
p. 35
Description
Contents are divided into three parts:
Part I: The Two Infants Born, and the Creation of the Universe.
Part II: A Real Account of the Settlement of North America and Their Dissensions
Part III: Origin of the Kingdom of the Five Nations, Which was Called a Long House -- The Wars, Fierce Animals, &c.
David James Harding Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
David James Harding
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Description
Discusses Malcolm Norris and his political views, his involvement with the Neestow Project, his visions for the future, his family, his frustrations and short-comings.
[Davis Inlet: 'A Well-Intentioned Bumbling']
Alternate Title
As It Happens ; February 1, 1993
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Georg Henriksen
Michael Enright
Alan Maitland
Description
Describes how the Innu gave up the remnants of their nomadic culture to settle in half-built houses on the northeast coast of Labrador.
Duration: 8:11.
De/Scribing Squ*w: Indigenous Womenand Imperial Idioms in the United States
Alternate Title
DeScribing Squ*w Indigenous Women
DeScribing Squw Indigenous Women
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
C. Richard King
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 27, no. 2, 2003, pp. 1-16
Description
Apologia: There is no intention to offend, insult or embarrass by inclusion of this article.
The author examines the possible origins, diverse uses, and meaning of the term "squaw" and asserts that the struggles of its usage are centered in indigeneity, femininity, and sovereignty in a post-colonial America.
The Debate Regarding Native American Precedents for Democracy: A Recent Historiography
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bruce E. Johansen
Donald A. Grinde
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 14, no. 1, 1990, pp. 61-88
Description
Discusses the ongoing debate as to whether the Iroquois Confederacy helped shape the United States and the ideals of democratic government.
Debating the Origins of Democracy: Overview of an Annotated Bibliography
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bruce E. Johansen
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 20, no. 2, 1996, pp. 155-172
Description
Commentary on the assertions that the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) and other Native American confederacies helped shape ideas of democracy the early U.S. and Europe.
Decolonizing the 1862 Death Marches
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Waziyatawin Angela Wilson
American Indian Quarterly , vol. 28, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Empowerment Through Literature, Winter-Spring, 2004, pp. 185-215
Description
Article examines the narratives surrounding the 1862 Death Marches, The Sioux Uprising that preceded it, and the colonial actions of the state that created the uprising. Author uses the work of anti-oppression scholars to reframe the discourse surrounding this historical moment.
Decolonizing the Borderland: Wichita Frontier Strategies
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephen M. Perkins
Richard R. Drass
Susan C. Vehik
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 4, Fall, 2016, pp. 259-280
Description
Uses material culture and paleobotanical evidence to assess the chronological development of the Wichita society living in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas from 1450 to the 1800s.
The Defeat of Assimilation and the Rise of Colonialism on the Fort Belknap Reservation,1873-1925
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael A. Massie
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 7, no. 4, January 1983, pp. 33-49
Description
Investigates U.S. Federal Government Indian strategy of removing tribal resources, particularly water, from Native control.
Department Rejection Can Still Be Fought
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Leader-Post, August 13, 2007, p. A3
Description
Discusses the denied Aboriginal rights claims by nine Dakota First Nations. Canada argues that these people are refugees, following the battle of the Little Big Horn in 1976, but the Dakota argues that they were in fact returning to their traditional lands in Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
Desperately Seeking Absolution: Responses and a Reply
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Douglas Cole
J. R. Miller
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 76, no. 4, December 1995, pp. 628-643
Description
Critical commentary on the article "Desperately Seeking Absolution: Native Agency as Colonist Alibi?" by Robin Brownlie and Mary-Ellen Kelm, published in Canadian Historical Review Vol. 75, No. 4, December 1994, pp. 543-557.
The "Disappearance" of the Abenaki in Western Maine: Political Organization and Ethnocentric Assumptions
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David L. Ghere
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 17, no. 1, Spring, 1993, pp. 193-207
Description
Article examines the ways that the settler colonial narrative “erased” the reality that members of the Abenaki nation continued to reside in Western Maine following Dummer’s War (1722-1727) and present evidence to support this case.
Discovering Lewis & Clark
Web Sites » Virtual Exhibits
Author/Creator
VIAs Inc
Description
A "hyperhistory in progress," with at least one interpretive episode added each month. Includes journal excerpts, First Nations history, natural history and geography. Includes Journal excerpts from The Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Documenting the Dakota: Lucy Margaret Baker
Alternate Title
Lucy Margaret Baker Fonds (F 375)
Archival » Collections (primary materials)
Author/Creator
Saskatchewan Archives Board
Description
Records in the Margaret Baker fonds collection tell the story of the development of the Wahpeton reserve and Lucy Baker's activities as a missionary teacher. Reflects stereotypical views of the time.
Documents [Introduction to Documents and Commentaries]
Alternate Title
Comment on Treaty Alliance by Chief Bernard Ominayak
Comment on Treaty Alliance by Chief Billy Diamond
Comment on Treaty Alliance by George Erasmus
[Document One]: Treaty Alliance of North American Aboriginal Nations
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Winona L. Stevenson
James B. Waldram
Georges Erasmus
Billy Diamond
Bernard Ominayak
Native Studies Review, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 113-125
Description
Focuses on the Treaty Alliance of North American Aboriginal Nations which is a mutual defense pact. Includes supportive commentaries.
Don McLean Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Don McLean
Christine Welsh
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with non-Indian employed at the Gabriel Dumont Institute in Regina. At the time of the interview he was writing a book on the history of the Metis nation.
Don Nielson Interview 1
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Don Nielson
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Description
Don Nielson was one of the original organizers of the Metis Association of Saskatchewan in 1964. He talks about the differences between Metis groups in the north and south and Norris's fight against government funding.
Donald Joe Sheridan Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Donald Joe Sheridan
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Description
Mr. Sheridan worked in the Dept. of Natural Resources in northern Saskatchewan He was associated with the school for prospectors and with other government agencies. He was a socialist and a close friend of Norris.
[Duck Lake Agency] Agent's Notebook
Alternate Title
Government of Canada Reporter's Note Book ; no. 84
Archival
Author/Creator
[Harold Nelson Woodsworth]
Description
An Indian Agent's notebook from the [Duck Lake Agency]. Note subjects include grocery lists and prices, wartime pricing figures, travel details, medical admissions, legal matters, animal head counts and housing construction.
Historical note:
Harold Nelson Woodsworth served as an Indian Agent at a number of agencies in Saskatchewan.
Duck Lake Agency Interview #3
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
D.G. (Dr.) Mandelbaum
seno-kisik (Sounding Sky)
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with the father of Almighty Voice, whose story is described briefly.
Duncan’s First Nation Inquiry: 1928 Surrender Claim
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Historical background and submissions to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding eight reserve surrenders, IR 151 and 151B-151H, under section 51, 1927 Indian Act. ICC determined Canada breached its fiduciary obligations regarding IR 151E and the claim be accepted for negotiation under the Specific Claims Policy. Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde, P.E. James Prentice, Carole T. Corcoran, and Roger J. Augustine. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Duncan's First Nation Wrongful Surrender Claim, Public Edition, September 2008
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Contents consist of historical documents, maps, reports, legal documents, transcripts, correspondence/letters, submissions and the Inquiry Report in English and French versions. [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.]
A Duty to Protect and Respect: Seneca Opposition to Incorporation during the Removal Period
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Claudia Bettina Haake
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 44, no. 4, 2020, pp. 21-40
Description
Looks at the Senaca's resisting the Indian Removal Act by requesting aid through the US government. However, as this article discusses, these requests served to both fight against their own displacement and strengthen their own claims of sovereignty.