Leaders

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Kentucky, 1998.

Argues that in the years preceding Treaty Six, there were significant divisions between Cree leaders about the value of missionaries.

17 November 1961: Notes for a speech to a Citizenship Ceremony in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Diefenbaker does not specifically mention Indigenous people; however, he speaks of the Bill of Rights, equality and multiculturalism in Parliament.

Consists of an interview where she gives a general account of reserve life. She gives a description of Indian games and tells of the establishment of the Gordon Reserve, Saskatchewan

Overview of the Canadian Indian policy from 1896-1905, when Clifford Sifton and the Laurier government attempted to overhaul the Indian administration, and assimilate the Aboriginal peoples.

[History] Thesis (Ph.D)--University of Oklahoma, 2012.

Sketch of the battle scene between Lt.-Col. William Otter's troops and Poundmaker's men at Cut Knife Hill.

Historical note:

On 2 May 1885 Lieutenant Colonel William Otter was defeated by Poundmaker's war chief Fine-Day at the Battle of Cut Knife near Battleford, SK. A flying column of Canadian militia and army regulars was defeated by Poundmaker despite their use of a Gatling gun.

Brief overview of anthropologists understanding of the role of the dance among Comanche in 1873-74.

Discussion of colonialism, and sections of the Indian Act that prevented gatherings of any kind, especially political organizing.

Consists of an interview that is primarily general recollections of traditional lifestyle.

Comite / Riel-Ritchot de Saint-Norbert leaflet seeking funds to hold a celebration in St. Norbert, MB in [1985]relating to Manitoba entering Confederation in 1870, with Louis Riel and Father Noel-Joseph Ritchot being hailed as Fathers of Confederation because of their roles.

Article discusses the ways that place names and public cultural artifacts in the city of Victoria enforce colonial histories and the erasure of Indigenous and Chinese narratives. Uses the removal of a statue of John A. Macdonald from the entrance to city hall as a case study to examine the similarities between the arguments of apologists and the colonial practices of early Canada.

Looks at the leader of the Shawnee who became an ally of Britain in the War of 1812. To access article scroll to p. 54.

An investigation into the successful implementation of a Cherokee Female Seminary, modeled after seminaries in Massachusetts. The Cherokee Nation embracing a non-Indigenous education with fewer tribal traditions to adhere to leading to less feelings of alienation for the students.

File contains 3 negatives of Phil Parr of the Saskatchewan Federation of Indians. One scanned negative shows a portrait of Parr seated at a table.

Text of lecture given by the Canada Research Chair in Native -Newcomer Relations. Examines the Native-newcomer relationship, including treaty negotiations from first contact forward.

History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 1992.

Education Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of San Diego, 1998.

6th edition.

Analysis of the temporal and religious content in Riel's poetry.

Describes Louis Riel's experiences attending Collége de Montréal.

Looks at Vizenor's recurring concern with "native liberty" and "survivance".

Article discusses how the power elites erect monuments to their own version of history.

This file contains a carbon copy of a typescript of Laird's notes which give a detailed account of the individuals and incidents involved in the negotiations of the Qu'Appelle Treaty. The notes record the events, beginning on 8 September 1874 and concluding on 6 October 1874, which surrounded the treaty-making process.

This photograph is a copy of screened portrait of Fine Day, leaders of the Indians at Cut Knife, from p. 14 of FIFTY YEARS ON THE SASKATCHEWAN (Canadian North-West Historical Society Publications, v.1, no. v, 1929 [LH 1311]

Anthropology and Archaeology Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2008.

Disputes the creation of chiefdom concept before recorded history.

A photograph of a Cree chief and his Split Lake canoemen with Harris Leech, K.C. of Winnipeg during a trek of officials to Churchill, Manitoba, organized by the Hudson Bay Route Association (a.k.a. On-to-the-Bay Association)

Image of four Aboriginal male chiefs and an non-Aboriginal man posing for the camera; [indoor scene]. Note with photo: "Cree Chiefs from Crooked Lake. Seated - Flying in a Circle, Big Child Star Blanket. Standing - O'Soup a Blackfoot, P. Hourie an interpreter. Taken at Brantford, Ontario, at unveiling of Brant memorial Oct. 13, 1886. O'Soup Chippewa Chief / P. Hourie Interpreter / Front: Flying in a Circle / Big Child Mistawasis / Star Blanket Ahtahkakoop / names according to two of Rev.

Elders discuss: payment for chiefs; conduct of and assistance at ceremonies; need for respect towards ceremonies and ceremonial locations. No date given, probably in the early 1970's.

Wide-ranging discussion among elders touching on many topics including kinship; illegitimate children; ceremonialism; therole of the elder; financing the elder who incurs some costs associated with the organization of a ceremony.

Loss of Indianism through white education.Founding of White Fish Lake Reserve. Problems on reserves as a result of electing 'young' chiefs. Loss of Indian ceremonies and healing.

Elders discuss concerns regarding: loss of Indian culture and traditions; failure to educate young Indians in traditionalways; young well-educated chiefs who will not take advice from elders.

Elders speak of their concerns regarding leadership on the reserves; new young leaders with education but no experience who ignore the elders and their advice; the failure to educate the young in traditional Indian ways.

An image of an Aboriginal man on horseback in ceremonial regalia and head dress. Colours have been added to the photograph in a chromolithograph process.

Image of two Aboriginal men, two women and three children posing in front of a large tipi. One man wears a headdress and there is a Union Jack attached to a pole on the tipi.

Looks at how Indigenous resistance in the 19th century was recast as criminal activities.

Comparative Literature Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2016.

Crowd of Aboriginal people waiting on shore for the Diefenbaker's arrival at Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories.

Photograph. Caption: "In the aftermath of the Indian trials, Ottawa was worried about the reaction of the Blackfoot, in particular Chief Crowfoot." From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser. Crowfoot (ca. 1830 - 25 April 1890) or Isapo-Muxika (Blackfoot Issapóómahksika, "Crow-big-foot" was a chief of the Siksika First Nation. Though he was well respected for his bravery, Crowfoot refused to join the Northwest Rebellion of 1885, believing it to be a lost cause. In 1886, Prime Minister Sir John A.

Talks about the importance of war bonnets to the Cheyenne and Lakota nations in both a cultural and spiritual context.

Focuses on two films, They Died with Their Boots On and Little Big Man, that best represent the range of interpretations of Custer and the battle. Entire issue on one pdf. Article located by scrolling to page 44.