Leaders

History Thesis (Ph.D)--University of New Mexico, 2011.

Discusses the context of two Conventions which were pivotal in terms of political activism.

Describes the Métis customs of adoption (Ka Oopikihtamashook) which are rooted in the wahkootowin (Indigenous frameworks of kinship). Examines the adoptions of several historical figures in the Métis community to further contextualize these practices of creating and maintaining familial and community relationships.

Black and White photograph Kahneepotaytayo, Big Bear's Head Dancer in quasi-traditional costume with feathered headband.

Biography of KamÐYistowesit (also known as Beardy) a Plains Cree Chief (c. 1828-1889) who fought for the entitlements of Treaty 6. Accessible from Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online.

First 5 pages same as regular Issue 134; The "Sugar Cane Tintin"; last page is typed by Father LeJeune and is a declaration of debt of "a few hundred dollars" and solicitation for support through subscriptions.

Historical note:

Photoengraving: The Indian Chiefs of British Columbia.

Brief biographical article on the Mohawk women who became the first North American Indigenous saint.

Video of lecture by author of book of same name. Discussion of Lakota chief's character and events leading up to his death while in the custody of the U.S. army. Duration: 1:01:42.

Discussion on Indigenous sovereignty and the categorization of Indigenous leaders as kings in early travel narratives.

Examines western heroes and how they have been subject to revisionism.

Biography of Kiwisunce (d. 1886?) also known as Little Child, a Plains Cree and Sauteaux leader who adhered to Treaty 4; historical article part of Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online.

Ququonok Patke, a famous 19th century female berdache, whose role included mediation between the Flathead and Blackfoot peoples, was also recognized as a courier, warrior and guide.

Presents overview of photos of Lakota delegation.

English Thesis (M.A.) Tarleton State University, 1997.

A photograph of a large group of mainly Aboriginal people outside the Onion Lake Indian Agency house circa 1890. They are all formally dressed including the three non-Aboriginal men sitting on the ground at the right. Perhaps Dominion Day or Treaty Day.

A photograph of a large number Native people seated and standing in circle. Non-native on-lookers and tipi in background. Probably taken in Carlton at a Treaty celebration.

American Indian Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Arizona, 2009.

Looks at coverage in the New York Times and Los Angeles Times of happenings in North and South Dakota for one month prior to and two weeks after the leader was shot and killed.

Book review of: Last Stand of the Texas Cherokees by Stephen L. Moore.

Lawrence Tobacco, born 1919, on the Poor Man Reserve, Saskatchewan He attended a residential school and is now involved in traditional education and counseling. He talks about farming and raising cattle on the Poor Man Reserve; shares a story of a trip he took to Winnipeg to sell cattle for a number of reserves in the File Hills area, and how Indian Affairs officials tried to bribe him with part of the proceeds of the sale; shares stories of defiance toward Dept.

A discussion about political roles and status of Indigenous leaders in the Iroquois Confederacy.

Photographed in 1936 at Poundmaker Band Hall with some members identified.

Discusses the history of a Cheyenne leader from an Indigenous perspective.

Article discusses the translation of a various English legal terms into Choctaw by leader and intellectual, Peter Perkins Pitchlynn; considers the decisions he made in conveying those terms to Choctaw and how those terms were translated back into English when his notes were translated and published in 2013.

Leadership and Training Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 1999.

File contains a copy of Diefenbaker's speech during the election campaign of 1965 in which he details his attempts to bring about equality of citizenship for indigenous persons, mentioning the appointment of indigenous senator, James Gladstone, and the establishment of an Indian Claims Commission.

Image showing General F.D. Middleton's letter to Poundmaker demanding unconditional surrender after Louis Riel's surrender on 17 May 1885. From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.

"The Life, History and Travels of Kah-ge-ga-gah-bowh (George Copway): A Young Indian Chief of the [Ojibwa]Nation, a Convert to the Christian Faith and a Missionary to His People for Twelve Years; With a Sketch of the Present State of the [Ojibwa] Nation in regard to Christianity and their Future Prospects. Also an Appeal with all the Names of the Chiefs now Living, who have been Christianized, and the Missionaries now Laboring Among Them" Other books by same author on iPORTAL.

Description of the life of Thomas Williams or Chief Caughnawaga Tehoragwanegen, 1758? - 1849.