Leaders

Using Lakota leader Black Elk's relationship with Christianity to discuss the evolution of Indigenous religions influenced by European culture, ideals and religion.

Literary criticism article which examines Black Hawk: An Autobiography and argues that in addition to its value as a historical text, it should also be considered as an act of literary resistance against the narratives imposed on Indigenous peoples by mainstream society.

Head and shoulders image of an Aboriginal elder wearing traditional clothing and a black plume (long mane) headdress; also holding a staff. From information card: Not a chief - Plains Indian.

Book review of: The Black Resistance by Fergus Robinson and Barry York. To access review, scroll down to page 160.

Examines Lakota, Tsistsistas, and Apsaalooke images that use black graphite lines to depict blood from wounds.

Image of a gathering of Blackfoot members and associates at Earnscliffe, residence of John A. MacDonald, located in Ottawa, Ontario. On back of photograph: "Front row, left to right: North Axe; Peigan Chief; One Spot; Blood sub-chief. Middle row: Three Bulls, half brother of Crowfoot; Crowfoot; Blackfoot Chief, died 2nd April, 1890; Red Cloud; Blood Chief. Back row: Father Lacombe; John L'Heureux, interpreter. From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.

Book review of: Blackfeet Tales from Apikuni's World by James Willard Schultz ; edited by David C. Andrews.

Portrait of a Blackfoot chief, his wife and child dressed in costume. Title from information card.

An image of two Aboriginal men posing in ceremonial regalia in a photography studio. Colours have been added to the photograph in a chromolithograph process.

Searchable digital library includes links to historical field notes, photographs, interviews, documents, photographs, etc.

An image of four Aboriginal men on horseback, all wearing full headdresses. Colours have been added to the photograph in a chromolithograph process.

Note: The title of this document uses wording that was common to mainstream society of that time period in history. As such, it contains language that is no longer in common use and may offend some readers. This wording should not be construed to represent the views of the Indigenous Studies Portal or the University of Saskatchewan Library. An image of three Aboriginal men on horseback dressed in ceremonial regalia and each wearing a head dress. Unidentified buildings and people in the background.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Minnesota, 2000.

Book review on: The Encyclopedia of Native American Biography: Six Hundred Life Stories of Important People from Powhatan to Wilma Mankiller by Bruce E. Johansen and Donald A. Grinde Jr..

Book review of: The Oglala People, 1841-1879: A Political History by Catherine Price.

Book review of: The Iroquois in the War of 1812 by Carl Benn. The Lakota Ritual and the Sweat Lodge: History and Contemporary Practice by Raymond Bucko. The Legacy of Shingwaukonse: A Century of Native Leadership by Janet E. Chute. The Social Life of Stories: Narrative and Knowledge in the Yukon Territory by Julie Cruikshank. Looking North: Art from the University of Alaska Museum by Aldona Jonaitis (Editor).

Book reviews of 23 books: The Forces Which Shaped Them: A History of the Education of Minority Group Children in British Columbia by Mary Ashworth. Forty Years a Chief by George Barker. A History of Native Claims Processes in Canada, 1867-1979 by Richard C. Daniel. The Metaphysics of Modern Existence by Vine Deloria The Covenant Chain: Indian Ceremonial and Indian Trade Silver by N.

Review of The Assassination of Hole in the Day by Anton Treuer.

Book review of 14 books: Drum Songs: Glimpses of Dene History by Kerry Abel. Names, Numbers, and Northern Policy by Valerie Alia. Sacred Stories of the Sweet Grass Cree by Leonard Bloomfield. Guide to Oral History Collections in Canada/Guide des fonds d'histoire orale au Canada by Normand Fortier. The Mohicans of Stockbridge by Patrick Frazier. 500 Jahre danach: Zur heutigen Lage der indigenen Volker beider Amerika (500 Years Thereafter: The Present Day Situation of the Indigenous Peoples of Both Americas) edited by Peter R.

Book reviews of 12 books: Prison of Grass: Canada from a Native Point of View by Howard Adams. From Wooden Ploughs to Welfare: Why Indian Policy Failed in the Prairie Provinces by Helen Buckley. To Please the Caribou: Painted Caribou-Skin Coats Worn by the Naskapi, Montagnais, Cree Hunters of the Quebec-Labrador Peninsula by Dorothy K. Burnham. Manitoba's Metis Settlement Scheme of 1870 Paul L. A. H. Chartrand. Disputed Waters: Native Americans and the Great Lakes Fishery by Robert Doherty. Indian Heroes and Great Chieftains by Charles A.

Book reviews of: Living Relationships: The Treaty of Waitangi in the New Millennium by Ken S. Coates and P. G. McHugh. Aboriginal Rights and Self-Government: The Canadian and Mexican Experience in North American Perspective edited by Curtis Cook and Juan D. Lindau. Tribal Honors: A History of the Kainai Chieftainship by Hugh A. Dempsey. The Myth of the Savage, and the Beginning of French Colonialism in the Americas by Olive Patricia Dickason. The Pawnee Mythology by George Dorsey.

Author examines several images contemporary to the 1904 World’s Fair, discusses the way in which Indigenous people were portrayed as "spectacle, commodity and spoil of American conquest;" articulates ways that some Indigenous Leaders both corroborated these portrayals and subverted them.

Story related by Rev. George Flett about Cree leader, originally appeared in Manitoba Free Press in 1884.

Book review of: Brotherhood to Nationhood by Peter McFarlane. To read review, scroll down to page 86.

Revised edition.

Evidence given by Camoose Bottle, aged 71, including an account of the taking of Treaty #7 following a deterioration in Indian life after introduction of alcohol; allocation of lands to various tribes and later loss of part of the Blood Reserve.

Book review of: Canada and the Métis, 1869-1885 by D. N. Sprague.

File contains a program for a ceremony commemorating the life of Chief Poundmaker. A plaque was unveiled by National Historic Sites, Canada.

An image of an Aboriginal man wearing a headdress in a studio portrait setting. Artificial colours have been added to the picture in a chromolithograph process.

Book review of: Canadian Savage Folk by John Maclean. Entire issue on one PDF. To access this review scroll to p. 24.

Includes Maclean's perspectives on spirituality, regalia, influence of missionaries, signing, camps, particular individuals including Crowfoot, Poundmaker, Hiawatha, Shawundais, Mikasto as well as general commentary on Sarcee, Stoney, Cree, Inuit, Dakota, Nakota, Ojibwa, Mi'kmaq and other peoples.

Examines possible reasons why Dwight Dorey departed abruptly from his leadership position as Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP) national chief.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.8.

Describes his efforts on behalf of the Arizona communities of Fort McDowell and Salt River, and his opposition to Bureau of Indian Affairs and the reservation system. Special combined issue of Studies in American Indian Literatures and American Indian Quarterly. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 311.

Looks at public monuments commemorating individuals and events on Parliament Hill.

Examines international coverage of conflict and how the story was reshaped to suit imperial contexts.

Presents commentary on Plains Indian Leaders, Exhibition at the Cowgirl Museum, Whispering Wind, v.42, no. 2 and author Bill Lawrence's oversimplifications, misconceptions and factual errors.

Assignment to explore the qualities of a hero, leader, & role model, and then research & create a short biography on one to three of those Métis individuals. Designed for primary, junior and intermediate students.

A photograph of Indian Leaders in ceremonial dress appear on an outdoor stage with three men in suits, two at microphones. Music stands and chairs are in front of the stage. Setting and occasion are unknown. background appears to be some decorative wall.

Historical note:

Portrait of Chakikum (Splashing Water) of the Willow Cree Band. On reverse is information relating to Chakikum and location of photographs of him.

Historical note:

Chakikum (Splashing Water) of the Willow Cree Band, returned to Canada after a ten-year exile in the United States, when the Canadian government offered an amnesty to participants in the North West Rebellion.

Historical overview of the evolution of Yuki tribal chiefs from precontact to the acculturation era of the late nineteenth century.