Oral History

Adam Hardisty gives a general account of his life including techniques for gathering wild rice.

Consists of an interview where Adam Solway talks about being orphaned at 8 years and adopted by the Blackfoot Reserve, Alta; his attendance at a residential school; becoming a councillor and then chief of the reserve. He comments on the issues he had to deal with as well as providing comments on contemporary lifestyles and leadership.

This is a continuation of an interview with Adam Solway on January 29, 1983 on the Blackfoot Reserve.

Adam Solway talks about treaty rights vis-a- vis the Canadian Constitution.

Discusses Chief Crowfoot and the signing of Treaty #7. Includes native language, drums and singing.

Discussion of two strains of oral history and how the combination relates to tribal territory and political association among tribes.

Interviewee gives a general description of her life. No index terms are provided.

Adrian Hope has been active in Metis politics since the 1920s. He was involved in the organization of the Metis Association of Alberta, the Ewing Commission hearings, and the development of Metis colonies in Alberta.

[Education] Thesis (D.Ed.)--Oklahoma State University, 2006.

Includes various Napi (Blood) origin myths.

Researches the musical life in small community and the changing environment as more southern genres become mixed in with Inuktitut language and Inuit stories.

Adult Education, Counseling Psychology and Community Development Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Toronto, 2000.

Author's account of his and a friend's time spent in residential schools and how therapeutic talks helped to start the healing journey.

Bob Black Plume talks about the various Blood Societies.

Interview includes stories about the power of the medicine man and the abilities to foretell the future. It also includes information regarding traditional attitudes toward education, marriage and lifestyle.

Relates the author's life experiences, including her description of making the book with her friend.

Dispute over testimony given in a case involving the traditional territory of the Ehattesaht.

Book review of: The Alaska Native Reader edited by Maria Shaa Tlàa Williams.

Ed Broome was a government employee at the time the CCF government took power. He talks about the NDP programs in northern Saskatchewan, particularly government trading posts, the conversion of trading posts into cooperatives and his brief impressions of Norris and Brady.

The quality of this tape is very poor and most of the interview is inaudible.

Interviewee gives a general description of her life. No index terms are provided.

Interviewee gives a general description of her life.

Mr. Bishop is a long time resident of Green Lake, Saskatchewan He talks about problems in the area, his work for the Metis people and his impressions of Malcolm Norris and Howard Adams.

Alex Alexander gives accounts of Treaty #6 which he was told by his grandfather and his uncle.

Consists of an interview where he tells of legends concerning the arrival of white men in North America; Parallels to the Norse (Viking) sagas -- (Is this possibly an example of the oral tradition presenting the Indian view early Viking settlement?). He tells of prophecies concerning the arrival of white men and the eventual return of Indian ways; describes the role of women in pre-Columbian America; and gives accounts of native medical practices and the linguistic evolution.

General account of Mr. Ouellette's life.

Discusses Treaty #6 ; the ceremonies at Fort Pitt ; the promises made and broken; stresses need to maintain tradition and culture.

Discussion of the terms of Treaty #6.NOTE: The interviewer does more talking than the person being interviewed.

Brief summaries of interviews with three Cold Lake elders, touching on a variety of topics.

Interpretation of Treaty #6.

Describes traditional northern Indian lifestyle; the establishment of Wood Buffalo National Park; and requests for reserve at Garden River.

General comments: Alexina was a very co-operative and eager person. She knew a lot about the Metis history and what happened. She told us that her father was a sort of politician. She also told us that she started organizing a Metis chapter near Debden. No index terms are provided.

Discusses the establishment of Paul's band ; mistakes in surveying the reserve; the sale of reserve land.

An interview with Alfred Mishibinijima who recounts his life working on farms and in lumber camps, the origin of some Ojibway words and the aftermath of the War of 1812. Transcribed by Joanne Greenwood.

An interview with Alfred Mishibinijima who recounts the inadequacy of schooling on the reserve, the terms of the Robinson Treaty and the Indian agents of Manitoulin. Transcribed by Joanne Greenwood ; interpreter : Ernest Debassigae.

Consists of an interview where the informant is questioned on the Riel Rebellion, but remembers very little of what was said about it by his elders.

Interviewee is chief of the Horse Lakes Reserve. He describes unexplained loss of large areas of Indian land in the area.

Interview includes a discussion of Alfred Durocher's life.

The interview includes discussion of Alfred Durocher's life.

Discusses the visits of Henry Ford to Walpole Island and the various passenger boats that used to stop by.

Mr. Sanderson was a member of the Metis Association organized by Brady and Norris.

Discussion of the early settlers in the Grand Marais area.

Concise definition of the word Manitou derived from documentation about the Sauk, Fox, and Kickapoo.

Book review of: Algonquian and Iroquoian Linguistics, Memoir 21, 2010 exactly as told by Cecilia Masuskapoe, in a critical edition by H.C. Wolfart, Freda Ahenakew.

Third edition.

Consists of an interview where the people being interviewed discuss their life at the Mission Indian Residential School.

Consists of an interview where the people being interviewed discuss their life at the Mission Indian Residential School.