Is the Algonquian Family Hunting Ground System Pre-Columbian?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John M. Cooper
American Anthropologist, vol. 41, no. 1, New Series, January-March 1939, pp. 66-90
Description
Describes the system in place in 1939 and evaluates the land use, land holding in common or in severalty and aboriginality of it.
Isadore Willier Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Isadore Willier
Dave Kappo
Indian History Film Project
Description
This elderly man gives a fairly detailed account of the events at the signing of Treaty 8 and of the years immediately following this.
James Bull Interview 1
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
James Bull
Abraham Burnstick
Indian History Film Project
Description
Discusses taking of Treaty #6 and the promises made by the government as well as changes in diet and trade resulting from initial contact with non-Indians.
James E. Carriere Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
James E. Carriere
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Description
Jim Carriere is a resident of Cumberland House and worked for Jim Brady when the latter was a field officer for the CCF government. Carriere discusses Jim Brady's strengths and weaknesses, Brady's life in Cumberland House, speculates about Brady's death and his links with the Communist Party. He also talks about returning World War II veterans and their impact on the communities.
James Ratt: Lots Of Changes In 50 Years Of Trapping
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Graham Guest (photographer)
Department Of Northern Saskatchewan (photographer)
Description
James Ratt discusses the evolution of trapping during his fifty years on the line. Page one: picture of Ratt family (three generations).
James Walsh Papers - Letter to Cora Walsh from J.M. Walsh - 31 May 1890.
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
James Morrow Walsh
Description
This folder contains a typescript of a letter from Walsh to his daughter Cora written in 1890, in which he describes his meetings with Sitting Bull and other aboriginal peoples in the late 1870s; and Walsh's account of how he 'succeeded in undoing' what Louis Riel had done to form a federation of the Indians and half-breeds of the prairies in 1877-1879.
Jean Baptiste Cadotte's First Family: Genealogical Summary
Alternate Title
Michigan's Habitant Heritage
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John P. DuLong
Description
Cadotte (sometimes spelt Cadot) was a prominent figure in the Lake Superior fur trade and married two Ojibwe women, Athanasie and Catherine. These articles focus on the children of Athanasie, also known as Equawaice, part of the Bullhead Catfish clan.
Compilation of three articles which appeared in Michigan's Habitant Heritage in 2020-2021.
Jean Baptiste Cadotte's Second Family: Genealogical Summary
Alternate Title
Michigan's Habitant Heritage
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John P. DuLong
Description
Cadotte (sometimes spelt Cadot) was a prominent figure in the Lake Superior fur trade and married two Ojibwe women, Athanasie and Catherine. These articles focus on the children of Catherine, whom he married in the custom of the country.
Compilation of four articles which appeared in Michigan's Habitant Heritage in 2015-2016.
Related: Jean Baptiste Cadotte's First Family.
Jean Barman: Vernacular Historian
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Heather Devine
Journal of the Canadian Historical Association, vol. 27, no. 2, 2016, pp. 136-146
Description
Essay focuses on historian's approach to writing the book French Canadians, Furs, and Indigenous Women in the Making of the Pacific Northwest.
Jean Marie Mustus Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Jean Marie Mustus
Richard Lightning
Indian History Film Project
Description
Mr. Mustus, aged 78, is the grandson of Mustus, the first chief of the Sucker Creek Reserve. This is an unusual interview in that he displays fairly positive feelings about the treaty. Also talks of generosity of the H.B.C. storekeeper, sharing problems with white settlers, learning from them, etc. Shows little or no animosity to whitesociety.
Jimmy and Charlie Chief Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Jimmy Chief
Charlie Chief
Alphonse LittlePopular
Indian History Film Project
Description
Interview of the grandsons of Little Bear who discuss lifestyle. They tell stories about Cree raids on Blackfoot;the hanging of Little Bear and murder of a storekeeper's son by a medicine man. Interpreter by Alphonse Littlepoplar.
John Buffalo Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
John Buffalo
Richard Lightning
Indian History Film Project
Description
Talks about the taking of Treaty #6 and his understanding of the terms of the agreement as well as changes in lifestyle after treaty.
John Cook
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
John Cook
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Description
John Cook gives his impressions of Jim Brady and Malcolm Norris. He talks about the effects of welfare on the northern way of life and the government programs in the north.
John H. Brockelbank Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
John H. Brockelbank
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Description
John H. Brockelbank was minister in the Dept. of Natural Resources from 1948-56 in the Saskatchewan NDP government. This interview reviews his years in office in relation to the development of the north, development of marketing agencies and cooperatives as well as his impressions of Malcolm Norris.
Joseph A Sayers Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Joseph A. Sayers
Mary J. Tavel
Indian History Film Project
Description
Interview includes a description of traditional life style and the life of settlers on the prairies. It also includes stories of theft and murder by Indians.
Joseph Lee Phelps Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
J.L. Phelps
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Description
Mr. Phelps was the Minister of Natural Resources in the Saskatchewan CCF government from 1944 to 1948. He speaks of attempts to replace welfare in the north with programs for fish and fur marketing.
Joseph R. MacAuley Sr. Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Joseph R. MacAuley
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Description
Mr. MacAuley tells of the changes that have taken place in Cumberland House including the increase in crime and alcoholism.
Journal for 1805 & 6 / Cross Lake.
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
William McKay
Description
This diary was written while William McKay was proprietor in the Lake Winnipeg Department of the North West Company. The writer of this journal was exploring the Nelson River to determine the route over which the North West Company wished to transport its goods between the Interior and Hudson's Bay.
Journal of the Rocky Mountain Fort / Fall 1799.
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Simon Fraser
Description
This journal, likely written by Simon Fraser (20 May 1776–18 August 1862), covers the trading season from 5 October 1799 to 20 April 1800. The North West Company trader describes the daily life at the fort, including the frequent killing of buffalo for food, and the trade with Indians for furs.
Journals and Letters of William MacGillivray, English River.
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
William MacGillivray
Description
This book is a handwritten copy of William MacGillivray's journals from 9 September 1789 - 13 June 1790; and from about 7 February - 14 June 1793; as well as his letters to Roderic Mckenzie from 21 July 1791 - 20 June 1792. In his writings he describes his travels to such places as Lac d'Orignal, Lac Froid, and on the Beaver River among other locations from Fort Isle a la Crosse and region to Le Pas; as well as to Riviere Maligne, Rat River, and other destinations.
June 24
Articles » General
Canada's History, vol. 95, no. 3, June-July 2015, p. 13
Description
Brief article describes the first baptism of Aboriginals ceremony which took place June 24, 1610 in Port Royal (now Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia).
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Ka Oopikihtamashook’: Becoming Family
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Krystl Raven
AlterNative, vol. 14, no. 4, Special Issue: Adoption and Indigenous Citizenship Orders, December 2018, pp. 319-325
Description
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.