Pontiac's War

Alternate Title
Canada and its Provinces, Vol. III
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
T. G. Marquis
Description
Overview of events leading up to the Pontiac uprising, events during the war and a brief explanation of what good may have come from it. Excerpt from: Canada and Its Provinces, Vol. III, edited by Adam Shortt and Arthur G. Doughty.
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Poplar Bluff where Almighty Voice died

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Description
A photograph of the poplar bluff near Bellevue, SK, where Almighty Voice, Little Saulteaux, and Dublin, of the One Arrow band died in a fire fight with police and volunteers in 1897.
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Portrait possibly of Almighty Voice

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Description
Photograph of a Cree man alleged to be Almighty Voice, famed for his standoff against the North West Mounted Police. Almighty Voice was from the One Arrow First Nation.
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Portraits of Interest - Sketches

Documents & Presentations
Description
Portrait sketches of key figures in the Northwest Resistance. Subjects include Mrs. T. Charles Watson, Major T.C. Watson, Lt.-Col. the Hon. W.N. Kennedy, Corporal Lethbridge, Col.-Sergt. Cooper, and Capt. Herbert Swinford. Caption of sketches: "(1) Mrs. T. Charles Watson, who has commenced a series of dramatic readings in aid of local patriotic funds; (2) Major T.C. Watson, (late of H.M. service), commanding the troops raised at Yorkton, Assiniboia; (3) Lt.-Col. the Hon. W.N. Kennedy, of the 90th Batt.
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Portraits of Interest - Sketches. - 1885.

Documents & Presentations
Description
Portrait sketches of key figures in the Northwest Resistance. Sketches include John and Mrs. Gowanlock, Capt. Geo. H. Young, Private Dobbs, Lt.-Col. Maunsell, Major Gordon, Col. Sergt. Winter and Private Hardisty.
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Poundmaker and French Journalists

Alternate Title
Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
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Photograph. Caption: "Poundmaker surrounded by a group of visiting French journalists at Stony Mountain Penitentiary." From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.
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Poundmaker Surrendering

Alternate Title
Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
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Photograph of the surrender of Poundmaker (with blanket) to General Middleton's forces. Caption: "Poundmaker was taken into custody for his apparent role in the looting of Battleford and the Cut Knife battle." From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.
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The Power of a Single Feather: Meech Lake, Indigenous Resistance and the Evolution of Indigenous Politics in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ian Peach
Review of Constitutional Studies, vol. 16, no. 1, 2011, pp. 1-29
Description
Examines how the Meech Lake Accord resulted in increased activism and the implications for national politics and Aboriginal policy. Also explores how the momentum of that period has been lost and what could be done to renew it.
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Powwow (Cree) Workshop 1

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Alfred Bonaise
Eli Bear
Indian History Film Project
Description
Need to return to traditional format of Indian ceremonies is discussed.
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Powwow (Cree) Workshop 2

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George Morningstar
Joe Armstrong
Tom Crowe
Jim Crowe
Max Bear
Eli Bear
Indian History Film Project
Description
Several speakers voice concerns about changes that have crept in to the ceremonies. Recall how things were done in former times and stress need to return to old ways.
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Powwow Workshop 1A

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Indian History Film Project
Description
How WWII veterans told of their deeds like traditional warriors in the Sundance tent.The Sundance and how the strict rituals of the past have begun to change. No date given, but this workshop possibly took place during November 1973.
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Preface [Aboriginal History, vol. 39, 2015]

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Liz Conor
Aboriginal History, vol. 39, 2015, pp. ix-xii
Description
Brief synopsis of articles appearing in special section which deals with Aboriginal participation in the military.
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Present Aspects of the Indian Problem (July 1881)

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carl Schurz
The North American Review, vol. 258, no. 4, Special Heritage Issue: The Indian Question, 1823-1973, Winter, 1973, pp. 45-54
Description
Outlines federal policy beneficial to Native Americans. Originally published in North American Review, July 1881.
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Presentation by Will Basque

Alternate Title
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Will Basque
Description
File contains a presentation by Will Basque of Eskasoni, Nova Scotia. Micmac is a Smoganist or soldier veteran in Micmac, and represents all the combat veterans of the Micmac nation. Basque fought in both the Dominican Republic, and twice during the Vietnam War. Basque relays a history of the Micmac nation, with particular emphasis on its Catholic nature, and recognition as the "first state" of Canada. He also discusses legal developments in Canada and the United States, as well as residential schools, the Indian Act, and other matters.
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The Priest Who Shaped a Province

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Philippe Mailhot
Description

Focuses on the role played by Abbe Noël-Joseph Ritchot during the events surrounding the Red River Resistance and the subsequent formation of the province of Manitoba.

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Priests Killed at Frog Lake

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Negative of an artist's representation of the killing of priests at Frog Lake by Indigenous men with guns.
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Prince Albert Volunteers Memorial Plaque

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Description
Photograph of a memorial plaque erected to commemorate the Prince Albert Volunteers and North West Mounted Police who lost their lives at the Battle of Duck Lake on March 26, 1885.
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Prints: "Esquimaux, Peels River"

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Brock Silversides (photographer)
Charles W. Mathers (photographer)
Description
Entitled: "Esquimaux, Peels River". (Fort MacPherson, N.W.T). Family in front of home. Man holding large knife. Lake/river visible in background.
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Pritchard Articles

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Indian History Film Project
Description
Text from various [newspaper?] articles. Includes bibliography and notes.
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Pritchard Articles 2

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Indian History Film Project
Description
File consists of text from various newspaper articles.
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