Communities

A guide at Fort Battleford Museum points to Batoche on a map to show where Gabriel Dumont's Lefacheaux .38 pin fire revolver was used in 1885.

Three presentations: "Métis Archaeology, Land, and Rights in Alberta", "Families on the Move: Scrip and Stories of Migration", and "Métis Scrip and the Edmonton River Lot Inhabitants". Followed by question and answer period. Duration: 1:39:37.

Two presentations: "An Alternative to Scrip: Saint-Paul-des-Métis" and "The Moccasin Flats Evictions: Métis Home, Forced Relocation, and Resilience in Fort McMurray, Alberta" followed by question and answer period. Duration: 1:16:26.

Book review of: Homeland to Hinterland: The Changing Worlds of the Red River Métis by Gerhard J. Ens.

Used the 1976 Northern Saskatchewan Housing Needs Survey to evaluate Dept. of Northern Saskatchewan's Northern Housing Program; argues that problems of high mortgage arrears,vandalism, abandonments and rapid deterioration of housing indicates that the dwellings provided do not match the needs of the occupants.

Traces the historical and social aspects of a housing site initially built by employees of the Hudson Bay Company post, which became a Metis settlement.

Author analyzes of two different legal cases involving Métis women: Foss v. Pelly and The Queen v. Corbett, examines the role that gender and race played in the culture of the Red River Colony, and in the fur trade.

Reports on recommendations made by urban Métis women for improving access to health and social services in Toronto. Recommendations include: Métis presence, holistic interior design, Métis specific or informed service space, welcoming reception/front desk, and culturally informed service providers.

First Nations Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2003.

Presents results from several seasons of research including data from community interviews, archaeological surveys and excavations at four Inuit settlements, one Inuit-Métis house, and one Newfoundland fishery camp.

Uses spatial history research to examine the way that cemeteries as present-day manifestations of the way that a people recall their history can help scholars and communities to recognize how a person’s memory can affect contemporary social understandings of that person. Entire Issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 41.

Looks at a community based approach to data collection and analysis developed by the Centre for Northern Governance and Development.

Examines serum-immunoglobulin levels and found that they were higher in Métis (Cree) communities than the general population.

Discussion with four Métis Elders examining Métis storytelling traditions and challenges to maintaining spiritual practices in Métis communities.

Describes the people and events surrounding the Frog Lake Massacre (1885); includes extensive information regarding the genealogy of several Métis families and their connections through the North West Company and the Hudson’s Bay Company. Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 63.

File contains 17 negatives from the Indian and Metis Days Parade, Prince Albert, SK, June 20, 1970. All 17 images depict people in traditional dress on automobiles in a parade procession, presumably in downtown Prince Albert.

File contains 15 negatives showing people at the Prince Albert Indian and Metis Friendship Centre during its' twenty-fifth anniversary on June 16, 1988. The 15 scanned images show eleven negatives showing various people within the Friendship Centre building, and five negatives showing traditional dancers in front of the Prince Albert City Hall.

File contains 4 negatives from a celebration held to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the Prince Albert Indian-Metis Friendship Centre. The celebration was held on July 7, 1988. The four scanned images include pictures of chuckwagon races.

File contains 3 negatives from an all candidates meeting (presumably held in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan) addressed by Jim Sinclair on July 24, 1980. Three images show Jim Sinclair delivering his address, flanked by other participants. (bad quality photos)

File contains 2 negatives from a fashion show held by the Prince Albert Indian and Metis Friendship Centre, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, on May 15, 1974. Images show four individuals posing for a portrait.

File contains 2 negatives from the Official opening of the Prince Albert Indian and Metis Friendship Centre, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, June 19, 1970. Images show four officials (including one in traditional headress) cutting the ribbon to officially open the Centre.

File contains 11 negatives from a Race Relations Conference held by the Prince Albert Indian and Metis Friendship Centre on October 3, 1983. The images show various conference participants engaged in discussion.

File contains 2 negatives from a financial event at the Prince Albert Indian and Metis Friendship Centre, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, June 29, 1971. Images show four officials exchanging a cheque (likely a donation or sponsorship of some sort, or possibly government funding).

File contains thirty-two negatives from the Indian and Metis Jamboree at Duck Lake, Saskatchewan held on June 12, 1967. Two scanned negatives show aerial shots of a crowd on the Jamboree grounds, with the Duck Lake Wheat Pool Elevator visible in the background.

File contains 4 negatives from a meeting of the Indian and Metis Saskatchewan Association of Local Northern Governments, presumably held in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan on May 12, 1988. Two scanned images show meeting participants at the conference table.

File contains a negative from the Indian and Metis Club Youth Council, presumably in Prince Albert, SK. The scanned image shows what appear to be Council members at a meeting.

File contains 14 negatives of Aboriginal art displayed at the Indian and Metis Friendship Centre, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, on January 17, 1981. Negatives show a range of artwork; mainly paintings with some other mediums.

Local history includes some documentation about people from Carry the Kettle First Nation as well as Métis in this vicinity.

File contains two negatives of the Indian Metis Rec Centre in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan (Indian Metis Friendship Centre?). The people in the two images appear to be assembled for a ceremony, likely for the grand opening. These images were taken on December 28, 1962.

File contains five negatives of the Prince Albert Mayor being made an honorary Chief at the Indian and Metis Variety Night on February 23, 1971, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.

"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record . Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.

Population-based descriptive epidemiological study uses data collected by the Alberta Ministry of Health (AH), in 2013 to examine injury-related hospital admissions and emergency department visits among Métis Albertans. Findings indicate a higher rate of injury related health-care needs among Métis people in Alberta.

Family that is having problems establishing their treaty status.

The interview is an account of Irene Dimick that includes a discussion of life as a Metis.

General discussion about his life.

A general account of the life of Jim Brady and his account of the Riel Rebellion of 1885.

Talks about his life in general, family relationships and celebrations.

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.

Examines the wage income of rural northern Saskatchewan Indigenous communities and how Indigenous groups used this wage incomes as an adaptive strategy to preserve themselves in the contemporary world.

This 72-year old gentleman talks about the area of land covered by trapper; and family connections between various northern settlements.

John Emms was an Indian agent for the federal government. He talks about work in the Kamsack area as a community development officer. He also disusses attitudes within the Indian Affairs department and the CCF/NDP governments' plans for the Indian and Metis peoples of Saskatchewan.

Notes and sketches from a trip taken by John Franklin Boyd in July and August, 1885, from Minnedosa, Manitoba to visit Prince Albert and the places involved in the North-West Rebellion.

At age 83, Mr. Gladue looks back on his life as a trapper ; tells of the large area of land covered by trappers, and gives an interesting account of the journey from Wabasca to Yellowknife to purchase a permit. Covers many modes of transportation.

Mr. Gladue, aged 86, describes the discovery of Trout Lake, Alberta; the abundance of buffalo in the area; his life as atrapper. He gives a detailed and graphic account of a winter journey from Wabasca to Yellowknife and back, including his attendance at a Chipewyan funeral and feast.

Describes the changes experienced by the Spring Creek Métis community due to the end of the fur trade.

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.