Relocation & Migration

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Handicapped by Distance and Transportation: Indigenous Relocation, Modernity an Time-Space Expansion

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paige Raibmon
American Studies, vol. 46, no. 3-4, Indigeneity at the Crossroads of American Studies, Fall/Winter, 2005, pp. 363-390
Looks at the demise of the ancestral village of Yuquot and the subsequent relocation of the Mowachaht and Muchalaht First Nations to Ahaminaquus and later to the present village of Tsaxana. Joint issue with: Indigenous Studies Today Issue 1, Spring 2006.
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[Hardly a Grand Design: Aboriginal Resettlement in the Yukon Territory after World War II]

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Ken Coates]
Examines factors which led to transition from life on the land to living in communities established in locations determined by administrative convenience rather than traditional land use patterns. Argues development of interventionist approaches by the federal government and Dept. of Indian Affairs were primarily responsible for the change.
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Healing Historical Trauma: Relocation of Aboriginal Communities: Case Study

Alternate Title
Aboriginal Studies ; 20
Peoples and Cultural Change Teacher Resource
Relocation of Aboriginal Communities: Case Study: The Mushuaua Innu and Davis Inlet
Walking Together: First Nations, Métis and Inuit Perspectives in Curriculum
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kanai Board of Education
Teacher resource for Grade 11 Aboriginal Studies classes. Discusses the relocation of the Mushuaua Innu of Labrador which happened on three separate occasions: 1948, 1967 and 2002. Excerpt from Peoples and Cultural Change Teacher Resource by the Kanai Board of Education.
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Henry Pelletier Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Henry Pelletier
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Mr. Pelletier moved from Lestock to the Green Lake area under the Metis resettlement program.
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Historians and Inuit: Learning from the Qikiqtani Truth Commission, 2007–2010

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Philip Goldring
Canadian Journal of History, vol. 50, no. 3, Since Skyscapers: New Histories of Native-Newcomer Relations ..., Winter, 2015, pp. 492-523
Commission looked into the Royal Canadian Mounted Police's killing of sled dogs during the 1950s and 1960s. Focuses on how the inquiry combined written research with oral testimony to produce its final report.
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History in "Winter in the Blood": Backgrounds and Bibliography

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
A. Lavonne Ruoff
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 4, no. 2, A Special Symposium Issue on James Welch's , 1978, pp. 169-172
An examination of the Blackfeet's migration to Montana and through the interactions between the Blackfeet and Cree characters in James Welch's Winter in the Blood.
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History of Métis Lands in Alberta

Alternate Title
An Alternative to Scrip: Saint-Paul-des-Métis
Métis Land: Rights and Scrip Conference
The Moccasin Flats Evictions: Métis Home, Forced Relocation, and Resilience in Fort McMurray, Alberta
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Nathalie Kermoal
Tara Joly
Almer Waniandy
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.
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History of Métis Lands in Alberta

Alternate Title
Families on the Move: Scrip and Stories of Migration
Métis Archaeology, Land, and Rights in Alberta
Métis Land: Rights & Scrip Conference
Métis Scrip and the Edmonton River Lot Inhabitants
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Kisha Supernant
Alice Glaze
Leah Hrycun
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.
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History through a Native Lens

Alternate Title
Investing in Native Communities
E-Books
Author/Creator
Karina Walters

Timeline of significant events, government policies, and resistance movements in the United States from 3000 BC through to 2020.

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Hodul'eh-a: A Place of Learning; Lheidli T’enneh, and the Rethinking of a Local Museum

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alyssa Tobin
Tracy Calogheros
BC Studies, no. 199, Indigeneities and Museums: Ongoing Conversations, Autumn, 2018, pp. 33-43
Describes relationship-building process which led to the creation of the Hodul'eh-a: A Place of Learning gallery at the Exploration Place Museum and Science Centre in Prince George, BC. The gallery, a collaboration between the city and the Lheidli T’enneh First Nation, received a Governor General's Award in Community Programming. The Gallery “serves as a model for how Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities can work together to reclaim traditional spaces, protect cultural assets, and promote a greater understanding and respect for Indigenous history and experiences.”
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Human Rights in the Gambela National State, Ethiopia

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Nyikaw Abula Ochalla
Indigenous Affairs, no. 2, Militarization, 2001, pp. 48-53
Reports of the human rights situation in Ethiopia and Eritrea as well as Canadian business interests. To access this article scroll down to page 48.
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Hwéeldi Bééhániih: Remembering the Long Walk

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura Tohe
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 22, no. 1, Spring, 2007, pp. 77-82
Recounts the forced relocation of Navajo tribes in the 1860s and the atrocities and injustices that were committed against them by the U.S. government.
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I Want To Tell You A Story

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tibetha Kemble (Stonechild)
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 9, no. 2, 2021, pp. 114-121
A discussion of how colonialism created the conditions that were used to justify the removal of Indigenous children from their families, both historically and in modern times. The author use her own personal story as means to discuss its effects.
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The Im/possibility of Recovery in Native North American Literatures

Theses
Author/Creator
Nancy Lynn Van Styvendale
English and Film Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2010. Looks at four narratives: Jeannette Armstrong’s Slash, Sherman Alexie’s Indian Killer, Tomson Highway’s Kiss of the Fur Queen, and Joseph Boyden’s Three Day Road.
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The Impact of Australian Policy Regimes on Indigenous Population Movement: Evidence from the 2001 Census

Alternate Title
Moving Forward, Making a Difference ; vol. 1
Aboriginal Policy Research ; vol. 3
Aboriginal Policy Research Conference ; 2nd, 2006
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
John Taylor
vol. 3

Provides statistics on population distribution, propensity to move by age, sex, and remoteness of community, and migration to more accessible regions.

Chapter fifteen from Moving Forward, Making a Difference, vol. 1, which is also vol. 3 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series.

Originally presented at the second annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2006.

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The Indian Film Crews of Challenge for Change: Representation and the State

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michelle Stewart
Canadian Journal of Film Studies, vol. 16, no. 2, Fall, 2007, pp. 48-81
Discusses the Aboriginal documentaries produced as part of National Film Board's initiative designed to give marginalized social groups a greater voice. Films include: Powwow at Duck Lake, Elliot Lake, The Indian Speaks, Ballad of Crowfoot, Cree Hunters of Mistassini, and You are on Indian Land.
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Indian Lobbyists: Cherokee Opposition to the Allotment of Tribal Lands

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tom Holm
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 5, no. 2, 1979, pp. 115-134
An examination into the introduction of land allotments into Indian Territory and the efforts of Cherokee lobbyists to prevent its implementation in the late nineteenth century.
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