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Aboriginal Labour in the North-West

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ron Bourgeault
Prairie Forum, vol. 31, no. 2, Fall, 2006, pp. 273-304
Description
Explores the historical background of the Aboriginal labour force prior to Saskatchewan forming a province in 1905.
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The Alberta Field Force of '85

Alternate Title
Canadian North-West Historical Society Publications; Vol 1, No 7
Canadian North-West Historical Society Publications; Vol I, No VII
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Canadian North-West Historical Society Publications
Description

Examines the parts of the 1885 Resistance that impacted or occurred in Alberta.

In two parts.

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Awabakal Voices: The Life and Work of Percy Haslam

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Maynard
Aboriginal History, vol. 37, December 2013, pp. 77-92
Description
Overview of noted journalist and scholar's life and research on Aboriginal culture based on information from the Haslam Collection at the University of Newcastle.
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Beyond Treaty 6

Alternate Title
Treaty 6 Education: Land, Creator, People
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Living Sky School Division No. 202
Description

Discusses the federal government's failure to fulfill their treaty obligations. For classroom use.

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Esquisse sur le Nord-Ouest de l’Amérique

Alternate Title
[Sketch of the North-West of America]
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Alexandre-Antonin Taché
Description

Observations of Missionary Alexandre-Antonin Taché of the Canadian geography, flora and fauna.

In five parts

English translation can be found here.

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Fifty Years on the Saskatchewan

Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Robert Jefferson
Description

The recollections of Robert Jefferson and the social circumstances that led the 1885 Resistance.

In six parts.

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Fighting for Our Lives: #NoDAPL in Historical Context

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nick Estes
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 32, no. 2, Fall, 2017, pp. 115-122
Description
Essay situates the #NoDAPL movement to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), within the historical context and the longer histories of Oceti Sakowin resistance against the trespass of settlers, dams, and pipelines across the Mni Sose, the Missouri River, and into Sioux territory.
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Hamlin Garland and the Indian

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lonnie E. Underhill
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 1, no. 2, Summer, 1974, pp. 103-113
Description
A discussion of the works of the Garland, who wrote both fiction and non-fiction about Indigenous people during the transitional period when nations were being moved to reservations. The author notes the value in Garland's work lies not only in his stories but in his notes and observations of the Indigenous populations.
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The Illustrated War News. Nos. 1 to 18 Inclusive

Alternate Title
The (Canadian) Illustrated War News. Nos. 1 to 18 Inclusive
Archival » Archival Items
Images » Photographs
Description

A collection of all the Métis Resistance illustrations used by The Illustrated War News.

In seven parts.

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The Indians in the Civil War

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Annie Heloise Abel
The American Historical Review , vol. 15, no. 2, 1910, pp. 281-296
Description

Looks at the participation of the 'Five Civilized Trine' in the US Civil War.

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Indigenous Legal Traditions in Canada

Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Borrows
Washington University Journal of Law & Policy, vol. 19, 2005, pp. 167-223
Description
Topics include civil law legal traditions, common law legal traditions, Indigenous legal traditions, governments and courts, and dispute resolution bodies.
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John P. Clum and the Origins of an Apache Constabulary, 1874-1877

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael L. Tate
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 3, no. 2, Summer, 1977, pp. 99-120
Description
A discussion of the Indian Agent's formation and use of a police force and court system in Arizona and the bureaucratic politics of the time.
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Kinscapes, Counter Histories, and Nineteenth-Century Tintypes

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Claire Thomson
Heather Caverhill
Victorian Review, vol. 48, no. 1, Spring, 2022, pp. 28-32
Description

Examines a photograph of a North-West Mounted Police officer to discuss how Kinscape can be used to discover more interpretive possibilities within the history of the prairies. 

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Kiowa Art from Rainy Mountain: The Story of James Auchiah

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J'Nell Pate
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 1, no. 3, Autumn, 1974, pp. 193-200
Description
A discussion of the artist's life and work, in particular his work on the New Deal Federal Art Project during the 1930s.
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Let's Talk Treaty!

Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Loretta Ross
Jeremy Daniels
Description
Series of 15-minute, biweekly radio programs aimed at general treaty education and hosted by the Manitoba Treaty Commissioner.
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[Louis Riel: Documents Found in Possession of]

Alternate Title
[Riel, Louis D.: Documents Found in Possession of]
RG18-A-1, Volume number: 12, File number: 912-85
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Louis Riel
Description

Translations of correspondence with and by Riel, mainly written in 1885.

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La Montagne de Bois

Alternate Title
[The Wooden Mountain]
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Clovis Rondeau
Description

A history of the Willow Bunch community.

In ten parts.

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La Mort de Riel et La Voix du Sang

Alternate Title
[The Death of Riel and The Voice of Blood]
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Comité de Collaborateurs
Description

Shows the reactions of French Canadians of the hanging of Louis Riel.

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Native Education in Saskatchewan: A New Mandate

Archival » Archival Items
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies and Applied Research
Description

A report on the history and state of Indigenous education in Saskatchewan.  

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Notes on the Qu'Appelle Treaty

Articles » General
Author/Creator
[Frank Larned] Hunt
The Canadian Monthly and National Review, vol. 9, no. 3, March 1876, pp. [173]-181
Description

First-hand account of the signing of Treaty Four.

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La Question Métisse Au Nord-Ouest

Alternate Title
[The Métis Question in the Northwest]
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Adolphe Ouimet
Description

A critique of the actions of John A. MacDonald that led to the 1885 Métis Resistance.

In fourteen parts

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Re-membering Cherokee Justice in Ruth Muskrat Bronson's "The Serpent"

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alexander Cavanaugh
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 44, no. 1, Winter, 2020, pp. [36]-58
Description
An examination of the short story written in 1925 and how the author uses the medium to shine light on sexual violence perpetrated against Cherokee women and to advocate sovereignty by challenging the U.S. allotment process.
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