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Bad medicine : a judge's struggle for justice in a First Nations community - revised & updated

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2010

Author: Reilly, John

Publisher: Surrey, B.C. : Rocky Mountain Books

Edition: First Edition - revised & updated

Call Number: 07.2 R27b 2019

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Author: Reilly, John

Edition: First Edition - revised & updated

Publisher: Surrey, B.C. : Rocky Mountain Books

Published Date: 2010

Physical Description: 261 p. : map

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Crime; Education; Morley; Snow, John; Stoney Nakoda; First Nations

Contents: This revised and updated edition details the latest legal developments surrounding tribal leadership and the state of governance on Canadian reserves. When Bad Medicine first appeared in 2010 it was an immediate sensation, a Canadian bestseller that sparked controversy and elicited praise nationwide for its unflinchingly honest portrayal of tribal corruption in a First Nation in Alberta. Now, in a new, revised and updated edition, retired Alberta jurist John Reilly sketches the latest legal developments surrounding tribal leadership at Morley and the state of governance on Canadian reserves, as well as national developments such as Canada’s long-delayed assent to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, currently wending its way through the Senate, and the final report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Early in his career, Judge John Reilly did everything by the book. His jurisdiction included a First Nations community plagued by suicide, addiction, poverty, violence and corruption. He steadily handed out prison sentences with little regard for long-term consequences and even less knowledge as to why crime was so rampant on the reserve in the first place. In an unprecedented move that pitted him against his superiors, the legal system he was part of, and one of Canada’s best-known Indian chiefs, the Reverend Dr. Chief John Snow, Judge Reilly ordered an investigation into the tragic and corrupt conditions on the reserve. A flurry of media attention ensued. Some labelled him a racist; others thought he should be removed from his post, claiming he had lost his objectivity. But many on the Stoney reserve hailed him a hero as he attempted to uncover the dark challenges and difficult history many First Nations communities face. (From Rocky Mountain Books website)

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-258) and index. The Stoney people are comprised of three bands: the Wesley First Nation, the Chiniki First Nation and the Bearspaw First Nation

Accession Number: P2020-6

Call Number: 07.2 R27b 2019

Collection: Archives Library

URL Notes: Publication on Rocky Mountain Book's website

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The Alberta 100 : a centennial countdown [DVD video]

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Medium: Library - Moving image (includes film and digital video - published)

Published Date: 2005

Publisher: Calgary : Pyramid Productions

Call Number: 08.2 Al1t DVD

Responsibility: hosted by Ron Maclean

Publisher: Calgary : Pyramid Productions

Published Date: 2005

Physical Description: 1 digital video disc : 1 sd., col. with b&w sequences

Medium: Library - Moving image (includes film and digital video - published)

Subjects: Alberta centennial

Notes: 100 notable personalities of Alberta, including: Catharine Robb Whyte; Pat Brewster; Beckie Scott; Ed Whelen; John Ware: Bob Edwards; W.O. Mitchell; Andy Russell; Senator Matthew Cochrane; Grant MacEwan; Ken Read; Mary Schaffer Warren; Frank Oliver; Wilf Carter: Peter Lougheed; Ian Tyson; Crowfoot; Lois Hole

Accession Number: 7809

Call Number: 08.2 Al1t DVD

Collection: Archives Library

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Senator Jean Le´on Co^te´ : pioneer land surveyor and early legislator : a personal biography

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1992

Author: Co^te´, Jean G.

Publisher: [Edmonton] : J. G. Co^te´

Call Number: 08.1 C63s

Author: Co^te´, Jean G.

Responsibility: Jean G Co^te´

Publisher: [Edmonton] : J. G. Co^te´

Published Date: 1992

Physical Description: 32, 32 p., [12] p. of plates : ill., plan, port. ; 23 cm

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Biography; Alberta; Surveyors

Abstract: Pertains to the story and ways in which Jean G. Co^te´, an early land surveyor, legislator and pioneer, helped shaped Alberta’s early identity. Some of the topics discussed in the book are as follows, family, politics, early surveying and Cote’s contribution to Alberta’s Research Council. As a legislator, Cote was influential in the development of Alberta’s Tar Sands. Additionally, the foreword has been written by E.J. Hart, the previous director of the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, thus drawing a connection to the Canadian Rocky Mountains but more specifically, Banff.

Contents: Introduction (pg. 1); Ancestry and Youth (pg. 1); First trip west in 1886 (pg. 2); Ottawa College (pg. 3); Alaska-Canada Boundary Survey 1893-1895 (pg. 4); Dawson City, Yukon 1899. Partnerhip with Cautley Brothers (pg. 6); Edmonton, N.W.T. 1903-4 (pg. 9); Surveys aroudn Edmonton - E.Y. & P.RY (pg. 10); Marriage in Quebec City to Cecile Gagnon, 1907 (pg. 11); New survey partnerships (pg. 13); Politics, 1909 (pg. 14); Early recollections (pg. 15); Prairie suveys (pg. 17); Cabinet Minister 1918-1921 (pg. 18); Development of Tar Sands and other natural resources (pg. 19); Alberta Research Council (pg. 20); Post-War Election 1921 (pg. 21); Surveying 1921-1923 (pg. 22); Appointment to the Senate (pg. 23); Last summer in the Laurentians (pg. 24); Postscript (pg. 26); Jean Leon Cotes Descendants (pg. 28); Acknowledgements (pg. 30); Bibliography (pg. 31)

Notes: Text is in both English and French; Annotated by author - Inside cover reads: "To EJ. "Ted" Hart. With many thanks for your superb forword to this book. Jean G. Cote"

ISBN: 1895850010

Accession Number: 2019.64

Call Number: 08.1 C63s

Collection: Archives Library

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Doris Burditt, Ruth Gorman, Mar. 17 '75.

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Includes George K.K. Link; CBC broadcast - Senator Larry Mackenzie; excerpts from TV program "This Land". -- Reference copy available. Summary available.

Date Range: 1975

Reference Code: S37 / 13

Description Level: 6 / Item

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: I.D. Peter and Catharine Whyte sound recordings

Reference Code: S37 / 13

Date Range: 1975

Physical Description: 1 sound recording

Scope & Content: Includes George K.K. Link; CBC broadcast - Senator Larry Mackenzie; excerpts from TV program "This Land". -- Reference copy available. Summary available.

Content Details: Source: George K.K. Link Interviewed by: Catharine Whyte Speed: Cassette Remarks: Problems with the sound fading; CBC radio broadcast. George K.K. Link talks about early school days at the University of Chicago; also talks about the O’Hara (Annelid (sp?). CBC radio interview with Senator Larry Mackenzie. Excerpt of television program “This Land” at end of tape. Source: Doris Burditt; Ruth Gorman Date: March 17, 1975 Interviewed by: Catharine Whyte Speed: Cassette Remarks: Doris Burditt speaks with Catharine on various matters concerning the Robb family – taxes, financial problems, etc. Ruth Gorman reading excerpts from the article she is preparing for publication in Golden West magazine (Vol. XI Spring ’75 issue)