Since its creation in 1876, the Indian Act has dictated and constrained the lives and opportunities of Indigenous Peoples, and is at the root of many enduring stereotypes. Bob Joseph's book comes at a key time in the reconciliation process, when awareness from both Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities is at a crescendo. Joseph examines how Indigenous Peoples can return to self-government, self-determination, and self-reliance--and why doing so would result in a better country for every Canadian. He dissects the complex issues around the Indian Act, and demonstrates why learning about its cruel and irrevocable legacy is vital for the country to move toward true reconciliation
Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
The Indian Act
Part 1 - Dark Chapter
The Beginning
Resistance is Futile
Tightening Control
"They rose against us"
And Its Days Are Numbered
Part 2 - Dismantling the Indian Act
If Not the Indian Act, Then What?
Looking Forward to a Better Canada
Appendix 1 - Terminology
Appendix 2 - Indian Residential Schools: A Chronology
Appendix 3 - Truth and Reconciliation Commision of Canada: Calls to Action
Appendix 4 - Classroom Activities, Discussion Guide, and Additional Reading
Appendix 5 - Quotes from John A. Macdonald and Duncan Campbell Scott
Includes bibliographical references - proposes that moose populations and habitat was controlled by First Nations hunting - includes hypothesis of "Aboriginal Overkill" and that First Nations were ultimate "keystone predator"
Includes bibliographical references - discusses traditional Native American hunting practices controlling ungulate populations and ecosystems - Yellowstone National Park - carnivore predation - age and sex of ungulates hunted and First Nations conservation practices
This collection offers a unique contribution to the scholarship of Indian art in that it documents the effects of the transition period (roughly 1880-1940) on the art of an Indian people--in this case, the Blackfeet. In 1952 the collection was divided; half of it was given to the Museum of the Plains Indian, and the other half was retained by the Northwest Area Foundation. This catalogue that reunites the collection contains four essays, and illustrates more than 400 objects, most of which are Blackfeet. (from Abe Books)
Contents
Foreward - Ann T. Walton
Introduction - Ann T. Walton
The Louis W. Hill Sr. Collection of American Indian Art - Ann T. Walton
The Persistent Tradition: the Hill Collection from the viewpoint of a Studen of Blackfeet Indian Arts and Crafts - John C. Ewers
After the Buffalo Were Gone - Royal B. Hassrick
References Cited
Maps
Arts and Crafts of the Blackfeet and Their Neighbors - essays by John C. Ewers and Royal B. Hassrick, Catalogue Entries by Royal B. Hassrick and Anne E. Walton
Clothing
Children's Life
Tipi Furnishings
Tools, Utensils and Containers
Horse Gear
Weapons and Warfare
Pipes and Smoking Equipment
Musical Instruments
Religious Objects
Acknowledgements
Notes
In cooperation with the Indian Arts and Crafts Board of the United States Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C., and the Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota
The third volume in the First Nations Language Readers series--meant for language learners and language users--this collection presents eight Blackfoot stories told by Lena Russell, a fluent speaker of Blackfoot from the Kainai (Blood) reserve in southern Alberta. In contract with other Algonquian languages, such as Cree and Saulteaux (Ojibwe), Blackfoot is not usually written in syllabics, so these stories are presented in the Blackfoot language using the Roman alphabet, together with the English translation. The spelling system is based on the conventions of the International Phonetic Alphabet, and should be transparent for native speakers of Blackfoot as well as for linguists. The Reader includes a Blackfoot-to-English glossary containing all the nouns, verbs, adjuncts, etc. , found in the texts, as well as stress or pitch accents over the vowel or vowels which bear the accent. (from University of Regina Press website)
Contents
1. Omohto´'totama'piihpi aahkssawa´ tsto'si Niitsi´'powahsini Why the Blackfoot language is important to preserve -- 2. Aatsi´moi'hkaani Prayer -- 3. Ni´nna Aka´o´hkitopiiwa #1 My Father, Rides-Many-Horses #1 -- 4. Ni´nna Aka´o´hkitopiiwa #2 My Father, Rides-Many-Horses #2 -- 5. Ami´i´ ohki´ni ki ama´a´ya na´i´i´pisstsiitapiima A finger bone and a rag doll -- 6. Ksi´ssta'pssiwa A Spirit -- 7. Isstoyi´i´si Cold Weather -- 8. O´mahksisttsi´i´ksiinaiksi Rattlesnakes -- Blackfoot -- English Glossary.
Partial contents: School among the peaks / by Margaret Coleman Johnson. --- Lake among the peaks / A.L. Marks. --- Books for everybody / by Louise Riley. --- Mountain playgrounds / MacGregor Matheson. ---Stardust in their eyes / Elizabeth Sterling Haynes. --- One who looks at the stars : a play for radio / by Elsie Park Gowan
Pertains to the artwork and art history of Alex Janvier, an Indigenous man from the Cold Lake First Nations, Treaty 6 Territory. While reflecting his strong Indigenous culture, his art combines both Indigenous and Canadian stylistic elements. His art is deeply representative of his connection to nature, as well as the struggles imposed upon Indigenous Peoples through colonial relations. Parallels can be drawn when considering the effects of colonial relations on Indigenous Peoples and communities, such as those who resided in and around the Canadian Rocky Mountains.
Contents
Foreword -- Where the land begins / Greg A. Hill -- The landlord / Lee-Ann Martin -- The narrative murals of Alex Janvier : Abstraction, representation and oral history / Chris Dueker -- Plates -- Chronology : The life and work of Alex Janvier / Jaime Koebel -- List of works -- Exhibitions -- Further references.
ISBN
9780888849427
Accession Number
2019.46
Call Number
06.1 H55a
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
An online resource dedicated to Alex Janvier, offering insight into the history of both himself and his art work.
Includes magic lantern slide show scripts "In the heart of the Canadian Rockies with horse and camera, part I and part II" by Mary S. Warren. Most images used in book were scanned from original lantern slides taken or collected by Mary Schaffer Warren