Indian Affairs - General
Database ID | 24102 | |
Institution | University of Saskatchewan Diefenbaker Archival Collections | |
Fonds/Collection | John G. Diefenbaker fonds | |
Series | Series III - 1940-1956 | |
File/Item Reference | Series III - 1940-1956 -688 (Vol. 57) | |
Date of creation | n.d., 1944-1956 | |
Physical description/extent | 1 folder; 2 cm of textual records | |
Number of images | 61 | |
Scope and content | File containing notes and correspondence regarding self-government, citizenship, civil rights and the Indian Act (and amendments to). Includes correspondence from E. D. Fulton discussing the feasibility of Indians electing their own MPs; correspondence to Diefenbaker from J. B. Tootoosis regarding the appointment of an Aboriginal to the Senate; correspondence from Andre Renaud supporting Diefenbaker's call for a Royal Commission on Indian affairs. Notes on Hansard. Some related articles, reports, notes and clippings including: "Lo The Poor Indian" -- (an article related to handicrafts), a copy of "The Thunderbird," speech notes from J.W. Pickersgill called "The Future of the Canadian Indian" and a report by Canadian Council of Christians and Jews regarding Manitoba attitudes toward natives. | |
Other terms governing use and reproduction | Responsibility regarding questions of copyright that may arise in the use of any images is assumed by the researcher. | |
Type | Archival | |
Primary Media | Textual documents | |
Specific document types | Articles Correspondence | |
Provenance Access Point | Diefenbaker, John G., 1895-1979 | |
Other notes | Not all material in this file has been digitized. | |
Place | Sarnia, Ontario, Canada Yellow Quill First Nation, Saskatchewan, Canada Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Kawacatoose First Nation, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
Treaty boundaries | Treaty 4 Treaty 6 Canada -- National | |
Cultural region | Plains Canada -- National | |
Names | Fulton, Edmund Davie, 1916-2000 Pickersgill, John Whitney, 1905-1997 Tootoosis, John Baptiste, 1899-1989 | |
Subject | Rights -- Vote Law and Legislation -- Acts -- Indian Act Government | |
Date Range(s) | 1940-1949 1950-1959 | |
Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/24102 |