Correspondence and memoranda of the Northern Areas Branch (including a "Report on the Indian and Half-breed Question")
Database ID | 24924 | |
Institution | Saskatchewan Archives Board | |
Fonds/Collection | Saskatchewan Department of Natural Resources | |
Series | NR1/2 | |
File/Item Reference | NR1/2-214 | |
Date of creation | 1939-1944 | |
Physical description/extent | 1 folder; 2 cm | |
Number of images | 1 | |
Scope and content | Correspondence and memoranda exchanged between Mr. G.J. Matte, head of the Northern Areas branch of the Department of Indian Affairs, and the D.N.R. concerning construction improvements such as drainage operations or bridge building, fire protection, squatters, and timber operations. Of special note is a "Report on the Indian and Half-Breed Question" prepared by a Roman Catholic missionary at La Loche, and termed "one of the most complete reports on this question...ever read." It appears that relations were not always the best between the two departments, as frequently the Northern Areas use of D.N.R. equipment and men, and expectations of D.N.R. financial support in fire-fighting lead to D.N.R. protests. | |
Restrictions on access | See Saskatchewan Archives Board | |
Copyright holder | Unknown | |
Copyright expiry date | Unknown | |
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 | |
Provenance Access Point | Saskatchewan Department of Natural Resources | |
Place | La Loche, Saskatchewan, Canada Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
Treaty boundaries | Treaty 6 Treaty 10 No treaty | |
Cultural region | Subarctic | |
Names | Ducharme, J.B. Hill, J.R. Kerr, W.F. Lajeunesse, M. Matte, G.J. Savage, W. | |
Subject | Forests Hunting and Trapping Indigenous Peoples General Metis Government departments -- Northern Affairs and Natural Resources Government departments Government policy Wildlife management Churches -- Roman Catholic Missions and Missionaries | |
Date Range(s) | 1930-1939 1940-1949 | |
Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/24924 |