Federal -- Provincial Welfare Services -- Indian Eskimo Welfare-- Rev. B.T. Johnson
Database ID | 24388 | |
Institution | University of Saskatchewan Diefenbaker Archival Collections | |
Fonds/Collection | John G. Diefenbaker fonds | |
Series | Series VI - Prime Minister's Office Numbered Correspondence | |
File/Item Reference | Series VI - Prime Minister's Office Numbered Correspondence-635-Johnson (Vol. 440) | |
Date of creation | 1957-1961 | |
Physical description/extent | 1 folder; 3.5 cm | |
Number of images | 1 | |
Scope and content | File containing correspondence related to the residential school at North Battleford. Several copies, sent to a number of individuals, of a letter/response from the executive assistant of the Prime Minister. The letter is in response to the requests for assistance for the school at North Battleford. It outlines the goverment's policy regarding the location and type of schools Indigenous children on reserves attend, with reference to religious freedom, family allowance, "Indian Day Schools" and Protestant-run federal institutions. Copy of "The Story of Canadian Indians Fight for Freedom", by Rev. B.T. Johnson. Multiple responses from government to Johnson. | |
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 | Correspondence | |
Provenance Access Point | Diefenbaker, John G., 1895-1979 | |
Place | Cando, Saskatchewan, Canada North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
Treaty boundaries | Treaty 6 | |
Cultural region | Plains | |
Names | Campbell, E.S. Fairclough, Ellen Loucks, 1905-2004 Johnson, B.T. Wuttunee, Lennox (Chief) | |
Subject | Community Development Schools -- Residential Education -- Policy Religion -- Christianity | |
Date Range(s) | 1950-1959 1960-1969 | |
Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/24388 |