"Indian and Eskimo Welfare"
Database ID | 24164 | |
Institution | University of Saskatchewan Diefenbaker Archival Collections | |
Fonds/Collection | John G. Diefenbaker fonds | |
Series | Series IV - Leader of the Opposition, 1956-1957 | |
File/Item Reference | Series IV - Leader of the Opposition, 1956-1957-630/635 (Vol. 25) | |
Date of creation | 1956-1957 | |
Physical description/extent | 1 folder; 4 cm of textual records | |
Number of images | 1 | |
Scope and content | Folder containing copies of Native Voice: The Official Organ of the Native Brotherhood of British Columbia from 1956-1957. The folder also includes correspondence relating to health care, sale of reserve land, the Indian Act, the removal of band members, enfranchisement, executives of the Indian Association of Alberta, Diefenbaker's representation of Hobbema Reserve residents, treaty status, the establishment of a Royal Commission,treaties, commissioners and lawyers, the right of Canadian Indigenous persons to petition the Queen, the return of expelled band members, treatment of indigenous persons on reserves, the legality of longhouse marriages, band funds, issues affecting indigenous persons, payment of chiefs, and life on the reserve. | |
Restrictions on access | There are no restrictions on access. | |
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 | |
Provenance Access Point | Diefenbaker, John G., 1895-1979 | |
Treaty boundaries | Canada -- National | |
Cultural region | Canada -- National | |
Names | Pickersgill, John Whitney, 1905-1997 | |
Subject | Royalty Rights -- Vote Rights -- Treaty Rights Marriage Health News and Reporting -- Articles Reserves Law and Legislation -- Acts -- Indian Act Band -- Memberships Chiefs | |
Date Range(s) | 1950-1959 | |
Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/24164 |