Federal -- Provincial Welfare Services -- Indian Eskimo Welfare
| Database ID | 24330 | |
| 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 (May 1958-March 1959) (Vol. 438) | |
| Date of creation | 1958-1959 | |
| Physical description/extent | 1 folder; 3 cm | |
| Number of images | 1 | |
| Scope and content | Minutes from the General Meeting of the Indian Association of Alberta. An article entitled "The Two Ordeals of Kikik" and a copy of the 'Native Voice.' Correspondence regarding sovereignty, problems on reserves, treaty rights, the Iroquois Six Nations Confederacy, living conditions, research and surveys of the conditions of Indigenous persons, Inuit welfare and education, relief, homelessness, voting rights, wheat dividends, government policy, education, income tax, leaving and forming reserves, financial aid, legal issues, the Indian Affairs Department, requests for new supervisors, land occupation and claims, the Indian Act, the sale of liquor,band funds, and medical treatment. Includes an interesting account of the living and learning conditions for children at this time. | |
| 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 Reports Correspondence | |
| Provenance Access Point | Diefenbaker, John G., 1895-1979 | |
| Place | Oka, Quebec, Canada | |
| Treaty boundaries | Canada -- National | |
| Cultural region | Canada -- National | |
| Names | Dionne, P. (Chief) Douglas, Thomas Clement (Tommy), 1904-1986 (Premier, MP) Fairclough, Ellen Loucks, 1905-2004 Hamilton, Francis Alvin George, 1912-2004 Logan, Joseph (Chief) Mowat, Farley McGill, 1921 - | |
| Subject | Indigenous Peoples Organizations Government policy Reserves Rights Health -- Medicine Lifestyle Inuit Affairs Assistance Law and Legislation -- Acts -- Indian Act Education | |
| Date Range(s) | 1950-1959 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/24330
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