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