"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