Ellen Fairclough on Mistawasis Petition, Funding Cuts to Indian Affairs

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Database ID24834
InstitutionUniversity of Saskatchewan Diefenbaker Archival Collections
Fonds/CollectionJohn G. Diefenbaker fonds
SeriesMG01
File/Item ReferenceMG01-XII-B-155 (Vol. 36)
Date of creation1960-1963
Physical description/extent1 folder; 2 mm
Number of images5
Scope and contentFile contains correspondence by Ellen Fairclough and John Diefenbaker. Includes a letter from Diefenbaker mentioning a petition from the people of Mistawasis signed by members of the Dreaver family, and a letter from Fairclough to Donald Fleming protesting cuts to her Departmental Budget, stating that such cuts will hurt the Indian Affairs branch.
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TypeArchival
Primary MediaTextual documents
Provenance Access PointDiefenbaker, John G., 1895-1979
PlaceMistawasis First Nation, Saskatchewan, Canada
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Treaty boundariesTreaty 6
Canada -- National
Cultural regionPlains
Canada -- National
NamesDiefenbaker, John George, 1895-1979 (Prime Minister)
Dreaver Family
Fairclough, Ellen Loucks, 1905-2004 (Can. politician)
Fleming, Donald
SubjectPolitics
Policy
Politics -- Political Parties
Government departments -- Citizenship and Immigration
Government departments -- Indian Affairs
Government -- federal
Government -- Cabinet
Petitions
Band
Assistance
Date Range(s)1960-1969
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