Correspondence with James Boyce, 1963-1964
Correspondence with and regarding Robert Boyd, as well as newspaper clippings.
Information about head and brain injury from the Ontario Head Injury Association and Worker Advisor's Office with meeting notes.
Correspondence with Bramwell Saywell, 1964, and attached newspaper clipping.
Photographs (12 in General #189 branch minute book), meeting minutes, cashbooks, and other administrative documents of various Northwestern Ontario branches of the Federated Women’s Institutes of Ontario. Branches include; the Port Arthur Branch; the Beardmore Branch; the Raith Branch; the Finnish Branch; the Murillo Branch.
Found in General Archive #255, #143 (Box #42), #189 (box #59)
This file has copies of articles from two newspapers, The Native People, and Wawatay News, from 1978 regarding the book, "The Life and Death of Anna Mae Aquash" by Joanna Brand. Anna Mae Aquash was a Canadian victim in the conflict between the FBI, the RCMP, and the American Indian Movement. Her body was discovered in South Dakota, on the Pine Ridge Reservation in February 1976. It was confirmed that she was killed by a bullet fired execution-style into the back of her head. Aquash grew up on Micmac reserves in Nova Scotia, and was a strong-minded activist in many Indian Organizations. She took part in the occupation of Wounded Knee in South Dakota in 1973. Author Johanna Brand spent a year learning about Anna Mae and researching the circumstances surrounding her death.
This file has a journal article, from the journal Wentworth Historical Society, entitled "The Brant Family", compiled by Mrs. John Rose Holden. Captain Joseph Brant's grandfather visited England with Peter Schuyler (1710) early in the 18th century, during the reign of Queen Anne. Joseph Brant was the Chief of the Chanagoharie Clan - Thayendanegea's Clan.
This file contains a photocopy of a notice about the Governor-General's creation of lease tracts in Brantford in February, 1835.
This file contains book reviews on the book Mohawk Trail, by Beth Brant. Beth Brant is an Indigenous author who explores several families connected by blood, by sexual orientation, and by their urban working-class lives. The book is part autobiographical, part poetry, part short story and reconstructed Indigenous Oral Tradition. There are also other works written by Brant that are mentioned in this file including: Food and Spirits, From the Inside-Looking at You, and A Gathering of Spirit.
This file has a photocopy of Captain Brant's speech in behalf of the 5 natorized relating to Black No.4.
This file has photocopies and re-typed versions of letters from 1829, Brantford. These letters were written by Isaac Brant, Six Nations Supt. regarding Land quality belonging to the Indians.
This file has an excerpt from the book, The Valley of the Six Nations, The exodus to the Grand River. The photocopied pages are regarding the proceedings of a Council at Hamilton on July 4, 1819. It features a section of Tekarihoga's (also known as John Brant - the Mohawk Chief) speech regarding the Lands from the Grand River to the River Thames down to Lake Erie. Also contains several pages of typed accounts of Mohawk and Six Nations history, as told by Indigenous peoples and records from a government committee meeting as compiled by Solomon John Brant.
This file contains photocopies of handwritten letters that were in Indian Affairs (RG 10, Vol 1., pp 1-525). Names referred to in these documents include: Sir John Johnson, Captain Brant, President Rufsell, Captain Claus, to name a few.
This file contains documents (newspaper clippings, biographies, letters, etc.) on Joseph Brant, or Thayendanega. He was known to the Six Nations as "A Man for His People". He was born in 1742 and was a Chief of the Six Nations which included Kanien'keha:ka, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, On ndowa'ga, and Tuscarora tribes.
This folder has documents on Molly Brant, the sister of Joseph Brant. The file includes letters, articles, biographies, handwritten notes, and a pamphlet on the Molly Brant Stamp that was released by the Canada Post Corporation in 1986. Molly Brant and Joseph Brant were known for their loyalty to the British at the time of the Revolutionary War, and provided the secure base upon which the loyal British were to found the new province of Upper Canada.
This file has a photocopy of an article called "Garlanding The Flowers" written by Charlese Andrew Tupper. This article is about Mrs. Henry A. Brant, who was a writer of poetry and prose on Indigenous lore. Mrs. Brant drew attention to the history and brilliant record of the Mohawks at Tyendinaga Reservation, Deseronto. She was directly descended from the famous Chief Thayendanegea, also known as Captain Joseph Brant.
This file contains poems written by Theresa Brant, including: Prayer for Iroquois Airmen or All Canadian Airmen, Spirit Fires, The Great Elm, Summer Dawn, Johnawada, Autumn's Kiss, and more.
This file has photocopies of Brant's Journal of the General Council of the Foot of the Rapids of the Miamis (from the Public Archives Canada - Indian Affairs, RG 10, Volume 8, pp. 8124-8811).
This file has a photocopy of letters dated November 6, 1794 from Captain Brant (Fort Erie) to Col. Pickering, and also his reply.
This file has a photocopy of Brant's letter to Col. McKee (document from the Public Archives Canada - Indian Affairs, RG 10, Volume 9, pp. 8812 - 9222).
This file has a photocopy of Brant's speech of September 8, 1795 to His Excellency Governor Simcoe at a meeting in Grande River (document from the Public Archives Canada - Indian Affairs, RG 10, Volume 9, pp. 8812 - 9222).
This file contains email correspondence from Don Smith to Birgit Puaksztat in 2000 regarding Brant-Sero. In the email, there is mention of how Penny Petrone wrote about J.O. Brant-Sero in the Dictionary of Canadian Biography.
This file (1 of 3) has newspaper clippings, articles, bibliographies on John Ojijatekha Brant Sero's life. Brant-Sero (Burning Blossom) was a well-known Mohawk, formerly vice-president of the Ontario Historical Society and a member of the British association. He was an author of several historical articles on the Six Nations and gave many lectures even in Liverpool, entitled "Canada and the Indians".
This file (2 of 3) also has photocopies of newspapers, articles, many letters from museums/historical archives across Canada and England regarding Pertone's inquiry into J.O. Brant-Sero. There is also a photocopy of an article written by John Brant-Sero entitled "Indian Rights Association After Government Scalp". John Brant-Sero was a descendant of the Mohawk Chieftain Joseph Brant. This file also includes a lineage tree of Captain Joseph Brant that shows how John was related. Also includes a copy of his marriage and death certificates.
This file (3 of 3) has a bibliography of written works on John O. Brant-Sero, along with it handwritten notes, biographies, and photocopies of magazine articles on his life work.