This file contains three photocopied speeches each including a photocopy of the original speech by Wyandotts. The first speech is from Detroit Riversmouth dated July 23, 1788. The speech was spoken by Shandalo, the Wyandot Chief, directed to the Moways, Chippaways, Pestowatomeys, and Muncees. This file also contains a second speech from Upper Sanduskee dated October 28th, 1788, from the Principal Chiefs of the Wiandots. Additionally, the third speech is from Detroit Rivers Mouth dated July 22, 1788. The speech was delivered by the Wyandots in behalf of themselves Ottaways, Chippaways, and Peolomeys to the Keekeboe Chiefs from the Wabawck.
This file contains a photocopy of an original speech dated 24th May 1794 from the Wendat, Anishinaabeg, Ottawas, Potawatomies, etc.
This file contains pages 100 to 115 of an unidentified book. The pages include the speech of the Jesuit, Piskaret and two speeches of Kiotsaton, Chief of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois).
This file contains a series of photocopied original speeches by Six Nations including a speech dated Montreal 29th August, 1763, a speech dated May 12th, 1763, a speech dated May 10th, a speech dated June 4th, a speech dated June 7th, 1765, a speech dated June 21st, a speech dated Saturday June 22nd, a speech dated Thursday 24th June, a speech dated June 30th, 1765, a speech dated 29th June, a speech dated July 4th, a speech dated July 7th, 1765, a speech dated July 13th, a speech dated Sunday July 11th, a speech dated July 17th, a speech dated July 28th, a speech dated Tuesday July 28th, 1772, a speech dated Montreal 29th August, 1766, a speech dated October 26th, 1765, a speech dated 21 July, 1770, a speech dated Johnson Hall 21th July, 1770, a speech dated Saturday 28th July, 1772, a speech dated Monday August 6th, 1772, a speech dated August 11, 1772, a speech dated Monday, October 5th, a speech December 3rd, speech December 4th, a speech dated August 10th, 1770, a speech dated January 19th, 1771, a speech dated Thursday July 16th, 1772, a speech dated July 6th 1772, and a speech dated March 24th 1764.
This file contains a document on information about Ahab Spence who was born on July 1, 1911 in Tataskweyak Cree Nation in northern Manitoba. He had a distinguished career as an Anglican priest and teacher and was the first Indigenous Person in Canada to receive the honorary degree of doctor of laws.
This file contains a series of photocopied newspaper articles written by Henry B. Steinhauer, as well as several that were written about him, one of which includes an extract from a letter he wrote. This file also contains an article written about Ralph Steinhauer, the first Indigenous person named Lieutenant-Governor. Additinonally, a full 1979 edition of The Native People is included in this file, along with several photocopied letters written by Henry B. Steinhauer from 1849-1867. Recipients include Mr. and Mrs. Car, the Editor of the Christian Guardian, and Rev. P. Jacobs, among others. File also contains a photocopy of the announcement for Rev. J. Ryerson's arrival in 1854, a series of Christian Guardian editions, and a series of photocopies excerpts from books and articles. Sources include the Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology, A Narrative Told by Robert Smallboy, and Vanguards of Canada.
This file contains information on Julius Salu born September 19th 1875 and by succession, became Chief in Fort McPherson. The file contains a document titled "A Northern Biography: Chief Julius" submitted by Sara Jerome on behalf of Fort McPherson Community Education Committee.
This file contains a series of photocopied letters with typewritten copies written to a brother from J. B. Tagayonini (also written as Joseph Tawgaboina, Josef Tagayonini, J. B. Taywenini, John B. Tagayonnini) between 1839 and 1846. Letters are marked with locations including Cold Water, River Credit, and Penetanguishene. There is also a letter written to a brother (Chief Wawanash) from a Jean Baptist Autangawenene, Saugieng, 1843.
This file contains a booklet in Italian titled "Tepee."
This file contains a series of pages or single articles from The Native People from 1975-1979 with one volume and multiple publications a year. Excerpts come from Vol.8 #6-8; Vol.10 #19; Vol.11 #6, 24, 40; and Vol.12 #19, 42. Additionally, this file also contains two pages from The Indian Voice from 1980, Vol.12 #12.
This file contains a photocopy of a newspaper article titled "Saskatchewan Message" by John. B. Tootoosis dated March 1947 from The Native Voice. John. B. Tootoosis was the President of the Union of Saskatchewan Indians.
This file contains a series of correspondence between William Toye at the Oxford University Press, Canada, and Penny Petrone from 1981-2000. There is also a letter from Eugene Benson, 1995, a letter from Joanne Shurvell, 1990, and an empty envelope. This file also contains page 7 from the Agora dated January 1996. A typewritten copy of a quote from "Canadian Indian Literature: From Its Oral Tradition to the Present." A Memorandum agreement made by Penny Petrone and Oxford University Press Canada dated 29th July 1987 are included in this file. This file contains page 59 from "Royal Ontario Museum." A document titled "The Oxford Companion to Canadian Literature" that contains a "outline of certain stylistic conventions and content suggestions" to contributors. A Oxford University Press Canada invitation to a party to mark the publication of The Oxford Companion to Canadian Literature from William Toye. This file also contains a Native Literature in Canada Media List dated September 1990. Additionally, this file contains a series of handwritten notes by Penny Petrone.
This file contains two photocopied chapters from books including pages from "The Jesuits And The Fur Trade" by Bruce G. Trigger of McGill University from Ethnohistory (1965) and "The French Presence in Huronia: The Structure of Franco-Huron Relations in the First Half of the Seventeenth Century" by Bruce G. Trigger from the Canadian Historical Review (1968).
This file contains pages 85-87 of the "Observations on Hudson's Bay." The pages contain Ukemaw speech from Isham's Observations on Hudson Bay, 1743.
This file contains a photocopied article titled "Indian moving to the city may seek reserve way of life" by Rudy Platiel. The document mentions Harvey McCue, Helen Hayden, and Marie Taylor. This file also contains a newspaper article titled "Cree Legend Chichipisitikwa." The story in the newspaper is from a book titled Cree Legends prepared by the Saskatchewan Indian Cultural College.
This file contains a series of newspaper articles and selected pages from Wawatay News from 1976-1980. Excerpts included come from Vol.2 #12; Vol.4 #1, 4, 7, 10-12; Vol.5 #1, 6; and Vol.6 #2, 4-5. Topics of the articles selected include births, local art, literature, recipes, children's activities, addictions centers, voting, memory, short stories, poetry, music, community events, deaths, community updates, the Royal Commission on the environment, and trapping.
This file contains three booklets with a series of listed references handwritten from various sources including The Native People, Wawatay News, and other sources. Additionally, a letter is included in this file addressed to Penny Petrone from George discussing his research into articles written on Ontario history.
This file contains a series of articles and pages of poems and stories from several editions of Wawatay News from 1976-1980. Selection sourced from Vol.2 #2, 9; Vol.3 #1, 11-12; Vol. 4 #1-3, 6-7, 9-12; Vol.5 #2-3, 6-8, 11; and Vol.6 #3, 5, 7. Topics discussed in the selected pages include Indigenous histories, racism, kindness, family, hunting, the environment, and sports.
This file contains photocopied book pages 67-77 of "Contemporary Challenges" by Jordan Wheeler. Additionally, this file contains a handwritten note by Penny Petrone.
This file contains photocopied pages of an article review of the book titled "Earth Elder Stories: The Pinayzitt Path" by Alexander Wolfe from a magazine Quill & Quire (1988). Additionally, this file contains a series of photocopied newspaper articles about Alexander Wolfe including "Storyteller holds mirror for natives" by Terry Gilbert from the Calgary Herald (1988), "Storyteller counting on printed words" by Jens Nielsen of the Star-Pheonix (1988), and "Earth Elder Stories fills void in history" by Bill Robertson in the Star-Phoenix (1989), Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
This file contains photocopied pages from the article "The Sword and Belt of Orion" by William S. Connelley. Connelley was sent the story, "The Sword and Belt of Orion," which is a Wyandot traditional story of the belief that 'The great cave, or yooh-wah-tak-yoh' in which the Women who fell from Heaven is supposed to dwell, is in the North.' and that 'every Wyandot had to go there after death, because it was the entrance to the underground way which led to the Land of the Little People.
This file contains a photocopy of the original Wyandot speeches and a typewritten version.
This file contains a document with a series of pages including "Ondinnonk" from Le Mercier's Huron Relation, 1637, "The Wolves", and "Indian Language." Also contains a copy of "The Romantic Story of Peter York Who Lives to Over 100 Years of Age" by R.W. Thom and another article by same author entitled "Picturesque Peter York- Early Indian Chief in Grey Had Keen Sense of Humor".
This file contains a page detailing a series of sources that reference Yellow Quill. This file contains a photocopy of an original letter and a typewritten copy addressed to Alexander Morris Lt. Governor of Manitoba & the North West Territories from Yellow Quill dated Fort Pelly, 28th September. Additionally, this file contains a second photocopy of an original letter and a typewritten copy addressed to Yellow Quill from Alexander Morris Lt. Governor of Manitoba & the North West Territories dated Fort Garry, Manitoba, 10th October. A third photocopied letter attached is dated Fort Garry, Manitoba, October 17th, 1874 from The Secretary of State, Ottawa.
This file contains "Aboriginal Pre-Twentieth-century Canadian Literary Materials: A Collection" Volume 1 by Serafina Penny Petrone. First volume in a collection of primary materials from libraries and archives across Canada and the United States for teaching Education 1100: Indian Literary Studies. The materials assembled in this collection reveal the scope and variety of Canadian Indigenous Literature in the form of speeches, sermons, myths, reports, letters, petitions, journal extracts, diary entries, minutes of Indian councils, poetry and songs. The content includes the early role of Indigenous peoples in settler military strategy, timber rivalries, the negotiation of treaties, reserve land sales, and timber disposal, the provision of educational facilities, and administration of trust funds, Indigenous-white government policy, betrayal by whites, love and hatred of the missionaries, family life, the spirituality of life, the sacredness of nature, a zeal for the Christian God, and all topics concerning the daily problems of life.