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Interviews for "Voices from the Odeyak"
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Description
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Item is an audio recording of one of a series of interviews done as research for Michael Posluns' book "Voices of the Odeyak". This is a preparatory interview with Marie Symes-Grehan, the Great Whale Hydro task force assistant from the Cree Village of Whapmagoostui, who acted as a coordinator during the voyage. The audio picks up mid-interview as Marie is discusses how she ended up going to Great Whale for community development to coordinate a task force. She then talks about her experience meeting Robbie Dick, who tells her about the project; her impressions of James' Bay; her first task force meeting; first coming up with the idea of building a canoe; and [Dani?] coming up. She then goes into detai about the meeting with the Inuit Council and Cree Council, describing Inuit/Cree historical integration changing to segregation and splitting the community, how the James' Bay Agreement split the Inuit and Cree communities, making them split land and starting land arguments. Marie then goes through a timeline of organizing the voyage, notes the equal numbers of woman, talks of making contact with the Sierra Club, problems with political groups, feelings of the chiefs about the project, her feelings during the experience, problems that arose during the voyage, monetary issues, unexpected help from regular community members along the voyage making up for the lack of help expected from official sources, and a time frame of launching boat from Ottawa.
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Type
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sound recording
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Fonds
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Michael Posluns fonds (F0382)
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Accession / Box
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2000-050 / 005 (10)
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Date
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1992-03-04
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Identifier (PID)
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yul:72506
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Title
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Our Native Land
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Description
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Item consists of an audio recording of the radio show, "Our Native Land", hosted by Bernelda Wheeler. It opens with an unknown song by Lee [Quimo?] and then Bernelda Wheeler begins news coverage of the First Nations Constitutional Conference. It includes several speeches and statements, each of which she makes an introduction to. The first speech comes from [Dove Cuthand??] on political rights. Next is a speech from Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and a statement from the president of the National Indian Brotherhood, Noel Starblanket, in response. This is followed by an interview with Joe Dionne on the resolution made at the conference to have an official Indian government made up of an assmbly of chiefs, and a response to this idea by Noel Starblanket. After this is Chief Robert Manuel's statement on the constitutional powers that should be held by this assembly. This is followed by a statement from the Indian Affairs Minister, John Munroe, on revising the Indian Act, with a response from George Manuel, of the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs. Next in the program is a news report by Ann Roberts on a federal inquiry into healthcare in Alert Bay on the west coast, following a short introduction to the segment by Bernelda Wheeler. Bernelda Wheeler then returns to coverage of the conference. Next is a statement from Chief Shotbothsides on treaty rights and land claims with a response from Pierre Trudeau. This is followed by a statements from Robert Manuel on running for the position of president of the National Indian Brotherhood, Noel Starblanket, the current president, and a response from Robert Manuel. The is followed by a news story from Gary George on the future for Aboriginal Canadians after the events of the conference and an untitled song by Winston Whatney that was played during a concert at the conference.
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Type
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sound recording
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Fonds
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Michael Posluns fonds (F0382)
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Accession / Box
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2000-050 / 006 (24)
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Date
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3 May 1980
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Identifier
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ASC33166
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Identifier (PID)
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yul:72444
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Title
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Our Native Land
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Description
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Item consists of an audio recording of the radio show, "Our Native Land", hosted by Bernelda Wheeler. It opens with a series of sound bites from Chuck Trimble, of the National Congress of American Indians; Joe Dionne, president of the Indian Association of Alberta; and Noel Starblanket, president of the National Indian Brotherhood, on the theme of self-government. This is followed by a news report presented by Bernelda Wheeler on National Congress of American Indians, which includes statements on self-government from Jessica Macuo and Noel Starblanket, both of the National Indian Brotherhood. This is followed by interviews with Robert Manuel of British Columbia, Arnold Goodleaf of the National Indian Brotherhood, Joe Dionne of Alberta, Doug Cuthand of Saskatchewan, and Francois Paulette, giving a provincial perspective on the idea. The program ends with a summary of the concept of Indian self-government from George Manuel, the head of the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs, several sound bites on the theme from unidentified sources, and a program sign off from Bernelda Wheeler.
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sound recording
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Fonds
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Michael Posluns fonds (F0382)
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Accession / Box
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2000-050 / 006 (24)
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Date
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3 May 1980
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Identifier
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ASC33167
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Identifier (PID)
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yul:72443
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Title
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Our Native Land
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Description
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Item consists of an audio recording of a radio show hosted by Ernie and Johnny Yesno. It is called "Our Native Land" and the subtitle for this series is "Prison's Parole". The program leads in with a song by an unknown performer and a short introduction from Ernie for Johnny Yesno. Johnny Yesno gives and introduction to the topic of the program and each of the following speakers. The first is Norman Bighead of the Native Brotherhood, who speaks about the Native Brotherhood of Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert. The next speaker is Felix [de Joillet?], a Metis man of the Native Brotherhood who speaks on the Native concept of half-way houses. Then, Merve Aiken of the Native Brotherhood speaks on the topic of Parole and the Native. The last speaker is Bob [Shellifue?], who speaks on the reserve law system. His statement is transitioned into an unknown song, ending the segment. The next segment begins with a short introduction to the program by Ernie, and then an introduction to the topic of the MacKenzie pipeline and Native land rights by Johnny Yesno. This is followed by a statement from the James Wa'shi, President of the Indian Brotherhood of the Northwest Territories, and an interview with Stewart Hodgeson, Comissioner of the Northwest Territories, by Dwayne Erickson.
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Type
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sound recording
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Fonds
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Michael Posluns fonds (F0382)
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Accession / Box
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2000-050 / 005 (25)
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Date
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1980
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Identifier
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ASC33163
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Identifier (PID)
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yul:72441
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Title
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Interviews for "Voices from the Odeyak"
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Description
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Recording consists of a series of interviews with First Nations and Inuit members of the community, some through interpreters. Tapes is annotated "Paul Asee, [Justice Paul Rouleau?], Mary Mickeyook, Thomassee Napartuk." Justice Paul Rouleau may be the male voice posing questions and interviewing the speakers. First interview is with an (Inuit?) Elder and hunter with an interpreter. Second interview with woman (Mary Mickeyook?) starts at 17:50 mark.
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Type
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sound recording
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Fonds
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Michael Posluns fonds (F0382)
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Accession / Box
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2000-050 / 004 (21)
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Date
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[between 1990-1992?]
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Identifier
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Identifier (PID)
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yul:328585
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James' Bay II Project New York City Protest Rally
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Item consists of an audio recording of a march protesting James's Bay II, the hydro-electric megaproject between the city of New York and Hydro Quebec. This recording is a continuation of Tape 2000-050 / 004 (32) (ASC33182). It begins with chants and drumming sung during the march. This is followed by a speech from an a man named Jeff calling for more action and goes into specifics about the environmental impacts of the agreement. The next speaker is Bob [Stanley-Maes?], a representative from the Vermont Coalition to Save James' Bay, who talks about the efforts to reject Hydro Quebec's agreement in Vermont. Next is Billy Sparks who sings "Warriors of the Rainbow" and "How Much Longer Will it Be". Next is Donna Eagle who sings [00:37:35] and speaks on her experience with the issue. Next is [Union?]from Amazonia who speaks through a translator on solidarity between the Cree peoples and his own. The audio cuts off abruptly.
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Type
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sound recording
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Fonds
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Michael Posluns fonds (F0382)
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Accession / Box
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2000-050 / 004 (32)
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Date
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1991
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Identifier (PID)
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yul:328511
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Title
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G.M. Interview, March 18, 1972
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Description
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Item consists of an interview with George Manuel. Topics of discussion include deception of Indigenous peoples by White Europeans, corporate abuses, similarities between different Indigenous nations, and how Indigenous Canadians are integral to Canada.
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Audiotapes
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Fonds
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Michael Posluns fonds (F0382)
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Accession / Box
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1989-020 / 008 (24)
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Date
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18 March 1972
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Identifier
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ASC33110
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Identifier (PID)
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yul:72257
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Title
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Interviews for "Voices from the Odeyak"
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Description
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Item is an audio recording of one of a series of interviews done as research for Michael Posluns' book "Voices of the Odeyak". This is a preparatory interview with Marie Symes-Grehan, the Great Whale Hydro task force assistant from the Cree Village of Whapmagoostui, who acted as a coordinator during the voyage. The conversation starts with them relating news about mutual acquaintances, including comments on Alcoholics Anonymous programs aimed at Indigenous people and an incident with a helicopter that was reported on in the news. Michael Posluns then relates the basis of "Voices of the Odeyak" and what work he's done on it so far. He talks about the campaign to save the Great Whale River, negative press about the Cree circulated by Hydro Québec, and they discuss the the contributions of Doris Delaney, Ian Goodman, and Anne Stewart. Marie then recounts how she got involved with the grassroots campaign to save the Great Whale River and the Indigenous communities around it and her impressions of a memorable night during the trip of the Odeyak to New York, when participants had a "collective breakdown". They then discuss Mary Hines, a long-time grassroots campaigner for many causes, an Indigenous community at [Walliston Lake?] that has been manipulated by the Federation of Saskatchewan Indians, and politics about chiefs and the ensuing problems. The audio drops at 00:32:30, then picks up again speaking about a female reporter and the manipulation of the media by Hydro Québec during the voyage.
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sound recording
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Fonds
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Michael Posluns fonds (F0382)
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Accession / Box
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2000-050 / 005 (10)
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Date
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1992-03-03
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Identifier
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ASC33172
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Identifier (PID)
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yul:72505
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Wounded Knee Press Conference
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Item consists of Barry Travis and an unidentified speaker giving a press conference on the events surrounding Wounded Knee and the incarceration of Black Horse and Leonard Peltier. The first speaker gives a statement on Black Horse, in reference to Peltier, the RCMP, US/Canada extradition; how the speaker got involved, their experience with security around the matter when going to interview Black Horse, questions on RCMP response (charges and imprisonment in preparation for deportation) and legal proceedings around the case. The second speaker discusses the incidents at Wounded Knee, the arrest of Indian people (including Frank Black Horse), and the circumstances leading to the arrest of Leonard Peltier.
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sound recording
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Fonds
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Michael Posluns fonds (F0382)
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Accession / Box
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1989-020 / 008 (04)
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Date
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1974-12-05 (?)
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Identifier (PID)
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yul:72226
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Title
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Our Native Land
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Description
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Item consists of an audio recording of a radio show hosted by Albert Angus and Bernelda Wheeler. It is called "Our Native Land" and the subtitle for this series is "Native Prisoners". The show begins with an introduction from the two hosts, then a fiddle song called "Snow deer" by Lee Cremo. Next is a segment called Getting to Know Joe [Bliant?], in which the subject speaks on leaving prison and becoming a Métis and Indigenous rights activist and leader. This is followed by several news stories on: the city council of Calgary refusing to rent office space to a Native Alcoholism Service organization, the Secretary of State refusing a grant to the Registered Nurses of Canadian-Indian Ancestry, the ongoing trial of Leonard Peltier in North Dakota, a fast by students in Ontario trying to get the MacKenzie pipeline stopped, and financial troubles faced by the Indian Brotherhood of the Northwest Territories in an ongoing legal battle over the MacKenzie pipeline and Native land rights. Next follows a segment broadcasting some of the more light-hearted moments in their ongoing coverage of the Berger Inquiry into the MacKenzie Valley Pipeline and its effects their people and environment. This is followed by an segment of an ongoing series on Mohawk (Iroquois) music by Mike Mitchell of the Akwasasne Reserve. In the segment he plays "The Handshake Song" and "The Rabbit Dance". Next is an interview with Vera Martin on her viewing of the 1975 Canadian film, "Eliza's Horoscope". The song "Dispersed" by Shannon Two Feathers is played, followed by a report on the difficulties faced by recently paroled Indigenous peoples. The recording cuts off shortly after this report begins.
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sound recording
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Fonds
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Michael Posluns fonds (F0382)
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Accession / Box
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2000-050 / 004 (08)
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Date
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1976
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Identifier
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ASC33163
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Identifier (PID)
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yul:72437
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Title
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Performance for United Nations
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Description
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Item consist of an audio recording of a show put on for United Nations delegates. The first performance is of drum based folk music. The host then introduces upcamong guests. The second performance on the recording is a comedy routine by [Skoge?] Mitchell.
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sound recording
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Fonds
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Michael Posluns fonds (F0382)
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Accession / Box
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1989-020 / 008 (35)
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Identifier (PID)
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yul:72326
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Title
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Aboriginal Art Interviews
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Description
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Item consists of an audio recording of an interview with an unidentified Inuit woman through the aid of an interpreter. Topics include her art, the co-op in Cape Dorset where her art is sold, the finances involved, and the effect of television on the Inuit community.
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Type
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sound recording
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Fonds
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Michael Posluns fonds (F0382)
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Accession / Box
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1989-020 / 008 (09)
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Identifier (PID)
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yul:72232
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Title
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Our Native Land
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Description
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Item consists of an audio recording of a radio show hosted by Albert Angus and Bernelda Wheeler. It is called "Our Native Land" and the subtitle for this series is "Native Prisoners". It begins with a continuation of the report on discrimination faced by Aboriginal parolees, started on tape 2000-050 / 004 (10) (ASC33162). The reporter, Albert Angus, interviews Doreen Hunter, a woman who works with Aboriginal Canadian inmates, and David Rimpole, District Director of the National Parole Service, Winnipeg. Bernelda Wheeler then interviews Ronda [Sharr?] of the Native Plan, a half-way house for recent parolees, on where Aboriginal Canadian parolees usually want to resettle. This is followed by a statement from David Rimpole on what the government is willing to do to try to fix the situation and closing statements from Albert Angus and Bernelda Wheeler.
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sound recording
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Fonds
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Michael Posluns fonds (F0382)
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Accession / Box
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2000-050 / 004 (08)
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Identifier (PID)
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yul:72438
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Interview with an Inuit Woman Artist
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Description
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Item consists of an audio recording of an interview with an unidentified Inuit woman through the aid of an interpreter. They discuss her upcoming mass book exhibit in New York. Item appears to be a continuation of a recording of a conversation on tape 1989-020 / 008 (35) (ASC33131).
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sound recording
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Fonds
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Michael Posluns fonds (F0382)
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Accession / Box
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1989-020 / 008 (50)
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Identifier (PID)
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yul:72296
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Title
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George Manuel Interview, March 19, 1972
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Description
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Item consists of an interview with George Manuel. Subjects discussed include Indigenous spiritual practices, Manuel's experiences with Indigenous ceremony, community versus individual aspects of Indigenous dance, community giving as a source of strength, the difference in the experience of poverty from the time Manuel was young, community punishment, spiritual food offerings and reverence for nature, spiritual lessons Manuel was taught from his elders as a youth, and similarities in spiritual belief and ritual between different Indigenous groups. In the latter part of the recording, Manuel discusses how his attitude has changed since he began the Poslans interviews, that he no longer worries about the image he may be presenting or getting re-elected.
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Audiotapes
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Fonds
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Michael Posluns fonds (F0382)
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Accession / Box
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1989-020 / 008 (45)
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Date
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19 March 1972
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Identifier
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ASC33123
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Identifier (PID)
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yul:72280
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W. Duff Interview on the Native Brotherhood
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Description
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Item consists of an audio recording of an interview with W. Duff regarding the North American Brotherhood. The main topic of discussion is the formation of the North American Brotherhood out of the Native Brotherhood of British Columbia and four other more localized organizations. Topics also include the character of Aboriginal Canadians living in British Columbia, treaty rights, reserve policy, and cultural preservation.
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sound recording
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Fonds
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Michael Posluns fonds (F0382)
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Accession / Box
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1989-020 / 008 (37)
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Identifier (PID)
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yul:72263
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Title
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G.M. Interview, February 2, 1973
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Description
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Item consists of an interview with George Manuel mainly on the topic of a possible settlement agreement between the government of Canada and Indigenous people. Topics of discussion include land rights, hunting and fishing rights, negotiation with the Prime Minister, Indigenous rights, the preservation of Indigenous identity. This is followed by a recording of a speaker [Professor English?] responding to a largely indecipherable question at what seems to be a panel discussion moderated by George Manuel. The response mostly addesses small business ownership in Africa.
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Audiotapes
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Fonds
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Michael Posluns fonds (F0382)
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Accession / Box
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1989-020 / 008 (18)
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Date
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2 February 1973
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Identifier
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ASC33107
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Identifier (PID)
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yul:72243
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Title
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G.M. Interview, April 15, 1972
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Description
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Item consists of an interview with George Manuel. Topics of discussion include Indigenous dance, the idea of reciprocity within community, the Christian church as a negative influence on Indigenous societies, exploitation of Indigenous groups by the early missionary church in Canada, Manuel's interest in the Shaker Church, community support within the Shaker Church, the Shaker Church's spurning of any publicity, prohibitions on Indigenous dancing, early relations between Indigenous groups and the Hudson's Bay Company.
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Audiotapes
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Fonds
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Michael Posluns fonds (F0382)
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Accession / Box
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1989-020 / 008 (39)
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Date
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15 April 1972
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Identifier
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ASC33118
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Identifier (PID)
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yul:72324
