Indian History Film Project

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The original intent of The Indian History Film Project was to conduct interviews with First Nations elders across Canada and to produce a television series portraying Canadian history from a First Nations' perspective.

Major funding was provided by the Donner Foundation with additional funding from the Devonian and McLean foundations, and support from the University of Regina.

The Indian History Film Project was an initiative of Direction Films and was conceived and developed by Tony Snowsill. The project leaders were Tony Snowsill and Christine Welsh. The project evolved over time, and eventually it was decided to access libraries and archives across the country to incorporate existing interviews with First Nations elders. All interviews, whether original or archival, were cross indexed by word and theme and housed in the C.P.R.C.

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Alfred (Albert) Mishibinijima 1
(Canadian Plains Research Centre, 1984-02-29) Mishibinijima, Alfred (Albert); Snowsill, Tony; Welsh, Christine; Debassigae, Ernest
An interview with Alfred Mishibinijima who recounts his life working on farms and in lumber camps, the origin of some Ojibway words and the aftermath of the War of 1812. Transcribed by Joanne Greenwood.
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Alphonse Antoine 1
(Canadian Plains Research Centre, 1984-04-03) Antoine, Alphonse; Snowsill, Tony; Welsh, Christine; Debassigae, Ernest
An interview with Antoine Alphonse who gives an account of his life including residential school and serving in two wars.
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Alphonse Antoine 2
(Canadian Plains Research Centre, 1984-04-03) Antoine, Alphonse; Snowsill, Tony; Welsh, Christine; Debassigae, Ernest
An interview with Antoine Alphonse who gives an account of his life. Interpreter: Ernest Debassigae ; transcriber: Joanne Greenwood.
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Antoine Lonesinger 5 Interview
(Canadian Plains Research Centre, 1974-11-21) Lonesinger, Antoine; Littlepoplar, Alphonse
Interview includes a biographical account of Antoine Lonesinger's life that includes stories about farming, trapping, house construction and the making of charcoal and lime. He also tells of the murder of an Indian Agent at the hands of a Blackfoot named Owl Eyes.
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Charles Fosseneuve interview
(Canadian Plains Research Centre, 1976-08-18) Fosseneuve, Charles; Dobbin, Murray
A long time resident of Cumberland House talks about conditions in the area during the years that Jim Brady was living there.
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Charlie Chief 1 Interviewer
(Canadian Plains Research Centre, 1974-07-11) Chief, Charlie; Littlepoplar, Alphonse
Interview of Charlie Chief who discusses the a Grass Dance, Round Dance and Sioux Dance (including songs). Also included are songs. The discusses the difference between old and new ways. Alphonse Littlepoplar is the intterpreter
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Charlie Coming Singing interview
(Canadian Plains Research Centre, 1973) Coming Singing, Charlie; Provost, Dila
An interview discussing the taking and interpretation of Treaty #7, and the establishment of the Blood Reserve.
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Isabel Smallboy interview
(Canadian Plains Research Centre, 1975) Smallboy, Isabel; Crier, Louis P.; Soosay, Phillip
Establishment of the Montana, Louis Bull, Samson and Ermineskin Reserves. Taking of Treaty #6 and the establishment of agriculture.
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Janet R. Fietz
(Canadian Plains Research Centre, 1982-10-19) Fietz, Janet R.
Janet R. Fietz grew up in La Ronge and she tells of the changes she has seen over the years.
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John Cook
(Canadian Plains Research Centre, 1976-09-14) Cook, John; Dobbin, Murray
John Cook gives his impressions of Jim Brady and Malcolm Norris. He talks about the effects of welfare on the northern way of life and the government programs in the north.
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Lawrence Tobacco interview
(Canadian Plains Research Centre, 1983-06-20) Tobacco, Lawrence; Welsh, Christine; Snowsill, Tony
Lawrence Tobacco, born 1919, on the Poor Man Reserve, Saskatchewan He attended a residential school and is now involved in traditional education and counseling. He talks about farming and raising cattle on the Poor Man Reserve; shares a story of a trip he took to Winnipeg to sell cattle for a number of reserves in the File Hills area, and how Indian Affairs officials tried to bribe him with part of the proceeds of the sale; shares stories of defiance toward Dept. of Indian Affairs paternalism such as: butchering a cow without a permit; buying a tractor and establishing outside credit without a permit. He also shares his experiences in the Catholic residential school on the Muskowekan Reserve, 1926-1935.
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Mary Ann McKenzie interview
(Canadian Plains Research Centre, 1981-08-17) McKenzie, Mary Ann; Fietz, Janet R.
Mary Ann McKenzie talks about her childhood memories: food preparation, gardening, making moccasins, fish nets and snowshoes.
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Mrs. Marion Dillon Interview
(Canadian Plains Research Centre, 1973-07-23) Dillon, Marion; Mountain, Mary
An interview that includes stories of hunting, trading and food gathering. Also included are stories about the Frog Lake massacre and Wihtiko (cannibal monster)
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Pierre Carriere interview
(Canadian Plains Research Centre, 1976-08-18) Carriere, Pierre; Dobbin, Murray
Pierre Carriere was a close friend of Jim Brady. He talks about the history of Cumberland House, social life as it changed from the pre-war period to the present ; Jim Brady's role as a leader in the community ; the fishing and forestry industry ; the CCF government and its programs ; Malcolm Norris and his activities ; the effect of the war on the town and the role of the Legion.
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Rufus Goodstriker interview 1
(Canadian Plains Research Centre, 1983-02-14) Goodstriker, Rufus; Welsh, Christine; Snowsill, Tony
An interview with Rufus Goodstriker, born in 1924 on the Blood Indian Reserve and attended a residential school. He tells of the origins and significance of the transfer of Indian names, especially within his own family. He also talks about Indian medicine and the power of faith; the Indian spiritual way vs. the Western technological way;of herbs, animal spirits, sweat bath in healing etc.
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Saddle Lake interviews
(Canadian Plains Research Centre, 1975-02-13) Lightning, Richard
Nine elders in discussion at Saddle Lake Reserve. They talk about aspects of life before contact with whites, Treaty #6, the history of amalgamations and land sales, and a traditional story of a boy raised by buffalo.
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Sarah Ballantyne interview
(Canadian Plains Research Centre, 1981-08-12) Ballantyne, Sarah; Fietz, Janet R.
Highlights memories of her childhood.

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