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The Union of Saskatchewan Indians: An Organization of Indian People for Indian People
No full textThe Union of Saskatchewan Indians (USI) had been described as a political tool of the Canadian Commonwealth Federation (CCF). The USI, however, was established and operated independently of the CCF government. Factors which influenced the establishment of the USI included: veterans\u27 involvement, social issues which bonded Indian people together, the education of Indian people, and the support of the Saskatchewan CCF government. Further, the USI operated independently of the CCF government. Its constitution, funding, members, and policies were separate although influenced by the CCF government. Nevertheless, the USI cannot accurately be described as an instrument of the CCF. It was an independent and Indian organization
"My parents, they became poor": The Socio-Economic Effects of the Expropriation and Relocation of Stoney Point Reserve #43, 1942
No full textOn 14 April 1942 the Stoney Point Reserve was expropriated by the Department of National Defence and Indian Affairs. The land was required for an advanced military training camp to support the war effort The Stoney Point families were quickly relocated to the neighbouring Kettle Point Reserve #44. The loss of the reserve was a traumatic experience for the small Stoney Point band and resulted in severe economic and social problems. Physical removal caused widespread poverty among the band due to inadequate compensation, separation from resources and work, and a reliance on welfare. Socially, the Stoney Pointers suffered from an identity crisis, feeling disjointed from their community and its roots. This case study provides an examination of the effects of expropriation and relocation on Native communities
\u27A brake upon the wheel\u27: Frank Oliver and the Creation of the Immigration Act of 1906
No full textAs Minister of the Interior from 1905 to 1911, Frank Oliver held a fundamentally different philosophy of immigration to that of his predecessor. While previous immigration legislation had been open door, and focused on economic criteria, Oliver believed in the effectiveness of a closed door policy based primarily on cultural criteria. The Immigration Act of 1906, resting on the twin pillars of selection and restriction, was designed to establish and implement that criteria. The immigration bill was well received by the public, engendered minimal legislative debate, and was passed substantially as it had first been introduced. Oliver had responded to what Canadians perceived was a national need
Ukrainians in Manchuria, China: A Concise Historical Survey
No full textThere is a body of literature that attests to Russian influence in the early development of Harbin, China, Edmonton\u27s twin city, and northern Manchuria generally. What is not acknowledged in this literature, however, is that the "Russian" presence in Manchuria drew on considerable Ukrainian participation. This article explains why scholars of Manchuria have tended to refer to the settlers from the European parts of the Russian Empire only as "Russians" rather than distinguishing them according to their real national compartments. Then, by drawing on little known sources, an examination of the background to Ukrainian settlement in the region, the evolution of the community there, and the emergence of separate Ukrainian organizations, follows
Public Attitudes in Canada Toward Unmarried Mothers, 1950-1996
No full textHas the social stigma and shame once attached to unwed motherhood disappeared? A review of the Canadian popular press from 1950 to the present suggests that the stigma is now an economic one. This paper traces public attitudes toward unmarried mothers as viewed primarily through the pages of Maclean\u27s and Chatelaine and concludes that, while the stigma now is mainly an economic one, the sense of shame surrounding unwed motherhood has not disappeared completely
The Church and Slavery in Anglo-Saxon England
No full textSlaves and slavery were an accepted part of everyday Anglo-Saxon life. This paper examines a range of original sources that reveal the ways in which the teachings and practices of Christianity and Christians were part of that acceptance
Livia: First Lady of Imperial Rome
No full textLivia: First Lady of Imperial Rome. By Anthony A. Barrett. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2002. Pp. xix + 425,29 b/w illustrations. $20.00 US paperback
