While most Canadians have heard of the Indian Chiefs Poundmaker, Big Bear and perhaps even Broken Arm (MASKI PITON), Chief PESEW has remained virutally unkown. He is not mentioned in the popular or academic history of the Canadian west or in the Indian history of the west. In fact, western development owes a large debt to Chief PESEW - Louis Joseph Piche. Coming west as a young Voyageur with Peter Pond, Piche eventually rose to become the Head Chief of the Cree/Nakoda alliance in the west, and their allied tribes. His sway reached from Winnipeg to the Pacific, and from Lesser Slave Lake to Wyoming. It is Piche and his followers who "settled" the west, and it is thanks to him that the west was settled peacefully for those who followed. Piche had a large family, and most of the Western Cree chiefs today can trace descent to him. 468 pages.
A review and analysis of Cree tipis, painted lodges, history, use, and protocols governing use and camps. 163 pictures and photos, 88 painted lodges. 89 pages.
A continuation of the Maski Piton Band history Volume 1, from 1860-1890, with appendicies including organizational and political flow charts, Chieftainships, Kinship, Band population tables, Band membership lists, Social character- istics, range, Cree Forager Culture, butchering techniques, Seasonal band locations/distribution
The only existant listing of historic Fur Trade and aboriginal personages with births, deaths and affiliations for western Canada and adjacent areasfrom 1600-1900.
In Canada Federal Government law requires that large earth-disturbance developments consult with the pertinent aboriginal groups who have historic connections with that location. To test to see how well this is being done, in the spring of 2013 we spent 2 weeks unercover with the Tera Environmental Consulting archaeological field crew to assess their work. What we looked ofr was site location, identification and reporting, site interpretation, Administration and management, consultation with aboriginal groups, Crew preparation and competence, interaction with aboriginal memembers. They failed on all counts. Consulta-tion was neglegible and ineffective; stapp underqualified; training nonexistent; proceedures unprofessional; 80% of sites were not identified or recorded; interpretation poor; interaction was poor at best. We include assessments and field notes and interpretive of a major site ignored by the consultant. 142 pages; photos; maps.
Bead by Bead examines the parameters that current Indigenous legal doctrines place around Métis rights discourse and moves beyond a one-size-fits-all approach. Contributors to this volume address the historical denial of Métis concerns with respect to land, resources, and governance. Tackling such themes as the invisibility of Métis women in court decisions, identity politics, and racist legal principles, they uncover the troubling issues that plague Métis aspirations for a just future. By revealing the diversity of Métis identities and lived reality, this critical analysis opens new pathways to respectful, inclusive Métis-Canadian constitutional relationships.