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First Nations era – Business & Public Affairs

From Wooden Ploughs to Welfare - Helen Buckley

A history of the experience of prairie indigenous first nations in making the tansition from a buffalo based economy to a settler/colonial economy.

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    Fur Trade in the Scratching River Region

    The fur trade in the Morris, Manitoba district.

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      Grant, Johnny - Memoir - Son of the Fur Trade (1831)

      A memoir of his career in the west.

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        Hothem - North American Indian Artifacts

        A dated summary of types of First Nation cultural heritage objects and the value placed on them in the antiquities market. 

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          Manitoba Trapper's Guide - 1972

          A reprint of a trappers guide from the 1950s with hand drawn illustrations and general guidelines on the trade.

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            Native Chiefs and Famous Metis - Holly Quan

            Short biographies of 19th and early 20th century first nation leaders.

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              Negotiating the Numbered Treaties - Talbot

              A history of Alexander Morris's role in negotiating the numbered treaties on the prairies.

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                No End of Grief - Indian Residential Schools in Canada - Agnes Grant

                A history of the legacy of the Indian Residential Schools in Canada.

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                  RCMP Quarterly - Massacre of the Buffalo (1865)

                  An article reviewing the effect of the massacre of the buffalo on the lives of First Nation and Metis communities.

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