Mistawasis

Monthly letter leaflet/ Woman's Foreign Missionary Society, [Vol. 7, no. 9 (Jan. 1891)]
In this letter, directed to Miss C. B. McKay, the author talks about how many children are in her school, and she also mentions the older lady from her previous letter, the one who got baptized. There is also news on Chief Mistawasis.
Monthly letter leaflet/ Woman's Foreign Missionary Society, [Vol. 8, no. 3 (July 1891)]
In this document, the writer talks about the death of her husband, who also happened to be the priest of the Mistawasis Community. The writer talks about reactions from the community also.
Monthly letter, Woman's Foreign Missionary Society, [Vol. 11, no. 10 (Feb. 1895)]
In this document, they recorded different supplies that were sent to either Mistawasis or Regina Industrial School. In the letter to mention how much clothing and who sent them.
Monthly letter, Woman's Foreign Missionary Society, 1891-1896
In this document, the author talks about two main points. The first point is the death of Rev. McKay and Rev. Jamieson. The second point the author discusses wages and schools.
Monthly letter, Woman's Foreign Missionary Society, 1893-1894
This document disuses school for the children living on Mistawasis. The letter later talks about Reverend A. J. M’Leod brings supplies of clothing to communities near Indian Head, Saskatchewan.
Monthly letter, Woman's Foreign Missionary Society, [Vol. 11, no. 7 (Nov. 1894)]
In this report, the writer talks about three sections; the first section is about a new pamphlet that will interest the girls. The second part the writer talks about their travel from Toronto to home. In the final section of this report is about the writer meeting with Executive Committees from the Foreign Mission Committee.
Monthly letter, Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society 1892:
In this letter, there is two sections; in the first section the writer talks about Mrs. Nichol who died when she was visiting friends, the writer also mention where Mrs. Nichol was buried. The second section the writer talks about a quote from Chief Mistawasis who thanks the men for saving them.
Monthly letter, Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society [Vol. 11, no. 3 (July 1894)]
In this letter, Miss Laura McIntosh writes about the school after the holidays, and she also talks about the children.
Monthly letter, Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society, 1895-1896
The first half of this document records the shipment of supplies, where the supplies come from and where they went. The second half of this document disuses letters from Rev. W. S. Moore and Rev. A. J. M’Leod, in these letters the two reverends talk about the supplies and what they did with them.
Monthly letter, Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society, [Vol. 10, no. 8 (Dec. 1893)]
In this document, there are two sections; the first section talks about supplies, who sent them, how many supplies and where the supplies ended up. The second section talks about the funding from the government and new children that the school received.
Monthly letter, Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society, [Vol. 11, no. 11(Mar. 1895)]
In this letter, Miss Nicoll writes about the Regina Industrial School. In the letter she goes over the highlights of the past three months, she also mentions names of the students who are doing well.
Monthly letter, Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society, [Vol. 11, no. 9 (Jan. 1895)]
In this document, there are two letters. One letter is talking about Chief Mistawasis and his wife, in the first part of the message the author talks about how Chief Mistawasis wife, got her attention and directed her to the school where one of the ladies was found sick. In the second letter, the writer talks about the supplies they got and how everyone looks.
Monthly letter, Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society, [Vol. 12, no. 4 (Aug. 1895)]
Miss L. M. Baker wrote to Mrs. Moore in her monthly updates that she was welcomed on Mistawasis, how everyone wanted to see her, and some people wished they saw Mrs. Jeffery and Mrs. Moore. Mrs. Baker also talks about Regina Industrial school and Sabbath School and her work there.
Monthly letter, Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society, [Vol. 5, no. 6 (Oct. 1888)]
In this letter, the writer mentions the school and how there is regular attendance and how there are more students enrolled. She also mentions disputing supplies to other First Nation communities.
Monthly letter, Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society, [Vol. 6, no. 10 (Feb. 1890)]
Miss C. B. MacKay wrote in her monthly letter that an old woman got baptized because she wanted to follow the ways of the missionary.
Monthly letter, Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society, [Vol. 6, no. 4 (Aug. 1889)]
With two sections to this document, the first section talks about the winter that just ended the writer also talks about taking out spring supplies and the distribution of clothing. In the second section, the writer mentions how the women in the community are becoming more reasonable; the writer also mentions the attendance at school.
Monthly letter, Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society, [Vol. 9, no. 8 (Dec. 1892)]
In this letter, the writer talks about the improvements the Aboriginal people are making. In one section of the message, Rev. Nicol talks about how the girls are learning quickly with becoming civilized. On the next part, the writer talks about how at the Regina school they fear that the children would want to go home when their parents came to visit, but when the parents were leaving the children did not even cry.
N.J. McLeod correspondence to L.D. Hyndman, Dept. Immigration and Citizenship, December 1962
Correspondence between N.J. McLeod, Regional Supervisor in Saskatchewan for the Department of Indian Affairs, and and Mr. Louis D. Hyndman of the Department of Citizenship and Immigration. Correspondence includes reference to Chief Joseph Dreaver of the Mistawasis Reserve and McLeod's report that Saskatchewan bands are skeptical of Chief Dreaver's relationship with the Canadian government. Reference to proposed changes to the Indian Act. N.J. McLeod was the Regional Supervisor to the Department of Indian Affairs. McLeod wanted to increase welfare benefits for first Nations, believing that by 1960 housing and nutrition had already been improved upon for First Nations via the role of the D.I.A. For more on N.J. McLeod, housing, nutrition and employment information in the 1960s, see "A National Crime: The Canadian Government and the Residential School System" by John S. Milloy and "Indigenous Women, Work and History: 1940-1980" by Mary Jane Logan McCallum.
Nanaimo Daily News (British Columbia) December 17,1971,
The Nanaimo Daily News, located in British Columbia, talks about Canadians who have helped Canada in one way or another. The newspaper clipping talks about Rev. William Wyte Moore who was a farmer missionary on Mistawasis.
Nanaimo Daily News (British Columbia) September 5, 2006,
On September 5, 2006, the Nanaimo Daily News, located in British Columbia, reported that on Mistawasis First Nations Community, there was a shooting that killed two people and injured others. The newspaper clipping talks about how the bodies were found, what family they belong too, how they were killed, and how the community will cope with this sudden death.