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Trustees on Trials
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-Description taken from " Trustees on Trial" -
Ros Kidd uses official correspondence to reveal the extraordinary extent of government controls over Aboriginal wages, savings, endowments and pensions in twentieth century Queensland. In a disturbing indictment of the government's $4000 reparations offer, Kidd unpicks official dealings on the huge trust funds compiled from private income and community endeavours, showing how governments used these finances to their advantage, while families and communities struggled in poverty. Casting the evidence in terms of national and international litigation, particularly cases relating to government accountability for Indigenous interests, Kidd makes a powerful case that the Queensland government should be held to the same standards of accountability and redress as any major financial institution. 'Trustees on Trial' is a timely warning for all other Australian jurisdictions to consider their liability for Aboriginal money taken in trust.
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Two Acres and a Cow
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This article is about farming in the northwest and how Indian Commissioner Hayter Reed was going to bing in a new way to farm.
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We Shall Remember
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--Description taken from "We Shall Remember"--
Canadian Indian communities opted in to the nation wholeheartedly during the Second World War, acting in every
way as responsible citizens. Both men and women volunteered to serve in the Armed Forces; others collected goods for
the war effort, raised money for war-time charities and offered homes for orphans of the European countries
devastated by the war. Canadian Indians willingly shared their abilities and their possessions to help Canada win the
war. And yet, the full extent of their generosity has seldom been acknowledged; little record appears in the
nation’s history books of the enthusiastic support Native Canadians gave to every aspect of the war effort.
Furthermore, the Indian Affairs Branch never made the connection between the actions of Indians as patriotic
citizens and the need to respond to Indian political leaders' demands for more autonomy. Instead, Indian Affairs
took advantage of the war years to add even more powers over the lives of Indians by intervening between Indian veterans
and the Departments of National Defense and Veterans Affairs. In so doing, Indian Affairs seriously jeopardized
the veterans' access to benefits they had earned as members of the Canadian Armed Forces. The Government of Canada owes
Indian veterans public recognition of their contributions and redress of any shortfall in veterans’ benefits.
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Whenever the Indians of the Reserve Should Desire It
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Vic Savino and Erica Schumacher discuss the interpretation of the Treaties while also analyzing and giving a short description of significant points in the treaties. Savino and Schumacher also discuss the fulfillment of the Treaty provisions by the Canadian Government.
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William McKay
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This Document talks about William McKay and his experiences with the Indigenous people., Mistawasis is not mentioned until page 38, "How a Cree Indian Family Name was Founded".