In this book:

• The story of Alexander Morris, the government’s chief negotiator on several treaties
• Treaty-making and the negotiating skills of First Nations' leaders
• Ottawa’s inaction on treaty implementation
• Conflicts between Morris and the government, and his struggle to uphold the treaties

In this book...

• What is Cree Narrative Memory?
• The importance of storytelling to understanding Cree history and future
• First hand examples of the tenacity and resiliency of the human spirit
• Interpreting the history of Indigenous people through their own stories

Using the narratives of his family, Neal McLeod shows how Cree narrative memory is more than simply storytelling: it involves the collective memory of generations, and the spirituality, dignity, humility, and connections through time and place of Cree peoples.

In this book...

• What drew Aboriginal peoples to the Hills?
• The unique geology of the Hills
• Sitting Bull takes refuge near the Hills
• Fur and whiskey traders, and wolf hunters invade the Hills
• The arrival of the NWMP
• Removal of Aboriginal peoples from the Hills

History is not static. Building on the success of their earlier work, the authors revisit the hills and bring new and updated material to this book. While portions remain the same as the original book, new information about the Nakoda peoples and the Metis, as well as modern revelations, are added plus additional photographs and images.

In this book...

History of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal gambling
The evolution of Canadian gaming laws
The influence of US gaming operations
The impact of the Canadian Aboriginal gaming industry
Economic development and Aboriginal casinos
Is gambling an effective economic development tool?

Beginning with an examination of the role gambling and gaming played in pre-contact Aboriginal society, this book traces the history of First Nations gaming institutions nationally. Also examined are legislative attempts to control gambling, the political battles fought in each province to establish Indian run casinos, agreements reached with various governments, the impact of location and management arrangements on the success/failure of casinos, and the challenges facing First Nations gambling institutions.

In this book...

Kiciwamanawak, my cousin. That is what my Elders said to call you. You have a treaty right to occupy and use this territory. You received that right when my family adopted yours.

In this book . . .

Forcing the Indians from the Cypress Hills
The transformation of Indian society on the Prairies
   from self-sufficient hunters to regulated farmers
Early relations with settlers around the reserve
Government control and power in daily life
One person’s residential school experience

In this book . . .

• Indian people using fire to steer buffalo herds
• The role of the Métis as guides, traders, and ranchers
• Collecting buffalo chips for fuel, and buffalo bones for sale
• Finding that every water hole has been wallowed in by buffalo
• Conflicts between homesteaders and ranchers over fencing
• American ranchers bringing their cattle north to graze
• Homesteading in the grasslands in the early 1900s
• Hard lessons about faming in drought times
• Abandoning the farm

In this book . . .

Canada's first rodeo star
The early years of the Calgary Stampede
An Indian rancher who succeeded when expected to fail
Goverment control over life a the reserve
The American called Tom Threepersons
Indian spirituality and Christianity
A pact with the devil?

How was your street named?

After a former president of the University of Saskatchewan?
To honour a World War II fighter ace?
To recognize a person who helped settle or develop Saskatoon?
To recall a battle or military honour?
After an Aboriginal leader?