Item consists of a black-and-white carte de visite photograph, likely taken in 1863 by Johnstone & Co., Melbourne, of Chief Lathella (full pose), of Aneityum, New Hebrides (Vanuatu).
Item consists of a black-and-white carte de visite photograph, likely taken in 1863 by the British Foreign Copying Company, London, of Chief Lathella (side, half-pose), of Aneityum, New Hebrides (Vanuatu).
Item consists of a small pamphlet outlining CKDU grassroots radio programming, likely from 1997. Item includes a short piece discussing Indigenous programming on CKDU.
Item consists of research notes prepared by Fred Wien for Howard Clark in preparation for Clark's 1990 Treaty Day speech. Item also includes an early draft of the speech.
File contains a series of letters between Arthur Gale and Alexander Leighton regarding his film "Porpoise Oil." The correspondence includes an announcement of its inclusion as an Honorable Mention by Movie Makers staff in the selection of the Ten Best Non-theatrical Films of 1937, as well as letters about an article Gale commissioned from Leighton about the making of his film. There is also correspondence from 1941 with James Moore at The Amateur Cinema League regarding Alexander Leighton's possible submission of his film about Navajo life, "Work for your Own," for a contest in the Special Class.
File contains correspondence between Thomas H. Raddall and D.H. Mahon from 1959 regarding the use of skis and snowshoes by the Indigenous peoples of Nova Scotia.
Item consists of a typed letter sent by Thomas H. Raddall to Sara MacGlashen in 1957, about the influence of the culture and history of the Indigenous peoples of Nova Scotia in the writing his short story "The Amulet".
Item consists of a facsimile of a clipping that appeared in the February 1871 issue of the [Halifax] Evening Express, about Dr. A.P. Reid's impressions on the North-West Territory after a brief visit after the Red River Rebellion.
Item consists of the text of a speech delivered by Howard Clark on Treaty Day, October 1st, 1990, discussing relations with the Indigenous peoples of Nova Scotia while "the events at Oka, Quebec weigh very heavily, as they should and must, on the public consciousness."
Item consists of a black-and-white stereoscope photograph, likely taken in 1863, showing Mrs. McNair and four unidentified Indigenous people standing in front of the Mission House at Dillon's Bay, Erromango, New Hebrides (Vanuatu).
Item consists of a black-and-white stereoscope photograph, likely taken in 1863 or 1864, of several unidentified Indigenous people standing in front of the mission station in Pango village, Éfaté island, New Hebrides [Vanuatu].
Item consists of a black-and-white stereoscope photograph, likely taken after 1866, of Rev. J. G. Paton, his family and fellow missionaries, and unidentified Indigenous people at the mission house on Aniwa, New Hebrides [Vanuatu].
Item consists of a black-and-white stereoscope photograph, likely taken in 1863, of Rev. Morrison, his family, and several Indigenous people, standing in front of the Mission House on Éfaté, New Hebrides [Vanuatu].
Item consists of a black-and-white stereoscope photograph, likely taken in 1863, of a group of unidentified Indigenous people sitting in front of John W. Matheson's grave at the mission house in Maré, Loyalty Islands [New Caledonia]. Matheson, of Pictou County, traveled with John Paton to the South Pacific in 1858, and passed away in 1862.
Item consists of a black-and-white stereoscope photograph, likely taken in 1863, showing three Head Chiefs of north of Santo with Rev. Watt and Rev. Goodwill on the deck of the 'Dayspring.' Also contains an enlarged black-and-white photograph copy of the original stereoscope.
Item consists of a black-and-white stereoscope photograph showing three unidentified Indigenous people from the New Hebrides standing on the deck of the Dayspring.
Item consists of a black-and-white stereoscope photograph, likely taken after 1868, of five unidentified Indigenous people posed in front of Rev. Thomas Nielson's mission house on Tanna, New Hebrides [Vanuatu].
Item consists of a black-and-white stereoscope photograph, likely taken after 1868, of four unidentified Indigenous people posed in front of Rev. Thomas Nielson's mission house on Tanna, New Hebrides [Vanuatu].
Item consists of a black-and-white stereoscope photograph, likely taken after 1868, of five unidentified Indigenous people posed in front of Rev. Thomas Nielson's mission house on Tanna, New Hebrides [Vanuatu].
Item is a typed manuscript by Alexander Leighton describing his 1936 summer project filming a recreation of a traditional Digby County Mi'kmaq porpoise hunt and the subsequent rendering of the blubber into oil. The manuscript was commissioned by the magazine Movie Makers.
Item consists of a poster promoting Indigenous events at Dalhousie during the 1990 Mi'kmaq Treaty Day receptions. Includes information about a performance of Eskasoni drummers and dancers led by Lee Cremo, and Winston Whuttunee, at the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium on September 30, and the Treaty Day reception at Citadel Inn on October 1st.