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Photograph of the Matheson Grave on Maré, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia

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.

Dr. Reid on the North-West : [facsimile, clipping]

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.

Correspondence between Movie Makers magazine and Alexander Leighton

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.

Collier Sr., John and Collier, Donald

File contains correspondence with or about John Collier Sr., and Donald Collier. Also includes newspaper clippings and two of John Collier's articles, "A perspective on the United States Indian situation of 1952 in its hemispheric and world-wide bearing," and "Free inquiry, and the scientist's responsibility." Documents are primarily related to indigenous communities and affairs in the United States.

Art of Aboriginal Australia

File consists of a catalogue for an exhibition of artworks by Indigenous Australian artists. The exhibition was organized and circulated by Rothman's of Pall Mall Canada Limited, and was presented at Dalhousie Art Gallery in June 1975.

Catalogue contains b&w and col. photographs of the artists and of their artworks, cultural and historical descriptive text, an introduction written by Dick Roughsey, or, Goobalathaldin, a Lardil artist. The catalogue is divided into sections dedicated to artworks created by people of different Indigenous Australian localities and language groups.

Art of aboriginal culture

File consists of records related to the Art of Aboriginal Australia Exhibition, organized and circulated by Rothmans of Pall Mall Canada Ltd. Th exhibition was presented at Dalhousie Art Gallery from June 28 to July 27, 1975.

Records consist mainly of correspondence between Bruce Ferguson (Director, Dalhousie Art Gallery) and Michael P. Ney (Rothmans Art Programme) regarding the installation of the show. File also includes floor plan, newspaper and magazine clippings, and invitation cards.

Fay G. Cohen fonds

  • MS-2-830
  • Fonds
  • 1988 - 2009
Fonds contains materials created and collected by Fay Cohen in the course of her scholarship about indigenous peoples and natural resource issues.

Cohen, Fay G.

Minutes of a Board of Governors meeting held on November 14, 1989

File contains an official binder copy of the meeting minutes. File also includes the bound report "Breaking Barriers: Report of the Task Force on Access for Black and Native People", submitted September 21, 1989 (Committee members include A. Wayne MacKay, Julia Eastman, Anthony Johnstone, Janis Jones-Darrell, Viola Robinson, and K. Scott Wood).

Promotional poster for Dalhousie's 1990 Mi'kmaq Treaty Day events

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.

Howard Clark's 1990 Treaty Day speech

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."