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Why tragedy is a way of life to Indians
Why tragedy is a way of life to Indians

Why tragedy is a way of life to Indians

Date5/4/1985
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Original Toronto Star caption: Elijah and Micah live in a half-burned-out barn on an Indian reserve in the shadow of a cemetery that bears terrible witness to the tragedy that daily consumes the lives of so many native Canadians. What caused this chaos? Can it all change?
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTS-1-SB-601B-FOUNTAIN
The history of the life and sufferings of Henry Grace, of Basingstoke in the county of Southampton. : Being a narrative of the hardships he underwent during several years captivity among the savages in North America, and of the cruelties they practise to their unhappy prisoners. In which is introduced an account of the several customs and manners of the different nations of Indians; as well as a compendious description of the soil, produce and various animals of those parts. Written by himself
The history of the life and sufferings of Henry Grace, of Basingstoke in the county of Southampton. : Being a narrative of the hardships he underwent during several years captivity among the savages in North America, and of the cruelties they practise to their unhappy prisoners. In which is introduced an account of the several customs and manners of the different nations of Indians; as well as a compendious description of the soil, produce and various animals of those parts. Written by himself
1764
Purchases from the Indians in 1787, the Mohawks land and boundary of the lands of the Mississauga Indians
Purchases from the Indians in 1787, the Mohawks land and boundary of the lands of the Mississauga Indians
1787
Indians on northwest frontier: Message from the President of the United States, transmitting information of the assemblage of Indians on the northwestern frontier, &c. April 10, 1840. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
Indians on northwest frontier: Message from the President of the United States, transmitting information of the assemblage of Indians on the northwestern frontier, &c. April 10, 1840. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
1840
Universal Indian sign language of the Plains Indians of North America
Universal Indian sign language of the Plains Indians of North America
1927
The Canadian Indian : in consequence of the number of persons truly interested in the cause of the Indians being so very limited, we feel constrained to call upon our friends ... to support both our society and its journal
The Canadian Indian : in consequence of the number of persons truly interested in the cause of the Indians being so very limited, we feel constrained to call upon our friends ... to support both our society and its journal
1891
The history of the Five Indian nations of Canada: which are dependent on the province of New-York in America, and are the barrier between the English and French in that part of the world... By the honourable Cadwallader Colden... To which are added, accounts of the several other nations of Indians in North America... and the treaties which have been lately made with them...
The history of the Five Indian nations of Canada: which are dependent on the province of New-York in America, and are the barrier between the English and French in that part of the world... By the honourable Cadwallader Colden... To which are added, accounts of the several other nations of Indians in North America... and the treaties which have been lately made with them...
1747
Total number of Indians living within the British Possession who received presents at the Manitoulin Island on the 9th and 10th of August 1843
Total number of Indians living within the British Possession who received presents at the Manitoulin Island on the 9th and 10th of August 1843
1843-08-14
The people of Collins, mostly Ojibwa Indians from reserves farther north, admit that alcoholism curses many families in their midst
The people of Collins, mostly Ojibwa Indians from reserves farther north, admit that alcoholism curses many families in their midst
8/3/1987
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Return to an order of the House of commons, dated the 2nd May, 1887; -- for copies of all title deeds, patents, correspondence, and all documents respecting the claim of the Six nation Indians, as set forth in their petition presented to this House on the 18th April, 1887
1887
Linguistic families of American Indians north of Mexico
Linguistic families of American Indians north of Mexico
1915
Original plan of the Toronto Purchase from the Indians, 1787-1805. Image shows the map that rea ...
Original plan of the Toronto Purchase from the Indians, 1787-1805
1911
Hell will break loose if Canada's Metis are not given the same status as full-blood Indians, Joe Blyne, vice-president of the Alberta Metis Association, warns
Hell will break loose if Canada's Metis are not given the same status as full-blood Indians, Joe Blyne, vice-president of the Alberta Metis Association, warns
6/11/1975