Acknowledgments
Contributors
Introduction
CORA J. VOYAGEUR, DAVID R. NEWHOUSE, AND DAN BEAVON
Part 1: Economic and CommunityDevelopment
Aboriginal People and the Fur Trade
R. WESLEY HEBER
Profile of John Charles Bernard
JOCELYN ORBREITER
‘In the Midst of Plenty and Comfort’: The Contribution of the Native Labour of the Lake Winnipeg Regionduring an Era of Economic Growth, ca. 1870-1915
FRANK J. TOUGH
Profile of David Gabriel Tuccaro
JOCELYN ORBEITER
Profile of James Edward (Ed) Williams
HOLLYBAUER
Walking Tall: Mohawk Ironworkers
Edwinna von Baeyer
Profile of Dorothy Grant
BRANDI DURDA
Labour relations in the Rupert’s Land Fur Trade and the Formation of Metis Identity
LEANNA PARKER
Part 2:Environment
Profile of Cindy Kenny-Gilday
KRISTA WHITEHEAD
Mining on Aboriginal Lands
GÉRARD DUHAIME, NICK BERNARD, AND ANDRÉE CARON
Profile of MatthewCoon Come
KRISTA WHITEHEAD
Native Environmental Justice: Duty to Consult and WalpoleIsland
ROBERT VANWYNSBERGHE, SEAN EDWARDS, DEAN JACOBS, AND FERUZA ABDJALIEVA
Profileof Nellie J. Cournoyea
ALETA AMBROSE
Part 3: Education
Profile of Olive Patricia Dickason
YVONNE PRATT
Elders’ Teachings about Indigenous Storywork for Education
JO-ANN ARCHIBALD
Profile of Verna Jane Kirkness
NICOLE ROSE
Narrating Cultural Contact in Northern British Columbia: The Contributions of Gitksan and Tsimshian Oral Traditions to Canadian Historiography
ANDREW NURSE
Profile of Marlene Brant Castellano
BRIAN CALLIOU
The Master of Life and the Person of Evolution: Indigenous Influence on Canadian Philosophy
J. DOUGLAS RABB
Profile of Beverly (Buffy) Sainte-Marie
MICHAEL MUZECHA
Canada – Its Cradle, Its Name, Its Spirit: The Stadaconan Contribution to Canadian Culture and Identity
GEORGES E. SIOUI
Profile of Malcolm King
PAUL MILLAR
Transformations: A Stó:lo-Coast Salish Historical Atlas
DAVID A.SMITH
Profile of Marie Ann Battiste
BRIAN CALLIOU
Part 4: Politics and Northern Power
Profile of Thelma Chalifoux
MYLES WIESELMAN
Profile of Elijah Harper
BYRON BROWNE
White Paper / Red Paper: Aboriginal Contributions to Canadian Politics and Government
LAURIE MEIJER DREES
Profile of Paul Okalik
MONIQUE DESLAURIERS
Profile of Susan Aglukark
TABAN BEHIN
Canada’s Eyes and Earsin Northern Communities: Aboriginal Peoples in the Canadian Rangers
P. WHITNEY LACKENBAUER
Profile of Rosemarie Esther Kuptana
JULIA ARNDT
Part 5:Arts and Culture
Profile of Jamie (Robbie) Robertson
JENNIFERGRAINGER
Yesterday’s Dream and Today’s Reality: Aboriginal Centre of Winnipeg – Adapting to Urban Life in Canada
WILLIAM (BILL) SHEAD
Profile of Tantoo Cardinal
VALERIE KYNASTON
An Emerging Narrative: Aboriginal Contributions to Canadian Architecture
WANDA DALLA COSTA
Profile of Alexandre (Alex) Simeon Janvier
PHYLLIS CHAU
Heartbeats: Native Music in Aboriginal and Canadian Life
BRIAN WRIGHT-MCLEOD
Profile of Gilbert (Gil) Cardinal
JEFF MOULTON
Profile of Maria Campbell
SHERRY BURGAR
Profile of Alanis Obomsawin
JOCELYN ORBEITER
Part 6: Conclusion
Our Aboriginal Vision for Canada
CORA J. VOYAGEUR, DAVID R. NEWHOUSE, AND DAN BEAVON
Profile of Georges Henry Erasmus
ONDINE PARK
Appendix: Recognition of Aboriginal Achievements
ABBY GABORAAND ANDREW CALLIOU
