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"1977 was the centennial of the signing of treaty 7 — the final treaty in which the native peoples of southern Alberta surrendered their land to the Crown. Prominent native and non-native authorities contribute thought-provoking commentaries on the diverse experiences on the diverse experiences of Western Canadian Indians before and after 1877.

Details of life on the reservations in the post-treaty period and government attitudes and policies in implementing the treaties are examined — subjects which, until recently, have been largely ignored by historians.

A new perspective offers fresh insight into the role of the Indian in the fur trade, and case studies chronicle the history of the Sioux in Canada and the life of the Plains Indians in the 1920's and 1930's. Contemporary issues — taxation, education, housing, unemployment, social services, natural resource development — are examined in relation to treaty provisions.

Many current national and provincial arguments involving Indian rights have their roots in the frustrations and misunderstandings arising from the treaties. Once Century Later is a dynamic voice that speaks directly of these experiences.

The papers in this book were originally presented at the Western Canadian Studies Conference in 1977. The book also includes a selected bibliography on the native peoples of Western Canada since the "making" of the treaties and a list of selected documentary films concerning native subjects."--Book jacket. 

xvi, 153 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm. 

Contents:
Preface / Donald B. Smith and Ian A.L. Getty --
1. Treaty Seven Centennial: celebration or commemoration? / Chief John Snow --
Historical --
2. Fur Trade history as an aspect of native history / Arthur J. Ray --
3. One hundred years of Treaty Seven / Hugh A. Dempsey --
4. The native peoples of the prairie provinces in the 1920's and 1930's / Stan Cuthand --
5. Andrew Paull and the early history of British Columbian Indian organizations / E. Palmer Patterson II --
6. Displaced red men: the Sioux in Canada / George F.G. Stanley --
Contemporary --
7. Prairie Canadians' organizations towards Indians / Roger Gibbins and J. Rick Ponting --
8. The Canadian Government's termination policy: from 1969 to the present day / Marie Smallface and Marule --
9. Birth of a Cree-Ojibway style of contemporary art / Selwyn Dewdney --
10. Philosophy and psychology of Native education / Joseph E. Couture --
11. Treaties Six and Seven: the next century / Harold Cardinal --
Selected bibliography on the Native Peoples of Western Canada since the "making" of the treaties --
Documentary films: a selected list --
Notes on contributors.