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[Interviews with J. H. Sime]
N-1979-091: 0016 · Item · 1976
Part of Parks Canada fonds

Series consists of recordings [:0016] and transcript with an introduction [3-6] of interviews with J. H. Sime, August 11-12, 1976.

[Interviews with Ole Loe]
N-1979-091: 0017 · Item · 1976
Part of Parks Canada fonds

Series consists of recordings [:0017] and transcript with an introduction [2-9, 2-10] of interviews with Ole Loe, August 12-13, 1976, and one map [0040] of Virginia Falls annotated by Loe.

N-1979-091: 0021 · Item
Part of Parks Canada fonds

Series consists of recordings [:0021] and an unedited transcript [4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4] of interviews with Nazar Zinchuk, August 19, 21 and 22, 1976.
Access to sound recordings and transcript restricted to 2010

N-2001-016: CN-1B · Item · 1980
Part of Metis Nation of the Northwest Territories fonds

This item is a tape of dictation from the Metis Development Corporation recorded in 1980. The original source item is side A of a 60 minute audio cassette. The speaker may be R. J. Greene, General Manager, and is directed to secretary Mrs. Mandeville. The items on the tape include: Newsletter #2, a memo to board members, a February 6, 1980 summary of the Norman Wells project, and a February 14, 1980 letter to W.M. Pearce, Interprovincial Pipeline Ltd., on the Norman Wells Project.

Don Cardinal A
N-2001-016: CN-3A · Item · [ca. 1983]
Part of Metis Nation of the Northwest Territories fonds

This item consists of an oral history interview with Don Cardinal by Susan Lavoie, likely for the Datsedi radio program. The recording is in English. The original source item is side A of an audio cassette. The interviewer is not identified. Don was born in Edmonton in 1944 and was turning 39 the following March. Don is of Cree ancestry through his mother. She was not able to take care of him, so he was placed at the convent and residential school at Grouard, Alberta from age 2 to age 15 (grade 8). He continued his education at Lesser Slave Lake, staying with relatives. One of the courses he took was art and he became very interested in drawing. He was mostly self-trained. At about age 17, he left school and travelled around looking for his mom. He found her in Edmonton and stayed with her for a couple of years. He later worked at a sawmill in High Level for a winter, before moving north to Hay River in 1963, where he worked clearing land (burning brush). It was in Hay River that he met his future wife, Linda and was trained by his future father-in-law as a carpenter’s helper. Linda and Don were married in 1965 and had two children, Colinda and Travis. Don continued to do art in the evenings when he came home from work. His neighbours eventually noticed his work and asked to buy some of his paintings. At first he just gave them away, but eventually accepted small sums of money for them. Later, Don took a 10 month commercial art course in Brandon, Manitoba. It was at this point that his paintings were more widely seen and started to be carried in stores around Brandon and Don realized that he might be able to make a living doing art. Back in Hay River, he continued doing commercial art and painting in the evenings. People continued to see his work, which was eventually promoted by a show in Edmonton. By the time of the interview, his work was being shown in various locations across Canada and often sold out at shows with additional paintings being done on a commission basis. Before starting a painting, Don would get to know the people involved and go out to the location and do a pencil sketch on the spot. He would then jot in the colours before bringing it to the studio to paint it. Then he would lay it out on the canvas in lead, then go over the lead in brown paint. He started his paintings with the sky, then work into the snow and shadows. A painting for Don took as long as it needed to. His paintings aimed to capture the northern way of life, including the surrounding scenery.

Colinda Cardinal B 11:51
N-2001-016: CN-3B · Item · [ca. 1983]
Part of Metis Nation of the Northwest Territories fonds

This item consists of an interview with Colinda Cardinal by Susan Lavoie, likely for the Datsedi radio program. The recording is in English. The original source item is side B of an audio cassette. Colinda is the daughter of artist Don Cardinal and is 15 years old at the time of the interview. Colinda started doing art seriously when she was 12, although she remembers watching her dad and drawing near him when she was very young. She focuses on capturing the scenery around her. She started selling her charcoal drawings when she was in grade 6, at first to family and friends, and has also had work shown in galleries in Hay River and Yellowknife. She has also done some work with acrylic paints, but hasn’t sold any paintings yet. She spends 2-3 times a week painting and quit school for a year to catch up on her paintings and drawings.

N-2001-016: CN-17A · Item · May 26, 1977
Part of Metis Nation of the Northwest Territories fonds

This item consists of a monologue by Alfred Lennie, perhaps at a community meeting. The original source item is side A of a 60 minute audio cassette. Lennie, a long-time trapper from Tulita (Fort Norman) discusses his opinions regarding land claims, the pipeline, the Indian Brotherhood and Georges Erasmus, Elders and Chiefs, a petition circulated in Fort Norman, trapping hardships and people who call themselves trappers, and living his own life, making his own decisions.

N-2001-016: CN-18A · Item · October 3, 1978
Part of Metis Nation of the Northwest Territories fonds

This item consists of a radio announcer interviewing Hugh Faulkner, Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs, and Georges Erasmus, President of the Dene Nation, in late 1978, after federal funding for land claims has been suspended. The original source item is side A of a 60 minute audio cassette. The interviewer speaks with Faulkner first, who states that he is anxious to see the land claims go ahead but that there can be only one settlement in the Mackenzie Valley. His position is that there are not meaningful talks going on and until the Metis Association and Dene Nation get together and speak with one voice to represent the entire Indigenous interest or appoint a third party to represent them in land claims negotiations, there would be a moratorium on land claims negotiation funding. The interviewer then calls Georges Erasmus and interviews him on the same topic. He states his position that regardless of status or non-status, the people are all descendants of the Dene of the Mackenzie Valley and should therefore be represented by one group. He contends that the federal government has not actually been trying to get the groups together, as seen by the threat of core funding removal to Band councils that tried to open up the Chiefs and Council system to all people of Dene descent. The interview concludes with both Faulkner and Erasmus on the line and responding to questions from the interviewer. Erasmus concludes that the real problem has always been in the government’s attitudes to Indigenous people in Canada overall and indicates that the Dene are interested in more than land claims, specifically, they are interested in self-government. Faulkner acknowledges that there are philosophical differences about the range of powers to be included in land claims settlements.

Sharon Firth 91-826
N-2001-016: CN-9A · Item · [ca. 1984]
Part of Metis Nation of the Northwest Territories fonds

This item consists primarily of a series of interviews with Sharon Firth. The original source item is side A of a 120 minute audio cassette. The interviews discuss her career as a cross-country skier, along with her twin sister Shirley, starting in 1967 and continuing to what was the present day, ca. 1984, after having competed in four Olympic Games, three World Championships, and numerous other races. Sharon talks about specific races and championships, as well as her relationship with Shirley and the competitiveness they shared. She describes her feelings about travelling outside, being interviewed, and the lifestyle change from living in the bush to travelling the world. Sharon also talks about the work, discipline, and sacrifice required to become and remain a champion skier. She describes the impact of long absences from family and having to move to the south to train and grow as a skier. Sharon also talks about the impact of losing her mother in a fire in 1979. Sharon notes that she is pretty proud of herself and of Shirley. There is also a short segment at the beginning of the recording that has Sharon as the interviewer of a male speaker discussing land claims.

N-2001-016: CN-9B · Item · [ca. 1990]
Part of Metis Nation of the Northwest Territories fonds

This item consists of an interview with Dave Nutter, Manager of the NWT Chamber of Mines by an unidentified female journalist. The original source item is side B of a 120 minute audio cassette. It appears to be the continuation of a discussion at the end of side A of the audio tape. The impact of regulations, regulatory boards, and uncertainty on investment is discussed, primarily in relation to the mining industry and land claims. The interviewer and interviewing also talk about the various mining projects currently in operation, the number of direct and spin-off jobs available, residency of workers, hiring practices for northerners and Indigenous people, training available, and opportunities for women. There is also a short segment contrasting the economic benefits of mining versus oil and gas.

Jim Evans
N-2001-016: CN-12A · Item · 1978
Part of Metis Nation of the Northwest Territories fonds

This item appears to consist of two discussions relating to land claims, however the audio quality is frequently poor and the speakers are hard to hear and understand. The original source item is side A of a 60 minute audio cassette. The tape appears to date from a pause in land claim negotiations in 1978, when there were divisions between the Dene Nation and the Metis Association. The first discussion seems to be between three speakers, likely Richard McNeely, Roy Desjarlais, and Rene Fumoleau. The discussion seems to revolve around seeking clarification from Fumoleau about a letter he wrote regarding the Dene Nation, and about a report of divisions between the Metis Association and Dene Nation. Assertions made in the Dene Declaration are also discussed. After Fumoleau leaves the room, a female speaker asks additional, related questions of Richard McNeely. The second part of the recording is a telephone conference between Metis Nation President Richard McNeely and Roy Desjarlais, likely speaking from headquarters in Yellowknife, and Jim Evans from Fort Smith. The discussion revolves around setting meetings with the Dene Nation to discuss working together and potentially forming one organization for settling land claims. The conclusion of the discussion is that Jim should attempt to meet with Chief Gerry Cheezie at his local level to try to get a resolution supporting a territorial meeting of Chiefs and Local presidents. Roy had a proposed agenda and dates for the territorial meeting to follow, if Dene Nation chose to accept. A brief discussion of changes to the Indian Act, BNA Act, and national Indigenous groups (NCC, IPC) follows after Jim hangs up.

N-2001-016: CN-13A · Item · 1983
Part of Metis Nation of the Northwest Territories fonds

This item consists of a broadcast dated April 26, 1983 with Shirley Cook reporting from Fort Good Hope. The original source item is side A of an audio cassette. Shirley interviews Bob Overvold, chief land claims negotiator for the Dene Nation, regarding a leadership meeting held in Fort Franklin (Deline) the previous week. Bob indicated that he had made a presentation on what had happened with land claims between October 1982 and the last negotiating session in Fort McPherson two weeks prior, concluding that the only thing accomplished so far was an initialed agreement on eligibility and that nothing further was possible as no clear positions had yet been outlined by the leadership. The Dene Nation leadership then directed Bob to organize a workshop on land and resources which would include two representatives from each region, as well as Bob and various resource people. The goal of the workshop would be to review the negotiating strategy used in the past and recommend changes, if necessary, and to identify issues to be dealt with in negotiations and options for how leadership could proceed. These options would then be brought back to the next leadership meeting in May and a decision would be made then on which way to go.

Joe LeMouel
N-2001-016: CN-11A · Item · nd
Part of Metis Nation of the Northwest Territories fonds

This item consists of a discussion between Joe LeMouel and an unidentified man that occurs as they review the LeMouel family's scrip applications and receipts. The original source item is side A of a 60 minute audio cassette tape. The scrip is dated July 7, 1924 and was issued to Joe, his mother Mary Rose, brother Jean Marie, and sister Dora. Mary Rose's father was Jean Baptiste Bouvier, who submitted a separate application. Joe and the other speaker discuss the similarities and differences in rights between Treaty Indians and "half-breeds" (as Joe refers to people of mixed ancestry). The men also discuss why money scrip was provided instead of land scrip and what the understanding of recipients was about what the scrip was for and what rights they retained as Indigenous peoples. Joe also talks a little about his family history, describing how his father came to the Fort Providence Mission as a brother (or perhaps a novice), but left the Mission to work for the Hudson's Bay Company and as a trapper when he saw the opportunities available. The family subsequently moved to Rae (Behchoko), Arctic Red River (Tsiigehtchic), and Wrigley before Joe's father died and his mother moved them back to Fort Providence to be near extended family.

N-2001-016: CN-18B · Item · October 3, 1978
Part of Metis Nation of the Northwest Territories fonds

This item consists of a recording of Metis Association President, Richard McNeely, being interviewed by the CBC's Marie Wilson. The original source item is side B of a 60 minute audio cassette. The interview is related to those on side A and occurs later the same day. McNeely expresses suspicion of officials in Indian Affairs and perhaps of Dene Nation, and is also less optimistic about the speed with which one organization could be formed. McNeely is firm in his statement that funding is not worth compromising basic democratic principles and indicates that the timing is not good for negotiations anyway, although he would like them to go ahead. He also makes reference to some meaningful concessions he advanced at the Drum Lake meeting and offers Marie Wilson a transcript.

The interview starts mid-way through this recording.

N-2001-016: CN-19A · Item · August 1984
Part of Metis Nation of the Northwest Territories fonds

This item consists primarily of two interviews, possibly conducted by Phoebe Nahanni. The original source item is side A of a 90 minute audio cassette. The first is the second part of a two part interview that started on the other side of the tape (see CN-19B), with a Public Trustee Officer named Barrie (female speaker) regarding wills and estates. The interviewer asks lots of questions about what happens with estates and assets in various circumstances and the interviewee identifies things people should know but might not be aware of, available resources, and various problems that arise in the administration of estates. Some terms of the Dependents Relief Ordinance and Intestate Succession Ordinance are also explained. The second interview is with another female speaker, perhaps in the Metis Association, on the topic of land claims and elections. A comment purportedly made by candidate Lynda Sorenson regarding Dene-Metis unity is discussed and reference is also made to sending a letter to MP David Nickerson.

N-2001-016: CN-5A · Item · nd
Part of Metis Nation of the Northwest Territories fonds

This item appears to consist of a Board of Directors' meeting, maybe of the Native Communications Society and maybe in the Deh Cho, as both of these words are used frequently. The words "Dene Nation" and "Metis" also appear. The recording is in an Indigenous language. The original source item is side A of a 60 audio cassette tape. There is primarily one speaker, with a second speaker coming on periodically.

Voyageurs R. Daniels
N-2001-016: CN-7A · Item · nd
Part of Metis Nation of the Northwest Territories fonds

This item consists of a song about voyageurs performed by an unidentified musical group consisting of a male vocalist, a female vocalist, a fiddle, a guitar, and drums. The original source item is side A of an 90 minute audio cassette tape.

Joe Masuzumi
N-2001-016: CN-20B · Item · 1992
Part of Metis Nation of the Northwest Territories fonds

This item consists of an interview conducted by Tom Kakfwi in Fort Good Hope as part of the 1992 Metis Heritage Project. The original source item is side B of a 60 minute audio cassette. The interview is with Joseph Masuzumi, born September 17, 1917. His father was George Masuzumi, who had immigrated from Japan. Joe’s mother was Lucy Charlie from Fort Good Hope. Joe's parents were married and Joe was born in Dawson Creek. His sister is Alice Masuzumi and he also had brothers who died. The family moved to Fort Good Hope when Joe was age 3. He was baptized and grew up there. His family moved around a lot to where they could find fish and rabbits. Joe went to school in Aklavik for three years, leaving at grade 6. His instructors there were nuns. Joe worked for the RCMP a few times, as well as trapping. The interviewer asks Joe about how things were in the old days in contrast to the present day, in particular about groceries and food, employment, light sources, stoves, entertainment, drinking, and travel.

The interview starts mid-way through this recording.