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