Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction xiii
6. A General Setting 3
7. The Origins of the Indian Association of Alberta 9
8. The Structure and Expansion of the Early Indian Association of Alberta 28
9. “Outside Help”: John Laurie and Non-Indian Supporters of the Indian Association of Alberta 42
10. The Indian Association of Alberta and Its Relations with the Indian Affairs Branch, 1939–46 72
11. Reconciling Citizenship and Treaty Rights: The IAA and the Special Joint Committee of the Senate and House of Commons, 1946–48¹ 108
12. Political Pragmatics: Amending the Indian Act, 1948–58 126
13. Political Visions: Diefenbaker to Trudeau 154
14. “Nîkânastêwimâkêwin”: Comparing the Political Thought of John Callihoo and John Tootoosis 172
15. Indian Association of Alberta Executive Members, 1939–71 193
16. Supervisors of Local Department of Indian Affairs, Alberta, 1939–69 197
17. Indian Affairs Administration, 1939–68 198
18. Alberta Reserve Land Surrenders 200
19. Notes 202
20. Bibliography 229
21. Index 239