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Don Whiteside fonds
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04-004
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1969-1990 (Creation)
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- Whiteside, Don
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45 cm of textual records
43 cassette tapes
ca. 40 slides
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(1931-1993)
Biographical history
Don Whiteside (Sin-a-paw) was born in New York in 1931, the son of Thereon Harvey and Dorothy (Reid) Whiteside. He married Alvina Helen Adams in 1956 and had five children. A native author, Whiteside served with the United States military in Korea. He received a Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1967 and within a few years began working with the Canadian government in various departments: the Department of Regional Economic Expansion; the Department of Secretary of State; and the Department of Health and Welfare. He also taught at Manitou Community College and was director of the Ontario Genealogical Society. He died in 1993.
Custodial history
Fonds was in the custody of National Library of Canada before it was acquired by Trent University Archives via Professor David Newhouse in 2000.
Scope and content
Fonds consists of reviews and reports by Don Whiteside. Also included are research materials, correspondence, cassette tapes, and slides of Indigenous upeoples and communities.
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Fonds acquired in 2000 via Professor David Newhouse.
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Box 1
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- Report by Whiteside, 1974: Efforts to Develop Aboriginal Political Associations in Canada 1850-1965
- Book reviews by Don Whiteside
- Report by Whiteside, 1982: A Look Into Indian History
- Report by Whiteside, 1979: Indians in Upper Canada from 1846-1885, with special reference to half-breed Indians and the development of political associations. The Circle is Broken.
- Reports by Whiteside, 1969-1972
- Reports by Whiteside, 1973-1974
- Reports by Whiteside, 1975-1976
- Reports by Whiteside, 1977-1980
- Reports and information obtained by Whiteside for research purposes
- Prints of Native posters and miscellaneous artwork
- Miscellaneous pictures and postcards
- Miscellaneous: includes two maps, one showing the "Indian Bands of Canada" and their linguistic affiliations, and the second showing land claims by tribes
- General correspondence and invoices, 1973-1976
- General correspondence, 1977-1978
- General correspondence, 1979-1981
- General correspondence, undated and 1982-1995, not inclusive
- Report by Whiteside: Indians, Indians, Indians: a selected bibliography and resource guide concerning aboriginal people (Indians, Metis, Inuit)
- A review of the Globe; summaries of Globe articles
- Miscellaneous documents: copyright documents, a list of aboriginal newspapers published in Canada in 1975, a list of major aboriginal political voluntary associations in Canada by date of formation - 1630-1976. Also includes Don Whiteside's diploma from Manitou College, and a diary of historical events
Loose: Report by Whiteside, 1974: Cultural Integrity versus Social Science Research. A report for Social Research Division, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Box 2
Cassette Tapes
Title transcriptions follow:
- Where Have All The Indians Gone? Part 1
- Where Have All The Indians Gone? Part 2
- Parliament Hill Violence, Sept 30, 1974 #1
- Parliament Hill Violence, Sept 30, 1974 #2
- Cindy Anderson, Oct 5, 1974
- Harry Daniels, April 12, 1979
- Ties that bind - past, present, and future, Feb. 10, 1983
- Dr. Law's Speech, Nov, 1986 #1
- Dr. Law's Speech, Nov, 1986 #2
- Fort George, P.Q.
- Brian Maracle, Trouble Looms Over Future Indian Act Changes, March 9, 1982
- James Bay Meeting - Ottawa
- James Bay Meeting - Montreal, 1972
- Board of Directors
- Our Native Land, March 24, 1984
- NAIC Meeting, 1972
- Second Battle of Wounded Knee
- Oraw Lyons - Indian government
- Goals for Native Americans by Jack Forbes, The Ghost Dance
- Rice and Dumont. Building of Railway
- Concerns of the James Bay Cree
- Don Whiteside, CHUM FM, Feb. 14, 1990, Re: Pro smokers lobby
- Interviews with Dr. Howard Adams about Metis people
- Willie Mitchell
- Native Country - Shin goose
- Willie Dunn
- Peyote chants
- Two and Three worlds
- From the land of Blackfeet - Pat Kennedy and Blackfeet Singers
- Ecstast of Rita Joe
- Underneath the Blue Canadian Sky - David Campbell
- Russell Means talks
- Cree Legends of James Bay
- Native Songs and Dances
- These Are Our Words - David Campbell
- Immigrant Songs - David Campbell
- Delorim - God is Red
- Songs of Muskogee Creek
- Sioux Grass Songs and Round Dances
- Comanche Peyotte Songs, #1
- Comanche Peyotte Songs, #2
- Histories et Chants Indien
- Indian Rights, 1988
Slides
Memos; pictures of Native people, communities, art, and traditions