Fonds 23-007 - Indian-Eskimo Association of Canada fonds. 2023 additions

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Indian-Eskimo Association of Canada fonds. 2023 additions

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    23-007

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    • 1964-1967 (Creation)
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      Indian-Eskimo Association of Canada

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    19 cm of textual records (2 boxes)

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    The Indian-Eskimo Association of Canada (IEA) had its origins in the Canadian Association for Adult Education (CAAE) when the CAAE appointed a committee “to study the problem of the Indian in the community off reserve, thereby stimulating organizations to make surveys, conduct research appoint specialists and provide services as needs arise,” with the intention of the Committee becoming a national organization. This committee became known as the National Commission on the Indian Canadian and it functioned as a standing committee of the CAAE. In 1960, the Commission withdrew from the CAAE and was incorporated as the Indian-Eskimo Association. Its services, at this time, were expanded to include all First Nations, Inuit and Métis people both on and off reserve. Its first president was Clare Evelyn Clark. The Indian-Eskimo Association was a national citizen's organization with membership open to all people interested in promoting the well-being of Indigenous people. Indigenous people formed 25% of the membership and at all times had members on the Board of Directors. The Association was headquartered in Toronto until 1973, it when it moved to Ottawa and changed its name to the Canadian Association in Support of Native Peoples (CASNP). The IEA was active in fund raising, organizing workshops to discuss housing, and working on community and economic development projects.

    Custodial history

    This fonds was originally in the custody of Alexander Sim before being given to Dr. Rosalind Zinman in the 1990’s. The records were then in the custody of Jean Ogilvie and donated to the Trent University Archives in 2023.

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    Fonds consists of correspondence, meeting minutes, and reports that discuss the implementation of a “Radio Forum in the Canadian North” Canada by the IEA, with co-operation from the CBC in Inuvik, Northwest Territories. The purpose of this service was to create a forum for the Inuit to discuss issues they faced as well as positive events. Its additional purpose was to create a medium for dialogue between other Indigenous people, other Northern communities and other parts of Canada. In doing so, it was hoped that Inuit and other Indigenous people in the North would be able to gain social, economic, and political power and autonomy. S trathmere Associates was retained as a consulting firm and provided project management services for the program. The Radio Forum was to use a radio-listening-discussion-action group model, using Alex Sim’s World War Two “Farm Radio Forum” as a guide. Files includes documents on projects undertaken including the MacKenzie Delta Project, Delta Community Action Project (Delcap), and Northern Community Action Program (NORCAP).

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    Fonds donated to Trent University Archives by Jean Ogilvie in 2023.

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    Files were arranged according to a numerical filing system order imposed by the original custodian. One file was not a part of this original filing system and was placed at the end. The original system is indicated in parenthesis in the file level description. Note that there are gaps in the filing system numbers as some files were not received.

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        Associated materials at the Northwest Territories Archives, Library and Archives Canada, and the Archives of Ontario.
        Related records at Trent University Archives include the Canadian Association in Support of Native Peoples (CASNP) fonds (75-015, 77-018, 82-014, 94-009, and 21-003), which is the organization IEA became. The Kenneth Kidd fonds (80-030) and the Dr. James Robbins Kidd fonds (81-018) include information pertaining to IEA and CASNP.

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        This accession is an addition to 21-003 and 95-006.

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