Book

Tribe under trust: a study of the Blackfoot Reserve of Alberta

University of Toronto PressToronto • Published In 1950 • Pages:

By: Hanks, Lucien M. (Lucien Mason), Hanks, Jane Richardson.

Abstract
The Blackfoot Reserve of Alberta has a trust fund from the sale of reservation lands in 1910. The trust fund provides the Indians with a certain degree of social security, yet they are dissatisfied. This problem is the subject of the study. The subjects treated are the treaty and the early Reserve, the sale of the land, the economy, some social effects of the economy, the political system, the social complex, and a diagnosis, by the authors, of Reserve needs. Though this information is somewhat dated (fieldwork was conducted from 1938-1941), this monograph provides information on many aspects of Northern Blackfoot life.
Subjects
External relations
Public welfare
Buying and selling
Production and supply
Income and demand
Acculturation and culture contact
Sociocultural trends
culture
Blackfoot
HRAF PubDate
1999
Region
North America
Sub Region
Plains and Plateau
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Types
Ethnologist
Psychologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Marlene Martin ; 1982
Field Date
1938-1941
Coverage Date
ca. 1879-1941
Coverage Place
Blackfoot Reserve, Gleichen, Alberta, Canada
Notes
By Lucien M. Hanks, Jr., and Jane Richardson Hanks
Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-200) and index
LCSH
Siksika Indians