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File contains records pertaining to several performing artists including Arlette Alcock, Willie Dunn, Leonard Peltier, DiggingRoots, Raven Kanatakta, ShoShona Kish, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Rosary Spence, A Tribe Called Red, Jarrett Martineau, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Tanya Tagaq, Duke Redbird, Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Claude McKenzie, and more.

Item consists of an audio recording of a radio show hosted by Albert Angus and Bernelda Wheeler. It is called "Our Native Land" and the subtitle for this series is "Native Prisoners". The show begins with an introduction from the two hosts, then a fiddle song called "Snow deer" by Lee Cremo. Next is a segment called Getting to Know Joe [Blye?], in which the subject speaks on leaving prison and becoming a Métis and Aboriginal rights activist and leader. This is followed by several news stories on: the city council of Calgary refusing to rent office space to a Native Alcoholism Service organization, the Secretary of State refusing a grant to the Registered Nurses of Canadian-Indian Ancestry, the ongoing trial of Leonard Peltier in North Dakota, a fast by students in Ontario trying to get the MacKenzie pipeline stopped, and financial troubles faced by the Indian Brotherhood of the Northwest Territories in an ongoing legal battle over the MacKenzie pipeline and Native land rights. Next follows a segment broadcasting some of the more light-hearted moments in their ongoing coverage of the [Berger?] Inquiry into the MacKenzie Valley Pipeline and its effects their people and environment. This is followed by an segment of an ongoing series on Iroquois music by Mike Mitchell of the Akwasasne Reserve. In the segment he plays "The Handshake Song" and "The Rabbit Dance". Next is an interview with Vera Martin on her viewing of the Canadian film, "Eliza's Horoscope". The song "Dispersed" by Shannon [Tupa?] is played, followed by a report on the difficulties faced by recently paroled Aboriginal peoples. The recording cuts off shortly after this report begins.

File contains photographs and promotional postcards pertaining to Blackfire, Aztlan Underground, Trudell, Blue Chip Orchestra, Nadjiwan, Indigenous Circle, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Coyote Oldman, Leonard Peltier, Frank Dreaver, Greg Keeler, Derek Miller, Cheri Maracle, Alanis Obomsawin, A. Paul Ortega, Johnny Curtis, Burning Sky, Argion Starr, Nicholas Peters, Gay Wahpecome, Bill Schnobrich, Frank Anakwad Montano, and other unidentified individuals.

Item consists of an audio recording of a press conference regarding the treatment of Indigenous people by the authorities surrounding the circumstances of the Wounded Knee Occupation and the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. The recording begins with a statement from an unidentified speaker regarding the death of Anna Mae Aquash, the apprehension of Leonard Peltier and Frank Blackhorse at the Smallboy Camp by members of the RCMP. The recording cuts out for a moment and returns with the chairman, who then introduces the purposes for their meeting and the speakers they have brought in. The audio cuts off during the statement from Barry Travis, the first speaker, which then continues on ASC33101.

Item consists of Barry Travis and an unidentified speaker giving a press conference on the events surrounding Wounded Knee and the incarceration of Black Horse and Leonard Peltier. The first speaker gives a statement on Black Horse, in reference to Peltier, the RCMP, US/Canada extradition; how the speaker got involved, their experience with security around the matter when going to interview Black Horse, questions on RCMP response (charges and imprisonment in preparation for deportation) and legal proceedings around the case. The second speaker discusses the incidents at Wounded Knee, the arrest of Indian people (including Frank Black Horse), and the circumstances leading to the arrest of Leonard Peltier.