LibGuides: Social Studies: First Nations and WWI

PDFs

For King and Kanata: Canadian Indians and the First World War
Call Number: 971.061 WIN
Don't be intimidated by the detail and high reading level. Read the CONCLUSION (p. 167) to get an excellent overview of this topic, including how the First Nations soldiers were treated after the war. Other chapters will give you more detail if needed.

Aboriginal contributions during the First World War
From Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada.
Aboriginal Soldiers in the First World War
From Library and Archives Canada
Aboriginal People in the Canadian Military
From the Canadian Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.
Indigenous Peoples and the World Wars
From the Canadian Encyclopedia.
Canada and the First World War: First Nations Soldiers
From the Canadian War Museum.
Aboriginal Peoples and the World Wars
From the Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan.
"It Would Be Best to Leave Us Alone": First Nations Responses to the Canadian War Effort, 1914-18
From Journal of Canadian Studies. Click the red "PDF Full Text" icon to access the document. Don't be intimidated by the detail and high reading level. You can read the CONCLUSION (PDF p. 25) to get an excellent overview of the topic.
(If you access this article at home, you will need to enter login credentials - see your assignment sheet.)
Metis Sniper Made His Mark at Vimy
During the war, First Nations soldiers were among Canada's top snipers, and Henry Norwest was one of the best.