Sue Gilfillan collection
Mss.SMs.Coll.123
Series 1: League of Women Voters publications on Native people | 1962-1971 | |||
Booklets, stapled pamphlets, and typed handouts relating to Native people in Minneapolis in particular and Minnesota more generally, published primarily by the League of Women Voters of Minneapolis and the League of Women Voters of Minnesota, with one by the national League of Women Voters organizaton. Includes handouts for Minneapolis meetings. Some publications include detailed information about neighborhood organizations and services, including local maps and population surveys. | ||||
"American Indians and Minneapolis Public Services" | 1971 | 38 page(s) | ||
Abstract: "Prepared and Published as a Follow-up Supplement to 'Indians of Minneapolis,' League of Women Voters of Minneapolis, 1968." | ||||
League of Women Voters of Minnesota.
"Capitol Letter on Indian Affairs: A Report to the 1963 Minnesota Legislature" | November 1963 | 11 page(s) | ||
Discussion Guide for September meeting on new publications about American Indians | September 1971 | 2 page(s) | ||
"Indians in Minneapolis" | April 1968 | 112 page(s) | ||
Abstract: Stapled booklet published by the League of Women Voters of Minneapolis with the assistance of The Training Center for Community Programs at the University of Minnesota, created, as stated in the Introdoctionn "to take a closer look at what has been called 'Minnesota's largest reservation,' Minneapolis." Chapters are "Indian Survey," "Employment," "Education" (with "School Sight Count Map"), "Health," "Justice," "Housing" (with "Facilities and Urban Renewal Map"), "Public Welfare," "Parks and Libraries" (with "Park Map"), "Social Services" (with "Community Services Map"), "Churches," "The Indian Center," and an Appendix with "Indian Employment Center Data," "League Interviews with Agency Staff Members," "Minneapolis Public School Sight Count," and "Consensus, League of Women Voters of Minnesota." Includes Sue Gilfillan's handwritten notes. | ||||
League of Women Voters of Minnesota.
"Indians in Minnesota" | 1962 | 66 page(s) | ||
Abstract: Booklet published by League of Women Voters of Minnesota. Sections on "The Federal Government and Minnesota Indians," covering treaties and claims, federal laws, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs; "Minnesota Indians," covering state laws, population and lands, and tribal governments; and "Special Problems of Indians in Minnesota," covering the justice system, economic problems, welfare, education, and health. This copy includes a typed insert titled "Reading Quesions for 'Indians in Minnesota'" dated January 1963. | ||||
League of Women Voters of Minnesota.
"Indians in Minnesota" | 1971 | 165 page(s) | ||
Abstract: Book printed by League of Women Voters of Minnesota. A revised edition compared to the earlier 1962 publication. The chapters in this edition are titled "Historical Background," "The Meaning of Being Indian," "A People," "Government Relationships," and "The Indians' Minnesota." | ||||
League of Women Voters (U.S.).
"Indian--And Proud of it!" | 1971 | 13 page(s) | ||
"Listing of Record Albums, Eight-Track & Cassette Tapes" | circa 1968 | 2 page(s) | ||
Abstract: Listing of recordings available from Indian Records, Inc., in Fay, Oklahoma. | ||||
"Statement of Position: Minnesota Indian Study" | September 1968 | 2 page(s) | ||
Statistical Questionnaire for Indian Update | September 1971 | 2 page(s) | ||
Series 2: Newspaper clippings and ephemera | 1963-1976; 1969-1973 | 0.5 Linear feet | ||
Newspaper clippings and a small amount of ephemeral items, assembled by Sue Gilfillan in the late 1960s to mid-1970s. The newspaper clippings consists of several hundred news clippings from Midwestern newspapers relating to Native people and communities in the United States during those years. Especially prominent topics in these clippings include the Wounded Knee Occupation of 1973, the American Indian Movement and key figures in it such as Clyde Bellecourt, court cases involving Native communities or individuals (especially ones in Minnesota including Leech Lake and Cass Lake), Sunday news magazine pieces on contemporary Native people or life, Native arts, and other many other topics. The majority of the stories relate to tribes and communities in Minnesota or the Midwest, though not exclusively so. Other tribes mentioned in some stories include Apache, Seminole, Pueblo, Menominee, and Quinault. The clippings come predominantly from the Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Daily News, Chicago Express, Minneapolis Star, and Minneapolis Tribune, with some additional clippings from the Lawrence Journal-World, the Southside Patriot, and various unidentified newspapers. | ||||
Children's coloring pages about Indians | circa 1963 | 14 page(s) | ||
Mimeographed pages of a children's textbook about Indians, with pages for coloring in with crayon. A small number are partially colored in with crayon. Some pages have children's handwritten name "Karen A." One also labelled grade 3, and dated January 11, 1963. | ||||
"House Moves to Settle Sioux Claims" | August 1, 1972 | |||
Press release from the office of Congressman Donald M. Fraser. | ||||
Location of Indian Organizations in Minneapolis | circa 1970-1976 | 1 page(s) | ||
Northern Plains Indian Crafts Association, Price List | circa 1970-1976 | 4 page(s) | ||
Newspaper clippings, Folder 1 | 1973-1976 | |||
Clippings in this folder mainly relate to the Wounded Knee Occupation of 1973. Also includes 2nd issue of "Southside Patriot" local newspaper from south Minneapolis, August 6, 1976, featuring a cover story on a recently held pow-wow | ||||
Newspaper clippings, Folder 2 | 1973 | |||
Clippings in this folder mainly relate to the Wounded Knee Occupation of 1973. | ||||
Newspaper clippings, Folder 3 | 1973 | |||
Clippings in this folder mainly relate to the Wounded Knee Occupation of 1973. | ||||
Newspaper clippings, Folder 4 | 1973 | |||
Clippings in this folder mainly relate to the Wounded Knee Occupation of 1973. | ||||
Newspaper clippings, Folder 5 | 1970-1975 | |||
Newspaper clippings, Folder 6 | 1973 | |||
Newspaper clippings, Folder 7 | 1974-1975 | |||
Newspaper clippings, Folder 8 | October 22, 1972 | |||
Newspaper clippings, Folder 9 | 1972 | |||
Newspaper clippings, Folder 10 | 1972 | |||
Newspaper clippings, Folder 11 | 1971-1972 | |||
Newspaper clippings, Folder 12 | 1969-1972 | |||
Newspaper clippings, Folder 13 | 1971-1972 | |||
Newspaper clippings, Folder 14 | 1970-1972 | |||
Newspaper clippings, Folder 15 | 1969-1972 | |||
Newspaper clippings, Folder 16 | 1969-1973 | |||
Newspaper clippings, Folder 17 | 1971-1972 | |||
Newspaper clippings, Folder 18 | 1969-1972 | |||
Newspaper clippings, Folder 19 | 1970-1972 | |||
Newspaper clippings, Folder 20 | 1969-1972 | |||
Newspaper clippings, Folder 21 | 1971-1972 | |||
Newspaper clippings, Folder 22 | 1971-1972 | |||
Series 3: Audio | 1 item(s) | |||
Momaday, N. Scott, 1934-.
Lecture on Kiowa history and the cultural assimilation of the American Indian | November 20, 1969 | 1 track 42:38 | ||
Address given at the 1st National Indian Education Conference held at the Leamington Hotel in Minneapolois. This recording was made from the radio broadcast of the talk by WUOM on January 27, 1970. | ||||
Public talk on racial dynamics and discrimination in America | Circa 1970, labelled only "April 3" | 1 track 49:40 | ||
Public talk given by an unidentified (self-identified) white woman, apparently talking at a school. Sue Gilfillan was present and speaks during the question-and-answer period. Topics also include housing discrimination in Minneapolis. |