John Brockelbank Interview

Abstract provided by the Gabriel Dumont Institute: John was interviewed on August 19, 1976 in Regina, Saskatchewan. John Brockelbank was Minister of Natural Resources from 1948-1956 and as such, was responsible for northern Saskatchewan. Under his period, welfare and other government departments began to play larger roles in the north. John also discusses development of marketing agencies and cooperatives and his impressions of Malcolm Norris. He also mentions different aspects of education and trade. -------------- Keywords: Warfare, Violence, Women and Gender, Religion, Resource Degradation, Healthcare, Land use (Subsistence Patterns), Reserve System, Housing, Elections, Provincial Governance, Fur Trade, Fur Marketing Service, Federal Governance, Lack of Access to Education, Racism, Treaties, Community Breaking/Fracture