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Gilbert C. Monture fonds
PR 514 · Fonds · 1912-1983

This fonds consists of miscellaneous personal documents relating to Gilbert Monture, including his family tree and a copy of his birth certificate. Also included are various speeches and articles by Monture, correspondence ranging from 1912-1983, newspaper clippings, miscellaneous photographs, materials relating to Pauline Johnson, correspondence and minutes relating to the Canadian Correction Association project "Indians and the Law", and documents regarding an exhibit at the Indian Hall of Fame, Canadian National Exhibition.

Monture, Gilbert C.
Personal documents
2 · Series · 1934-1972
Part of Gilbert C. Monture fonds

Series consists of various personal records, including government records verifying birth date and family information, a family tree, income tax returns (1936, 1942), and records relating to awards such as the Indian Achievement Award and honorary life membership of the Ottawa Branch of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (1966).

Newspaper clippings
3 · Series · 1938-1981
Part of Gilbert C. Monture fonds

Series consists of a large file of newspaper clippings regarding G.C. Monture and Indigenous issues. Also includes obituaries and a tribute to G.C. Monture "The Rockhound of Jerusalem" by Rev. Enos T. Monture.

Speeches and articles
4 · Series
Part of Gilbert C. Monture fonds

Series consists of more than 25 speeches and articles by G.C. Monture about Indigenous issues and mining. Many are undated. Includes speech notes on cards and full texts of talks. See file description for a list of some of the titles.

Speeches and articles
97-017/001(12) · File · [193-]-[195-], n.d.
Part of Gilbert C. Monture fonds

File consists of more than 25 speeches and articles by G.C. Monture. Many are undated and some are untitled. Topics include Mary (Molly) Brant, Six Nation, mining, Northern Development and Indian Affairs, settler representations of Indigenous peoples, Canadian identity,

Individual titles include the following:

  • From Ore to Metal: Coal in Integrated Metallurgy / by G.C. Monture
  • The Indians of the North / by G.C. Monture
  • The Indians Speak to Canada: a series of broadcasts sponsored by The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in co-operation with the Indian Affairs Branch, Department of Mines and Resources, 1939. Includes "The Iroquois" by G.C. Monture
  • Human Problems in the Canadian North: prepared for inclusion in the 1954-55 annual report of the Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources
  • The Plastic Igloo
  • Enfranchisement
  • Canada and the Commonwealth
  • The Iroquois, 1937

Also includes some speeches by others:

  • Critical Mineral Shortages, an address delivered at a plenary session of the United nations Scientific Conference on the Conservation and Utilization of Resources / by H.L. Keenleyside, Deputy Minister of Mines and Resources and Commissioner of the Northwest Territories at Lake Success, August 18, 1949

Also includes an Indian Council Fire membership directory (undated).