Alberta
- Ashmont
- Athabasca
- Banff
- Bankhead
- Bow Island
- Brocket
- Buffalo Lake
- Cadotte Lake
- Calgary
- Calling Lake
- Cardston
- Chateh
- Chipewyan Lake
- Cluny
- Cold Lake
- Consort
- Driftpile
- Edmonton
- Faust
- Fort Chipewyan
- Fort Macleod
- Fort McMurray
- Frog Lake
- Gleichen
- Grande Prairie
- Grouard
- High Level
- High Prairie
- High River
- Hinton
- Hobbema
- Jasper
- Joussard
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- Keg River
- Kikino
- Lac La Biche
- Lac Ste. Anne
- Lethbridge
- Lloydminster
- Lubicon Lake
- Manning
- Medicine Hat
- Midnapore
- Morley
- Olds
- Paddle Prairie
- Peace Point
- Peace River
- Peavine
- Pincher Creek
- Plamondon
- Ponoka
- Raymond
- Red Deer
- Rocky Mountain House
- Saddle Lake
- Sandy Lake
- Siksika
- Slave Lake
- Spruce Grove
- St. Albert
- St. Paul
- Stand Off
- Strathmore
- Swan Hills
- Taber
- Three Hills
- Vegreville
- Vermilion
- Wabasca
- Wabasca-Desmarais
- Westlock
- Wetaskiwin
- Willow Creek
Aboriginal Prescribed Burning and Landscape History in North Western Alberta
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Theresa A. Ferguson
Alberta History, vol. 58, no. 3, Summer, 2010, pp. 11-14
Description
Discussion on the deliberate use of fire to create certain effects in the landscape, and the ecological and economic significance.
Aboriginal Rights and Canadian Environmental Policy:
Enhancing Sustainability or a Justification of Deregulation?
Alternate Title
Canadian Political Science Association Annual Conference; 79th, 2007
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Frances Widdowson
Description
Looks at the arguments put forward in support of the claim that Aboriginal peoples exhibit an inherent ecological consciousness; and examines the policy implications of expanding Aboriginal jurisdiction over environmental protection.
Aboriginal Rights and Cumulative Effects: Are Woodland Caribou the New Canaries in the Not-So-Proverbial Coal Mine?
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Christopher Devlin
Description
Looks at how First Nations and governments have responded to the decline of the caribou and examines the litigation that has resulted from such responses in British Columbia, Alberta, and the Northwest Territories.
The Aboriginal Role in the Development of Albertan Oil and Gas Reserves
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sherry Norton
Shelley Zwicker
Description
Examines Aboriginal issues pertinent to the development of oil and gas reserves within Alberta, such as unresolved First Nations Treaty and land claim issues and federal and provincial requirements for consultation on treaty and fiduciary obligations.
Aboriginal Self-Government in Canada: The Cases of Nunavut and the Alberta Métis Settlements
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Denis Wall
Description
Discusses views of self-government, management models, issues and changing relationships using one provincial and one federal example.
Excerpt from: Visions of the Heart: Aboriginal Issues in Canada edited by D. Long and O.P. Dickason.
Aboriginal Students in Canada: A Case Study of Their Academic Information Needs and Library Use
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Deborah A. Lee
Journal of Library Administration, vol. 33, no. 3-4, September 2001, pp. 259-292
Description
Study conducted, using interviews with six Aboriginal students attending the University of Alberta, to examine library use, resources and services.
Aboriginal Victories at Constitutional Talks
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Victories at Constitutional Talks; Oldman Dam Opponents Receive Support; Arrests at Logging Blockade
cs canada 16.3
Articles » General
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 16, no. 3, Speaking for Ourselves, Fall, 1992
Description
Discussion of an aboriginal consitution success, a recommendation to the government regarding an environmental assessment, and a protest staged in Saskatchewan.
Aboriginal Youth Gangs: Preventative Approaches
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jane P. Preston
Sheila Carr-Stewart
Charlene Northwest
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 4, no. 2, 2009, pp. 152-160
Description
Outlines programs and strategies to prevent Aboriginal youth gangs, and discusses positive opportunities for youth to interact with community role models and participate in community programs.
Aboriginal Youth Suicide Prevention Strategy (AYSPS) Summative Evaluation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alberta Health Services
Description
Evaluates sixteen communities in Alberta as part of initiative to assist Aboriginal communities prevent youth suicides through increasing cultural awareness activities and providing role models for youth.
Access to Forest Lands and Resources: The Case of Aboriginal Peoples in Alberta
Alternate Title
CIRL Occasional Paper ; no. 23
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Monique Passelac-Ross
CIRL Occasional Paper
Description
Looks at the critical analysis and legal context pertaining to Aboriginal rights over lands and resources; and implications of these findings for the forest tenure system and for cooperative management arrangements in Alberta.
Activism is in the Blood, Says Tar Sands Warrior
Articles » General
Author/Creator
David P. Ball
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 6, September 2012, p. 8
Description
Comments on an activist leading her Indigenous community in a battle against Shell's oil sands expansion project.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.8.
ACWS in Conversation with Lewis Cardinal
Alternate Title
Alberta Councial of Women's Shelters in Conversation with Lewis Cardinal
Building Relations Part 2: Stories from Community
Building Relationships Part 1: Lessons From Lewis
Circle Process
Foundations of Indigenous Worldviews
Indigenous Women in Indigenous Societies
Indigenous Women's Leadership
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls: Inquiry and Action
Treaty Relations: Spirit, Intent, and First Nations Perspectives
[In Coversation with Lewis Cardinal]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Lewis Cardinal
[Tina Fox
Stephanie Harpe
Tracy Bear
Karen MacKenzie
Betty Letendre
Cora Voyageur
Ruth Scalp Lock]
Description
Series of eight hour-long videos developed to educate women's shelter workers, but equally applicable to general audiences. Videos cover wide range of topics such as: treaty relationships; Indigenous worldviews; missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls; Indigenous women in Indigenous societies; women's leadership; and building relationships.
Adapting to Climate Change through Source Water Protection: Case Studies from Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert J. Patrick
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 9, no. 3, Special Issue: Indigenous Peoples, Climate Change, and Environmental Stewardship, July 2018, p. Article 1
Description
Uses six case studies to explore the extent to which climate change had been taken into consideration in community planning exercises between 2013 and 2017, with an emphasis on identification of threats and concerns, and adaption strategies to protect sources of drinking water.
Adapting to Diversity: Where Cultures Collide - Educational Issues in Northern Alberta
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J. Tim Goddard
Rosemary Y. Foster
Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 27, no. 1, 2002, pp. 1-20
Description
Case study on northern education in the communities of Moose River and Church Point where students are mostly Dene, Cree or Métis.
Adapting to Impacts of Climatic Extremes: Case Study of the Kainai Blood Indian Reserve, Alberta: Limited Report
Alternate Title
SRC Publication ; no. 11899-6
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Virginia] Wittrock
[Suren] Kulshreshtha
[Lorenzo] Magzul
[Elaine] Wheaton
Description
A report on the impact of droughts and floods on the Kainai Blood Indian Reserve with an emphasis on water resources.
Adoption of Frances T: Blood, Belonging, and Aboriginal Transracial Adoption in Twentieth-Century Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Allyson Stevenson
Canadian Journal of History, vol. 50, no. 3, Since Skyscapers: New Histories of Native-Newcomer Relations ..., Winter, 2015, pp. 469-491
Description
Case study of a Bureau of Indian Affairs' reaction to a legally Indian couple's adoption of a non-Status child in 1930s.
Advancing Governance of the Metis Settlements of Alberta: Selected Working Papers
Alternate Title
Comparison of Metis Settlements with Other Local Governments
Detailed Description of the Metis Settlements Governance System
Governance Discussion Paper: Metis Settlements of Alberta
Interview with Fred Martin on the Development of the Metis Settlement Governance System
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John Graham
Description
Three papers: detailed description of settlements' governance systems, interview with Fred Martin on development of those systems, and comparison with other local governments.
Advancing Reconciliation Resource for School Councils
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alberta Regional Professional Learning Consortium
Description
Basic information on terminology, cultural diversity, history of First Nation peoples in Alberta, Alberta treaties and treaty relationships, legacy of residential schools, theTruth and Reconciliation Commission and respectful ways to interact with Elders.
Adventures of a Surveyor in the Canadian Northwest, 1880-1883
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Lewis H. Thomas
W. T. Thompson
Saskatchewan History, vol. 3, no. 3, Autumn, 1950, pp. 81-98
Description
Memoir of surveyor William Thomas Thompson; introduction by Lewis H. Thomas. Describes Thompson’s route, work, and experiences in Western Canada; includes encounters with Tatanka Iyotake (Sitting Bull), Chief Sakimay, Métis and Saulteaux people, the RCMP, and several government representatives.
Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 81.
Advisory Bodies and First Nation Property Taxation: Experiences and Recommendations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
T. J. Raybould
Description
Paper explores, analyzes and compares a representative sample of the mechanisms in place to provide ratepayer input into taxation systems where those ratepayers do not form part of the electorate for the governing councils.
Against the Odds: An Update on Aboriginal Nursing in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Description
Summary of progress for the years 2001-2006. Ninety-one schools were surveyed regarding the number of seats available/filled, location of access programs, special admission categories, nature of support programs, and number of Aboriginal faculty.
Alberta Aboriginal Head Start in Urban and Northern Communities: Longitudinal Study Pilot Phase
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
A. M. dela Cruz
P. McCarthy
Chronic Diseases in Canada, vol. 30, no. 2, March 2010, pp. 40-45
Description
Assessment of program which addresses the needs of Aboriginal pre-school children and their families both on- and off-reserve.
Alberta Aboriginal Tourism Product Opportunity Analysis: Industry Canada – Aboriginal Business Canada With Support From Alberta Economic Development
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Price Waterhouse Coopers
Description
Looks at the demand for aboriginal tourism products; the need to educate stakeholders of the benefits of tourism; and develop a vision and long-term marketing strategy for the industry.
Alberta Digital Library Serves Red Crow College
Articles » General
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 19, no. 3, Beyond Our Names: Uncovering Identity, Spring, 2008
Description
Focuses on the various functions of the Lois Hole Campus Alberta Digital Library and the benefits to the Red Crow Community College on the Blood Reserve.
The Alberta Dis-Advantage: Métis Issues and the Public Discourse in Wild Rose Country
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Heather Devine
London Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 26, Indigenous Peoples: Historical Understanding, Contemporary Challenges and Canadian Approaches, 2010-11, pp. 26-62
Description
Provides overview of the history of the Métis in Alberta followed by a discussion the Powley decision, the public and Conservative party's backlash against extending harvesting rights, the influence of the "Calgary School" of academics on provincial politics, and the denial of the Métis' historical presence in Southern Alberta.
Alberta First Nations Consultation & Accommodation Handbook
Alternate Title
CIRL Occasional Paper ; 44
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
David Laidlaw
Monique Passelac-Ross
CIRL Occasional Paper
Description
Outlines other Canadian jurisdictions' best practices for integrating economic development and First Nations interests.
Alberta: How the West was Young
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Heritage Community Foundation
Description
Explores province's early history using three themes: Archaeology and Pre-Contact, First Nations and Métis History, and Fur Trade and Mission History. Text with accompanying photos....
Alberta Indigenous Tourism Demand Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indigenous Tourism Alberta (ITA)
Description
Statistics on tourist expenditures, average length of stay, and characteristics of domestic, US and overseas visitors along with brief discussion of surveys and research conducted by Indigenous Tourism Alberta and Destination Canada.
The Alberta Language Initiative and the Implications for Indigenous Languages
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Heather A Blair
Billy Joe Laboucan
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 29, no. 2, 2006, pp. 206-214
Description
Argues that immediate action is needed to preserve languages; this will entail using a specific policy and planning framework, and requires the support of governments at all levels.
Alberta Opioid Response Surveillance Report: First Nations People in Alberta
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Analytics and Performance Reporting
Alberta Health
Description
Statistics for: apparent accidental poisoning deaths (fentanyl & non-fentanyl opioids); demographics and recent medical history of decedents; confirmed drug and alcohol poisoning deaths; dispensing data; opioid agonist therapy (OAT); emergency department visits; hospitalizations; and emergency medical response. Includes data for 2016, 2017, and 2018.
Alberta's Future Leaders Program: A Case Study of Aboriginal Youth and Community Development
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrew Rose
Audrey R. Giles
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 27, no. 2, 2007, pp. 425-450
Description
Uses the Leaders Program to evaluate the implementation of youth and community development programs. The focus is on how culturally appropriate programming can benefit Aboriginal youth in becoming more connected to themselves, their communities and their cultures.