- 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
- Kananaskis
- 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
Literacy Instruction in Aboriginal Settings
Alternate Title
Research Brief (Society for Advancement of Excellence in Education) ; October 2004
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Helen Raham
Description
Summary of the findings of Sharing Our Success which looked at successful literacy programs in 10 schools.
Literature Review: The Literature on Bilingual Education
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Frances Abele
Katherine Graham
Description
Related document: Annotated Bibliography: Bilingual Education
The Little Red River Cree Nation's Forest Management Strategies Under a Changing Forest Policy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
E. Krcmar
G. C. van Kooten
H. Nelson
I. Vertinsky
J. Webb
The Forestry Chronicle, vol. 82, no. 4, July/August 2006, pp. 529-537
Description
Discusses how The Little Red River Cree First Nation pursues economic development through a partnership with
the Alberta Government and several forest companies in the region.
Long-Term-Care Residents: Concerns Identified by Population and Care Trends
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Donna M. Wilson
Corrine D. Truman
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 95, no. 5, September-October 2004, pp. 382-386
Description
Data indicated the Eskasoni Mi'kmaq study group was at a greater risk for diseases and the need for long-term care is increasing. Results have implications for the health care system and health prevention measures that should be targeted for this group.
"Lord Lorne meeting with the Indians"
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Sydney Hall
Description
Photograph of sketch by Sydney Hall. The sketch shows a gathering of Indigenous people outside a set-up tent with NWMP standing behind a seated Lord Lorne and others. Dated September 19, 1881.
Historical note:
Lord Melgund and the North-West Campaign of 1885
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Gilbert John Murray Kynynmond Elliot
Carman Miller
Saskatchewan History, vol. 22, no. 3, Autumn, 1969, pp. [81]-108
Description
Melgund was Major-General Middleton’s Chief of Staff during the North-West Resistance; his diary contains a detailed description of the campaign’s logistics and daily manoeuvers written from the vantage of the Commanding Officer’s camp.
Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 81.
Loss of Trust Among First Nation People: Implications when Implementing Child Protection Treatment Initiatives
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Steven Thibodeau
Faye North Peigan
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 3, no. 4, 2007, pp. 50-58
Description
Describes how the loss of trust can impede the ability of social workers to implement child protection initiatives.
"Love Thy Neighbour: Repatriating Precarious Blackfoot Sites"
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cynthia M. Chambers
Narcisse J. Blood
International Journal of Canadian Studies, no. 39-40, Culture - Natures in Canada, 2009, pp. 253-279
Description
Discusses the historical process which has led to the destruction of many of the Blood sacred sites and explains how repatriation and protection are necessary, since their relationship with the land is essential to their culture and spirituality.
Lubicon Court Actions, 1973-1988
Alternate Title
Native American Symposium ; 7th, 2007
Sixty-Seven Nations and Counting: Proceedings of the Seventh Native American Symposium
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Marine Le Puloch
Description
Deals with aboriginal rights within the context of Canadian law and the court actions of the Lubicon.
Lubicons Pressured to Give Up Self-Determination
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paul Barnsley
Windspeaker , vol. 24, no. 12, March 2007, p. 10
Description
Questions the federal governments' push to regionalize sewer, water and education on unceded lands, thereby hindering Lubicon self-determination.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.10.
The Mackenzie Gas Project: Aboriginal Interests, the Environment and Northern Canada's Energy Frontier
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mark Nuttall
Indigenous Affairs, no. 2-3, Arctic Oil and Gas Development, 2006, pp. 20-29
Description
Provides overview of project and looks at social, economic and environmental impacts on the Inuvialuit, Gwich'in, Dene and Métis people.
To access this article, scroll down to page 20.
Magee Photograph Collection
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Thomas B. Magee
Henry L. Magee
Description
Collection of photographs depicting individuals from the Blackfeet Nation in Browning, Montana and some scenes from Glacier National Park (U.S.) during the early twentieth century. Images included were digitized from photographic negatives.
The Making of the Prairie Landscape
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John C. Lehr
John Everitt
Simon Evans
Prairie Forum, vol. 33, no. 1, Spring, 2008, pp. 1-38
Description
Comments on the cultural landscape of the Canadian Prairies and how it is made up by both the ethnicity and history of its people.
The Making of Treaty 7
Alternate Title
Treaty 7: Past and Present
Treaty Seven
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Alberta Online Encyclopedia
Description
Short history on the development of Treaty 7. The website includes links to Traditional Life, Contemporary Life, the Treaty, the Treaty Makers, an Historical Overview, and Perspectives. There is also a video, War on Foreign Shores under the web page The Treaty Makers - Red Crow (Mi'k ai'stowa).
The Making of Treaty 8 in Canada's Northwest
Alternate Title
The Making of Treaty #8 in Canada's Northwest
The Making of Treaty Eight in Canada's Northwest
The Making of Treaty No. 8 in Canada's Northwest
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Virtual Museum of Canada
Description
Site describes events leading up to Treaty 8, its boundaries encompass portions of what are now British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Mâmawoh Kamâtowin, "Coming Together to Help Each Other in Wellness": Honouring Indigenous Nursing Knowledge
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
R. Lisa Bourque Bearskin
Brenda L. Cameron
Malcolm King
Cora Weber-Pillwax
Madeleine Dion Stout ... [et al.]
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 11, no. 1, Wellness-Based Indigenous Health Research and Promising Practices, 2016, pp. 18-33
Description
Explores how Indigenous Knowledge systems and identity are embedded in nursing practices.
Man and Resources of the Canadian Plains
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
W. O. Kupsch
Prairie Forum, vol. 9, no. 2, Fall, 1984, pp. 181-201
Description
Outlines the progression of mineral resource use in the Canadian Plains, from surface minerals, to buried deposits such as oil, gas, coal, potash, sodium, sulphate and sulphur.
Man Devotes His Life to Better the Lives of Youth
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joan Taillon
Windspeaker, vol. 19, no. 10, February 2002, p. 12
Description
Brief profile of Gordon Russell, recipient of the Order of Canada, who was recognized for his selfless endeavor to promote the lives of young people and their dreams, many of whom were of Aboriginal descent.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.12.
Managing the Forgotten North: Governance Structures and Administrative Operations of Canada's Provincial Norths
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ken Coates
Carin Holroyd
Joelena Leader
Northern Review, no. 38, Political and Economic Change in Canada’s Provincial North, 2014, pp. 6-54
Description
Review of government structures and regional operations in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec.
Manitoba and the Great North-West: The Field for Investment; the Home of the Emigrant, Being a Full and Complete History of the Country
Alternate Title
Education and Religious History of Manitoba and the North-West
History of the Great North-West
History of the Roman Catholic Missions in St. Boniface
Montana and the Bow River District Compared for Grazing Purposes
Sketch of the Rise and Progress of Winnipeg
E-Books
Author/Creator
John Macoun [George M. Grant
Alexander Begg
J.C. McLagan]