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Native Reserve Students' and Native Public School Students' Ways of Knowing Math

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
E. Nola Aitken
Annette Bruised Head
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 28, no. 2, 2008, pp. 295-312
Qualitative case study to measure the performance of Grade 3 students in various areas of mathematics and evaluates how teachers' attitudes may affect this performance. Also includes a literature review of the subject.
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[Native Reserves: The Prairies, 1902]

Alternate Title
Historical Atlas of Canada ; v. 2, plate 33
Historical Atlas of Canada Online Learning Project
National Perspectives: Native Canada
Native Reserves of Canada to 1902
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
[Byron Moldofsky
Mariange Beaudry
Chris Brackley
Mark Suarez]
Listed by location/treaty name; table shows reserve name and number, year of initial grant, ethno-linguistic group and linguistic family, hectares and square acres at surrender and in 1902. Table created from information found in The Historical Atlas of Canada, v. 2 edited by R. Louis Gentilcore ; Geoffrey J. Matthews, cartographer and designer.
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Native Tourism: Endangered Spaces?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert L. Rock
Prairie Forum, vol. 17, no. 2, Native Studies, Fall, 1992, pp. 295-311
Examines the heritage tourism industry in southwestern Alberta and the possible expansion of cultural tourism into the Crowsnest Pass, Fort Macleod and Cardston regions.
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Native Training and Political Change: A Personal Reflection

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joseph E. Couture
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 2, no. 1, 1982, pp. 11-24
Native Training Programs in Alberta in the 1960s and 1970s, "noting the development of techniques and principles."
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Native Twilight

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Blair Stonechild
The Beaver, vol. 80, no. 3, June/July 2000, pp. 48-[?]
Book review of: Indian Fall: The Last Great Days of the Plains Cree and the Blackfoot Confederacy by D'Arcy Jenish.
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Natives Know How Peacemaking Can Succeed

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, March 7, 2003, p. A13
Describes the First Nations experience in peace treaty negotiations using the example of the Blackfoot and Cree settlement at Wetaskiwin 150 years ago.
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Natives Plan to Protest 'Immoral' Health Care Cuts

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jason Lothian
Edmonton Journal, October 21, 1993, p. B3
Comments by the director of operations for the Alberta Indian Health Care Commission that the proposed cuts are immoral; article also mentions the Medicine Chest clause.
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Natural Resources, Local Development and Social Enterprise: Examining the Connection Between Sustainable Rural Development and the Social Economy in British Columbia and Alberta

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Andre Vallillee
Examines the connection between sustainable rural development and the social economy; and looks at the role of social enterprises in key natural resource sectors, including non-timber forest products, local and organic agriculture, fisheries and shellfish, renewable energy, and ecotourism.
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Nehiyaw Ma Tow We Na: Games of the Plains Cree

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Elliot Bear
Dominic Morgan
Don Selby
Brad Stone
Sheldon Sinclair
Ashley Sylvester
Pat Atimoyoo
Links to games of chance, target, ball, toys and miscellaneous.
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'Nehiyawewin Askîhk': Cree Language on the Land: Language Planning Through Consultation in the Loon River Cree First Nation

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christine Schreyer
Current Issues in Language Planning, vol. 9, no. 4, 2008, pp. 440-463
Looks at the Traditional Land Use Study and Consultation Unit created to act as an intermediary between industry, the provincial government of Alberta and First Nations to protect language and culture.
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Nehiyawewin: Cree Language and Culture Guide to Implementation: Grade Ten to Grade Twelve: Draft

Alternate Title
Nehiyawewin: Cree language and Culture Guide to Implementation: Grade 10 to Grade 12: Draft
Cree language and Culture Guide to Implementation: Grade 10 to Grade 12: Draft
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alberta Education
Includes teaching aids and strategies for Cree language and culture, instruction plans, classroom evaluation and assessment, and teaching applications.
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Neither Citizen Nor Nation: Urban Aboriginal (In)Visibility and Co-Production in a Small Southern Alberta City

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Yale D. Belanger
Katherine A. Dekruyf
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 37, no. 1, 2017, pp. 1-28
Article examines some of the barriers to the engagement and participation of urban Indigenous communities in municipal policy-making. Author asserts that racial and cultural stereotyping and discrimination against Aboriginal peoples and communities are key issues.
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New Book From Guest a Real Page-Turner

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Christine McFarlane
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 5, August 2012, p. 22

Book review of: Outcasts of River Falls by Jacqueline Guest.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.34.

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Niitoy-yiss: The Blackfoot Tipi

Web Sites » Virtual Exhibits
Author/Creator
Glenbow Museum
Photographic essay based on parts of the Glenbow collection which deal with the traditional home of the Blackfoot.
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Niitsitapi Pi’kssíí (Blackfoot Fancy Beings)

Alternate Title
TREX SW Travelling Exhibition
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alberta Society of Artists (ASA)

Student guide for art exhibition featuring depictions of animals by Blackfoot artists Ryan Jason Allen Willert and Kalum Teke Dan. Each image is accompanied by a brief description of the animal's territory, habitat, food, and conservation status as well as interesting facts. Includes discussion questions and activities for beginner, intermediate and advanced levels.

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Nine Families and Forty Children

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Allen Berger
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 12, no. 3, May 1973, pp. [1-8]
Study at Hobbema found families very concerned with education, heritage, culture and family; problems noted included bilingualism and living away from home.
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Nistawatsiman: Rethinking Assessment of Aboriginal Parents for Child Welfare Following the Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gabrielle Lindstrom
Peter W. Choate
The First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 11, no. 2, Special Issue: The Sixties Scoop and Indigenous Child Welfare, 2016, pp. 45-59
Looks at present child assessment practices that are based on western child rearing views and the differences with Aboriginal culture. References the Blackfoot in Alberta.
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NITS-STI-TA-PII: The Real People

Alternate Title
Imataa Manistsi: Blackfoot Dog Travois
[Kaahsinnooniksi Ao'toksisawooyawa: Our Ancestors Have Come to Visit: Reconnections with Historic Blackfoot Shirts]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mari King
Lesson plan for constructing a dog travois developed in conjunction with exhibition of Blackfoot shirts loaned from the Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford, to the Glenbow and Galt Museums in Alberta.
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Nitsiyihkâson: The Brain Science Behind Cree Teachings of Early Childhood Attachment

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hannah Pazderka
Brenda Desjarlais
Leona Makokis
Carly MacArthur
Sharon Steinhauer ... [et al.]
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 9, no. 1, Special Issue: Aboriginal Child and Youth Mental, Spiritual and Cultural Health, 2014, pp. 53-65
Looks at project developed to help parents understand the importance of behaviours that promote attachment with their infants and children, and the traditional teachings that support these practices.
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North-West Indian Treaties

Articles » General
Author/Creator
David Laird
Transactions of the Historical and Scientific Society of Manitoba, no. 67, Series 1, 1905, p. [?]
Reprint of 1905 speech by David Laird (1833-1914) on Treaties with which he was directly involved.
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The North-West Rebellion and Its Effects on Settlers and Settlement in the Canadian West

Articles » General
Author/Creator
André N. Lalonde
Saskatchewan History, vol. 27, no. 3, Autumn, 1974, pp. 95-102
Articulates the anxieties of settlers in and prospective immigrants to the North-West during the conflict and following its suppression; contains a number of quotations from archival materials demonstrating the biases, beliefs, and fears of the settlers and governing officials. Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 95.
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