"Our Land and Our Culture Is Our Future": Strategies and Implications of Development on the Metis Settlements of Alberta

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elmer Ghostkeeper
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 1, no. 1, 1981, pp. 151-157
Description
Provides background to the Metis Population Betterment Act of 1938 and discusses relationships between Metis "colonies" and other governing bodies. This Act is commonly referred to as the Metis Betterment Act.
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Our Way of Life: Importance of Indigenous Culture and Tradition to Physical Activity Practices

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Keren Tang
Community Wellness Program
Cynthia G. Jardine.
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 11, no. 1, Wellness-Based Indigenous Health Research and Promising Practices, 2016, pp. 211-227
Description
Research project participants highlighted aspects of culture, tradition, participation and the land in defining physical activity.
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A Pair of Blackfoot Leggings

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard Green
Whispering Wind, vol. 44, no. 1, 2015, pp. 14-17
Description
Discusses beaded elk leggings which belonged to Kainai leader, Natosina.
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Paleoindian Aggregations on the Great Plains

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jack L. Hofman
Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, vol. 13, 1994, pp. 341-370
Description
Analysis of the evidence for group gatherings or aggregations in the archaeological record.
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Parenting: Legal Rights and Responsibilities

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
BearPaw Legal Education & Resource Centre
Description
Provides brief information and resources about issues such as pregnancy, benefits, adoption,status, parenting and contact, financial obligations and assistance.
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Partnerships and Prosperity: Key Findings from CCAB

Alternate Title
Partnerships and Prosperity: Key Findings from Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business
Progressive Aboriginal Relations Research Series ; 2
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business
Description
Report surveys data submitted by 38 companies participating in the Council's Progressive Aboriginal Relations (PAR) program between 2001 and 2008.
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The Path to Healing: Report of the National Round Table on Aboriginal Health and Social Issues

Alternate Title
A Model for Delivery of Health and Social Services to the Atikamekw People: Theory, Practice and Necessity
Aboriginal Health Policy for the Next Century
Aboriginal People Living in Remote and Northern Areas
Anishnawbe Health
Beyond the Caregivers: Health and Social Services Policy for the 1990s
Challenging the Way We Think about Health
Community Development, Sobriety and After-Care at Alkali Lake Band
Deficits, Foundation and Aspirations Signal Need for Restructuring
Funding Policy for Indigenous Human Services
Global Nutrition and the Holistic Environment of Indigenous Peoples
Health and Social Issues of Aboriginal People with Disabilities: An Alberta Perspective
Illness Care, Health, and the Economic Base
Integrating Science and Traditional Culture
Pathways to a Dream: Professional Education in the Health Sciences
Suicide in Canadian Aboriginal Peoples: Causes and Prevention
The Inuulitsivik Health Centre and its Maternity Project
The Kahnawake Mohawk Experience: Responsibility for Controlling Our Own Health Care Services
The Nuu-Chah-Nulth Experience: A Descriptive Review of West Coast People‟s Struggle to Rebuild Healthy
Treaty Right to Health
Violence in Aboriginal Communities
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Louis T. Montour
John D. O'Neil
Rosemary Proctor
Clare Clifton Brant
Emma D. LaRocque
K. A. (Kim) Scott
W.J. (Bill) Mussell
Alma Favel-King ... [et al.]]
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Pathways for First Nation and Métis Youth in the Oil Sands

Alternate Title
CPRN Research Report ; April, 2009
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alison Taylor
Tracy L. Friedel
Lois Edge
Description
Examines the political, social, and economic influences on First Nation and Métis youth’s attitudes toward higher levels of education and career planning; and looks at some of the institutional and policy structures that support or hinder the ability of First Nation and Métis youth to finding pathways that will lead to sustained employment.
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Paul First Nation Kapasiwin Townsite Inquiry

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Final Report examines the Paul First Nation's alleging mismanagement of the sales of surrendered lands. Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde, Alan C. Holman, and Sheila G. Purdy. [These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]
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Paul Indian Band Inquiry - Kapasawin Townsite Claim - Public Release - June 2007

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description

FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Consists of historical documents, correspondence/letters, reports, legal papers, maps, field notes, transcripts, submissions and the Final Report in French and English. [These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]

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Paul Kane Goes West

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Gerald Budner
Description
Presents a visual impression of Indigenous life and customs through use of original sketches and paintings by the 19th-century Canadian painter. Duration: 14:28.
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Paul Russell Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Paul Russell
Dila Provost
Albert Yellowhorn
Indian History Film Project
Description
Discusses the signing of Treaty #7 and how the Blackfoot interpreted it.
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Paulet Paul: Métis or “House Indian” Folk-Hero?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John E. Foster
Manitoba History, no. 9, Spring, 1985, p. [?]
Description
Uses Paul's life to illustrate the distinctions in roles within the Red River community as well as differences between Métis inside and outside the community.
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Peace, War, and Climate Change on the Northern Plains: Bison Hunting in the Neutral Hills during the Mild Winters of 1830–34

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
George Colpitts
Canadian Journal of History, vol. 50, no. 3, Since Skyscapers: New Histories of Native-Newcomer Relations ..., Winter, 2015, pp. 420-441
Description
Examines how the forced proximity brought about by changes bison migration patterns affected relationships between Niitsitapi (Blackfoot nations), Cree, Nakoda, and Sualteaux.
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Peacemaker Died for His Beliefs

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Leader Post, August 23, 2004, p. B1
Description
Overview of the life and times of the Cree Chief Maskipiton.
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Peacemaking and the Tsuu T'ina Court

Articles » General
Author/Creator
L. S. Tony Mandamin
Justice as Healing, vol. 8, no. 1, Spring, 2003, p. [?]
Description
Describes how restorative justice is used to deal with conflict to the benefit of the victim, offender and the community as a whole. Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.
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Peel''s Prairie Provinces

Web Sites » Organizations
Description
Presents historical documents and images related to the history of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
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People of the Blood

Articles » General
Author/Creator
George Webber
Canadian Geographic, vol. 121, no. 4, July/August 2001, pp. 52-[?]
Description
Photographic essay on the Blood Indian Reserve, Alberta, with material gathered over ten years.
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Perceptions of Implementation: Treaty Signatory Views of Treaty Implementation

Alternate Title
Moving Forward, Making a Difference ; vol. 2
Aboriginal Policy Research ; vol. 4
Aboriginal Policy Research Conference ; 2nd, 2006
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jean‑Pierre Morin
vol. 4
Description

Uses Treaties 4 and 6 as case studies.

Chapter eight from Moving Forward, Making a Difference, vol. 2, which is also vol. 4 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series.

Originally presented at the second annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2006.

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Performing the Problematics and Possibilities of Developing a Curriculum for Cultural Diversity

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Terry Carson
Ingrid Johnston
George Richardson
Jyoti Mangat
Jennifer Tupper ... [et al.]
Educational Insights, vol. 8, no. 2, 2003, pp. [1-18]
Description
Performance consisting of five linked scenes each attempting to represent a different aspect of developing a curriculum for cultural diversity in teacher education curriculum.
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The Persistence and Creativity of Canadian Aboriginal Newspapers

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joel Demay
Canadian Journal of Communication, vol. 18, no. 1, [Muted Voices: Canadian Communications Disputes], Winter, 1993, pp. [89-100]
Description
Looks at the state of Aboriginal newspapers after the cancellation of the Native Communications Program and discusses the survival strategies used by the Aboriginal Press.
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Personal Names Among the Sarcee Indians

Alternate Title
Personal Names Among the Sarsi Indians
Personal Names Among the Tsuu T'ina Indians
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
E. Sapir
American Anthropologist, vol. 26, no. 1, New Series, January-March 1924, pp. 108-119
Description
Focuses on use of names in a Tsuu T'ina (formerly referred to as Sarcee) community near Calgary, in the summer of 1922.
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Perspectives on Alberta Treaty 7 (1877)

Alternate Title
Historical Thinking Project
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Corrine Guthrie
Description
Resources for lesson (4-5 classes) intended for Grade 4. Contains links to: lesson plan, rubric, and handouts.
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[A Philanthropic Plan to Redeem the Half-Breeds of Manitoba and the North-West Territories: An Application to the Department of Indian Affairs]

Alternate Title
[The Half-Breeds of the North-West Territories]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Father Lacombe
Samuel Maber
A. M. Burgess
Description
As well as this document, which petitioned for land be set aside for Métis "reserve", includes digitized copies of reports and correspondence relating to the creation and administration of St. Paul des Métis, Alberta.
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