Alberta

Looks at the importance of honoring and respecting relationships with humans and animals and the good that will come of this. Article located by scrolling to page 5.

Beginning with the observations of Indigenous Elders and land-users, authors examine and articulate the relationship between the rise and fall of muskrat populations and ice-jam flooding on the Peace River and in the Peace-Athabasca Delta (PAD), and how that has been affected by climate change.

Ratings determined by income, educational attainment, housing conditions and labour force participation. Data from Statistics Canada Census of Population, 2006.

Ratings determined by income levels, educational attainment, housing conditions, and labour force participation. Data from 2011 National Household Survey.

Based on papers presented at the conference: The West and Beyond : Historians Past, Present and Future, held at the University of Alberta, 19–21 June, 2008.

Examines reasons for the large number of historic sites commemorating various aspects of the fur trade.

Looks at priorities for language curriculum development including recruitment, training and certification of Aboriginal teachers and teaching assistants.

Book review of: Western Challenge by Peter Bush.

Traces the migration of many Métis to the United States following the Northwest Resistance and their economic marginalization on both sides of the boarder; examines questions of Indian title, treaty-making and the scrip program. Chapter from Métis Settlement in the North-West Territories. Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 1.

Book review of: The Western Métis edited by Patrick C. Douad. Consists of articles originally published between 1978 and 2007 in . Scroll to page 434 to read review.

Book review of: The Western Métis: Profile of a People edited by Patrick C. Douaud.

Book review of: Images of the West: Changing Perceptions of the Prairies, 1690-1960 by R. Douglas Francis.

Book review of Westward Bound by Lesley Erickson. Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 174.

Considers and describes the traditional harvesting practices of various Aboriginal communities in northern Alberta.

Examines the framing and definition of "education" by members of the Pii'kani Nation interviewed for a study about their reasons for pursuing educational opportunities.

Brief review of recent judicial decisions involving land claims and select issues related to Indigenous mineral rights in Alberta.

Book review of: Legends of Our Times: Native Cowboy Life by Morgan Baillargeon and Leslie Tepper.

Explains the curriculum of place, what it is, how it works and the importance in education.

Argues that rather than being a case cultural differences, the crime was motivated by extreme hunger as well an act of resistance against federal government authority and policies.

History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Nebraska at Kearney, 2007.

Article studies the effect on non-Indigenous music on the contemporary musical atmosphere at the Blood Reserve, southwest of Lethbridge, Alberta.

"Cultural entrepreneurship: uses and misuses of indigenous 'tradition' in a Canadian university".

Looks at two examples of free, prior and informed consent evolving in Canadian law: the Saugeen Ojibway Nation in Ontario, and the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation in Alberta.

Author presents evidence which suggests that there were not just nine, but ten people killed at Frog Lake on April 2 1885. Entire issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 13.

Discusses the practice of, procedures for, and the ethics of obtaining a child`s consent when undertaking research that may affect the community. One of the recommendations discussed is that any child who signs should be surrounded by family or other community members.

Resources and the Environment Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Calgary, 2004.

Describes Elders' contributions to a community-based participatory research project, the Nimi Ichinohabi program, on substance abuse prevention for children at the community school.

Examines the historical and contemporary practices of the ritual feast Wihkohtowin.

Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2011.

Book review of: Window on the Past: Archaeological Assessment on the Peace Point Site, Wood Buffalo National Park, Alberta by Marc G. Stevenson.

Book review of: Winning Back The Words by Mary Richardson, Joan Sherman and Michael Gismondi.

Presents findings from six Gatherings of Métis women from across Alberta.

Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 2017.

Book review of: Wolverine Myths and Visions: Dene Traditions from Northern Alberta compiled by the Dene Wodih Society, edited by Patrick Moore and Angela Wheelock.

Examines historical and contemporary aspects of this phenomenon.

Interdisciplinary Thesis (M.A.)--University of Calgary, 2012.

History Thesis (M.A.)--Wilfrid Laurier University, 2017. Examines three newspapers: Native Youth Movement, The Native Voice and The Native People

Researchers find some signatures in land grant records including scrip from the early 1900's that may have been forged.

Using personal interviews to examine the historical treatment of tuberculosis and how it impacts contemporary treatment and experiences for Indigenous populations.

Website for a college that educates and prepares First Nation students for employment on and off First Nation communities.

Observations from a study involving twenty young adults of the Kainai First Nation of southern Alberta.

Study identified several requirements including: friendly Aboriginal staff within the HIV testing environment and an understanding of Aboriginal culture, within the framework of modern circumstance and also traditional spirituality.

Summarizes the findings of 30 face-to-face storytelling interviews conducted with participants aged 18 to 30 on how traditional leadership knowledge is transmitted to youth in leadership roles.

Examines one school to work transition program, called the Aboriginal Youth Career Pathway, which operates in Alberta.

Literature review and 10 recommendations to improve supports and placement resources in Alberta.