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Effectiveness of an Outreach Model of Care for Rheumatology Specialty Clinics to an On-Reserve First Nations Community

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sujay Nagaraj
Margaret Kargard
Brenda Hemmelgarn
Marvin J. Fritzler
Tyler White ... [et al.]
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 13, no. 1, A Barrier-free Health System for Indigenous Communities, August 27, 2018, pp. 157-167
Seven-year-long study involving 59 individuals looked at the effectiveness of incorporating specialty services into primary care systems on Siksika First Nation in southern Alberta. Assessment based on disease activity measures and patient-reported outcomes found that despite improvements in swollen and tender joint counts and adherence to current treatment regimes, there was no significant improvement in self-reported outcomes.
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Elder/Healer: The Elements of Promise

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joseph E. Couture
FORUM on Corrections Research, vol. 12, no. 1, Aboriginal People in Corrections, January 2000, pp. 38-39
Outlines the origins and strategy of the Elders who work with Correctional Service Canada (CSC) in the prairie provinces.
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An Elder’s View of Community Resilience

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ruth Gladue
Carrielynn Lund
Pimatisiwin, vol. 6, no. 2, Summer, 2008, pp. 181-186
Interview between Carrielynn Lund and Cree Elder Ruth Gladue, a Community Health Representative and Licensed Practical Nurse, on the topic of resilience.
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Elizabeth Deschamps Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Deschamps
Rose Saddleback
Indian History Film Project

Talks about the Louis Bull Reserve land sale and the Ma-Me-O Beach lease.

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Empty Hills: Aboriginal Land Usage and the Cypress Hills Problem

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jean-Pierre Morin
Saskatchewan History, vol. 55, no. 1, Spring, 2003, pp. 5-20
Examines the Indigenous use of land in the Cypress Hills, the decline of the bison (buffalo) herds and the resulting migrations and conflicts, the process of making Treaty 4 and the subsequent imposition and enforcement of Canadian law on Indigenous communities. Entire Issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 5.
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Engaging Aboriginal Families Affected by Allergies and Asthma: Identifying Gaps in Social Support and Developing Culturally Relevant Interventions for Educational Programming

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mariam Stewart
Heather Castleden
Malcolm King
Jeffrey Masuda
Reports on multi-site data collected from families in Alberta, Nova Scotia and Manitoba about their asthma and allergy experiences and pilot testing done on culturally appropriate support offered to children, youth and parents in those provinces.
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Enquête sur la Revendication de la Première Nation de Duncan Relative à la Cession de 1928

Alternate Title
Duncan's First Nation Inquiry, 1928 Surrender Claim (French Version)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Historical background and submissions to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding eight reserve surrenders, IR 151 and 151B-151H, under section 51, 1927 Indian Act. ICC determined Canada breached its fiduciary obligations regarding IR 151E and the claim be accepted for negotiation under the Specific Claims Policy. (French language version) Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde, P.E. James Prentice, Carole T. Corcoran, and Roger J. Augustine. [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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Enquête sur le Revendication de la Nation Crie de Bigstone Relative à des Droits Fonciers Issus de Traité

Alternate Title
Bigstone Cree Nation: Final Report, March 2000
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Final report examines historical background, analyses, and recommendation from Indian Claims Commission (ICC) hearings on the claim by the First Nation that the amount of acreage allotted was less than they were entitled to under the provisions of Treaty 8. Due to new Treaty Land Entitlement policy, the two parties agreed to negotiate a settlement and no determination was made by the ICC. [French language version} Commissioners include : Daniel J. Bellegarde, P.E. James Prentice, and Carole T.
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Environmental Scan of Métis Health Information, Initiatives and Programs

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
James Lamouche
Examines the historical, political, and social issues that affect the health outcomes of Métis; looks at Métis organizations directly involved in the areas of health policy, programs, or services; and discusses federal and provincial initiatives that deal with the health issues of Métis.
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Ermineskin Indian Band and Nation v. Canada, 2009 SCC 9

Alternate Title
Ermineskin Indian Band and Nation v. Canada, 2009 Supreme Court Cases 9
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Supreme Court of Canada
Presents a case about oil and gas royalties and discusses whether the Crown has a fiduciary obligation to invest.
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Estimating Economic Activity in Canada’s Northern Regions

Alternate Title
Briefing (Conference Board of Canada) ; February 2011
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 11-201]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jacqueline Palladini
This report calculates and compares the gross domestic product output in Canada’s Northern regions, including the three territories and the Northern parts of seven provinces, between 1999 and 2009.
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Ethnoculturally Relevant Programming in Northern Schools

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J. Tim Goddard
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 26, no. 2, 2002, pp. 124-133
Description of information gathered in northern Alberta and Saskatchewan and discussion of why northern educators are reluctant to exchange local initiatives.
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Ethnographical Problems of the Missouri Saskatchewan Area

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Clark Wissler
American Anthropologist, vol. 10, no. 2, New Series, April-June 1908, pp. 197-207
Examines issues that arise when trying to research the origins of the peoples who inhabited the plains.
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Evaluating Food Use by Canadian Aboriginal Peoples

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eleanor E. Wein
Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, vol. 73, no. 6, 1995, pp. 759-764
Comments on necessary modifications to standard methods for assessing food consumption when researching Aboriginal communities.
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Evaluating Success: Mother Earth's Children's Charter School Longitudinal Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lola Baydala
Carmen Rasmussen
Jeffrey Bisanz
Merle Kennedy
Natalie Weigum
et al.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 32, no. 2, 2009, pp. 78-93, 116-117
Looks at the research approach and findings from the first three years of operation in the only Indigenous children's charter school in Canada.
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Evaluating the Impact of a Holistic, Community-Driven, Physical Activity-Based Wellness Program for Indigenous Women using Nominal Group Technique

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sonja Wicklum
Erin Cameron
Tia Black
Loretta Tuttauk
Lynden (Lindsay) Crowshoe ... [et al.]
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 18, no. 1, Emerging Research from a Post-Pandemic World, 2023

Examines what a new culturally relevant wellness program for Indigenous women does for its participants and what it adds to existing knowledge on health interventions.  

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Evaluation: Professional Relations in Aboriginal Diabetes Education Program at the Aboriginal Diabetes Wellness Program

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daniel W. McKennitt
Pimatisiwin, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 2006, pp. 29-37
Evaluation of the PRIADE (Professional Relations in Aboriginal Diabetes Education) program found it had been successful in increasing community capacity and helping non-Aboriginal health workers to understand their clients.
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Evidence for Berry and Maize Processing on the Canadian Plains from Starch Grain Analysis

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sonia Zarrillo
Brian Kooyman
American Antiquity, vol. 71, no. 3, July 2006, pp. 473-499
Analyzed the residue from two unmodified lithic grinding tools and gives evidence of choke cherry (Prunus virginiana), saskatoon berry (Amelanchier alnifolia), prairie turnup (Psoralea esculenta) and maize (Zea mays) use.
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[Ewing Commission Report]

Alternate Title
[Report of the Alberta Enquiry Into and Concerning the Problems of Health, Education, Relief and General Welfare of the Half-Breed Population of the Province]
[Report of the Royal Commission on the Condition of the Half-Breed Population of the Province of Alberta.]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Freeman Ewing
Edward Ainslie Braithwaite
James McCrie Douglas

Purpose of the commission was to "make enquiry into the condition of the half-breed population of the Province of Alberta, keeping particularly in mind the health, education, relief and general welfare of such population". As a result of the recommendations contained in the report the Métis Betterment Act was enacted and Métis Settlements were established.

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The Excess of Females Among the Cree Indians

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Clark Wissler
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 22, no. 3, March 15, 1936, pp. 151-153
Survey of population data for tribes occupying Northern Plains during the years 1909-1934, found greatest disparity in sex ratio existed amongst Woods Cree.
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Expedition of the North-West Mounted Police of Canada into the Saskatchewan Territory

Alternate Title
[Report of the British War Office on the Cypress Hills Massacre]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Intelligence Branch
Quartermaster-General's Department
[British War Department]
Confidential report gives background information on the Cypress Hills Massacre. On June 1, 1873 American wolf hunters and whisky traders attacked an Assiniboine camp and killed at least 20 men, women children. The event precipitated the formation of the North-West Mounted Police.
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Explaining Aboriginal Turnout in Federal Elections: Evidencefrom Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba

E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Allison Harell
Dimitrios Panagos
J. Scott Matthews
Aboriginal Policy Research, vol. 10

Based on data from Equality, Security, and Community (ESC) survey. Chapter one from Voting, Governance, and Research Methodology edited by Jerry P. White, Julie Peters, Dan Beavon, and Peter Dinsdale Originally presented at the third annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2009.

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An Exploration of Smoking Cessation and Prevention Interventions for Aboriginal Youth

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jennifer Valentine
Meena Dewar
Dennis Wardman
Pimatziwin: A Journal of Indigenous and Aboriginal Community Health, vol. 1, no. 2, Winter, 2003, pp. 135-154
Focuses on Aboriginal smoking initiation and presents a forum to examine cessation and prevention strategies. Also includes "A Community Comment" by Ron Sunshine, Treaty 8 Health Authority.
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Exploring Culturally Respectful Care in Aboriginal Communities

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Pammla Petrucka
Sandra Bassendowski
"This project established a research and knowledge translation (KT) network between two Aboriginal communities, a health region and three tertiary educational institutions in Saskatchewan".
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